Category Archives: Milwaukee Road

Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Gary Garth McCann

Only two railroads had their own track from Chicago to the West Coast: Santa Fe and Milwaukee Road. One prospered in the passenger market (Santa Fe) and the other didn’t. Although post-War Milwaukee streamlined its Olympian Hi sooner than one … Continue reading →

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New York Central Christmas ad, Milwuakee Road snowbound, and the California Zephyr on a New Year’s Day

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

Wishing each of you happy holidays and safe travels. The ad above appeared in a National Geographic magazine. The Milwaukee Journal photo below was taken during the blizzard of January 29, 1947. The photo is reproduced here from the book … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee Road “Colorado, Utah and other Mountain Vacationlands”

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

Click to enlarge, and click on the enlargement to enlarge further. Some of the photos in this black-and-white booklet appear elsewhere on this blog in color, but I wanted to share them in the form of this Milwaukee Road promotion. … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee Road ticket cover

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Gary Garth McCann

The train is in Union Pacific yellow, so this form was in use after 1955, when Milwaukee became Union Pacific’s way into Chicago.

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