Milwaukee road freight in action

MILW 33A is in charge of a Hiawatha as it approaches Duplainville, WI in June of 1969. Bob Ferge image from my collection.

MILW 585 and 68C back their train east from their downtown Eau Claire yard onto C&NW's eastbound main track near Eau Claire tower. Once on C&NW, the train will head west to St. Paul Pig's Eye Yard... (more)

MILW 961 leading a southbound MILW freight train through New Albany.

A rare photo of Milwaukee Road F7(A) 89-C in original Lightning paint livery at Council Bluffs, Iowa in June 1957. From my slide collection, Photographer R E Ranks.

Thanks to everyone for there help identifying the location of the meet between 4-8-4 #5623 and the CB&Q freight. I do believe the location is Savanna, and also found this picture that I believe w... (more)

Little Joe E70 is lead helper for Milwaukee Road westbound hot-shot 171 West at Stetson, ID. The road freight that originated in Chicago will soon arrive in Avery, where it will change crews. Also... (more)

Less than a year before shutting down their Pacific extension, Milwaukee Road crews in the West made a valiant effort to keep things moving. Here a pair of SD10s support a trio of SD40-2s on their... (more)

MILW 126A creeps past the unique smashboards in Plymouth, WI in April of 1974. The boards guard the crossing of the MILW and the CNW. Chuck Porter photo from my collection.

MILW 117C leads a quartet of F's up Lake Hill in Milwaukee, WI in March of 1973. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

A Milwaukee Road F7A leads two passenger units, a FP7 and a FP45, on a southbound freight at Newport Tower in the early 1970s. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo

Joe E79 eases out of Tunnel 16 nearing Missoula.

Emerging from one of the many tunnels that defined the Pacific Extention, a Joe has tonnage moving west along US12 and the Clark Fork River nearing Alberton on this dreary September 1967 day.

An eastbound Milwaukee Road freight crosses the BN at Savanna and prepares the enter the yard at Savanna.