The Milwaukee Road: Its First Hundred Years

About this book

From its incorporation in 1847 in Wisconsin Territory to its first run in 1851twenty miles between Milwaukee and Waukeshato its later position of far-flung power the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul &Pacific Railroad Company had a vivid history. By 1948 the Milwaukee Road had more than 40 000 employees and maintained more than 10 000 miles of line in twelve states from Indiana to Washington. Also in 1948 August Derleths popular and well-crafted corporate history celebrated the strength and status of this mighty carrier. On February 19 1985 the railroad became a subsidiary of Soo Line Corporation and its identity vanished overnight. Nonetheless it remains a romantic memory and Derleths book remains the only complete history of this innovative and dynamic railroad.