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 …

Jan 14, 2021 · Milwaukee Road's Pacific Extension might very well be the most famous, or infamous, abandoned right of way in the United States, and it is undoubtedly the longest, …

In 1980, it abandoned its Pacific Extension, which included track in the states of Montana, Idaho, and Washington. The remaining system was merged into the Soo Line Railroad (reporting …

Jul 31, 2018 · In the winter of 1980 The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) abandoned almost two thousand miles of track west of Miles City Montana. …

By the mid-1950s, most of the many underground coal mines served by The Southeastern were defunct and their spurs abandoned: the east end of the division was trimmed back 26 miles to …

By the time of the Soo Line's acquisition of the Milwaukee Road in 1986, over 7,000 of Milwaukee Road's 11,000 miles had been abandoned. Click here for larger Version.

Nov 6, 2024 · Why was the Milwaukee Road's Lines West abandoned and why did the railroad fail? Much of it can be explained in mismanagement following its 1925 bankruptcy, which is …

The railroad entered bankruptcy, and in March 1980 the Milwaukee Road abandoned its Pacific extension. A few years later, the remaining operations were acquired by the Soo Line – …

Today, what's left of the Milwaukee Road is cut up among different railroads and the best engineered route through the rugged Rockies and Cascades is but weeds and trails, a vital …