Since 2020, our volunteers have been fabricating and installing three-quarter size replica Milwaukee Road style station signs at their historic locations along the Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail.

Interested in learning more about the history of the Milwaukee Road routes in Washington that have been turned into trails? Follow our virtual tours: Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail

The Pacific Extension was the successful attempt by the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad (the Milwaukee Road) to build a transcontinental line over the Rocky and Cascade mountain ranges and reach the Pacific Northwest, specifically the Seattle area.

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), better known as the Milwaukee Road (reporting mark MILW), was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986.

Nov 6, 2024 · A fisherman casually watches Milwaukee Road's westbound time freight #261, led by a "Little Joe" and SD40-2's #175 and #3000, cross the Frontage Road overpass near the Clark Fork River at Nine Mile, Montana in 1973.

This archive web site is one of the ways in which we work to make the history of the Milwaukee Road in Washington available for people to discover, to help them understand the social, economic, and technological importance of the railroad in the state.

Jun 23, 2022 · Twenty miles of it from Othello to Royal City Junction in Washington state has teetered on the edge of viability for decades; now owned by the Port of Royal Slope and operated by ColumbiaRail as the Washington Royal Line, this mainline section and the six-mile Royal City branch is attempting another revival to secure its future.

The Milwaukee Road trail is an excellent way to tour the Palouse and view the region's spectacular panoramas and scenery. The trail takes hikers and bicyclists through some of the most historically significant towns in the Northern Palouse, such as Rosalia, Pine City, Malden, Ewan-Rock Lake, and Lind.

Jun 26, 2010 · BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON - The Milwaukee Road has always been a sentimental favorite in the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Coast Extension of what was then called the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad was completed across Washington state to Tacoma and Seattle in 1909.

Sep 26, 2013 · Being a native of western Washington, a big interest in that State, but also that includes just about anything west of the Missouri River, in WA-OR-ID-MT, MILW, NP, GN, SP&S and a little UP. There is also a fellow who has a website map which locates some depots.