The Milwaukee Road West

About this book

Pictorial history of the Milwaukee Roads decision to push West over the Bitterroot Mountains and other peaks to the Pacific in order to compete with Union Pacific and the Hill lines. Covers the establishment of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul the decision to extend the line west the decision to electrify the system the various locomotives used over the years (steam electric and diesel) and the corporate struggles. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos from all eras. With end papers showing system map and gradient profile. 192 pages.