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STORIES, FEATURES, ARTICLES not otherwise covered.

Updated February 15th 2001

Legend:

CTCB = CTC Board Magazine

PTJ = Passenger Train Journal

IE = Inland Empire Rail Quarterly

R&R = Railfan and Railroad

MM = Mainline Modeler

RC = Rail Classics Magazine

MR = Model Railroader

RM = Railroad Modeler

MRing = Model Railroading

RMC = Railroad Model Craftsman

PM = Prototype Modeler

RR = Railroad Magazine

PRN = Pacific Rail News

TR = Trains Magazine

 

 

 

 Iron Ridge and Mayville Branch. Photos of steam locos, buildings. "MR", Jun 1954, p.48.

 Janesville engine yard. Photos of steam locos, buildings. Plan. "RMC", Mar 1968, p.18.

 Milwaukee Shops. Aerial photo. "TR", Jan 1974, p.24, 25.

 Motive power redistribution. Photos. "TR", Oct 1980, p.50, 51.

 Western lines abandonment. Photos. "TR", Sep 1980, p.32 - 35.

 "Sprint" service. Data, photos. "TR", Apr 1981, p.26 - 33.

 BSPX Unit Coal Train. Photos, article. "NMRA Bulletin", Mar 1982, p.14.

 Reorganization. Article, map, dispositions. "TR", Feb 1982, p.49 - 51.

 100 mph with F7 #100. Article, photos. "TR", May 1968, p.20 - 22.

 Cedar Falls - Beverly. Photo essay, "Of Ryegrass and Evergreen", by Blair Kooistra. "TR", Jun 1979, p.18 - 34.

 Plummer Jct. Photo showing wye and depot. "TR", Oct. 1976, p.38, 39.

 Chehalis, WA. Photo showing GP35/U30B with log cars. "TR", May 1983, p.40, 41.

 "Trail of the Olympian", part I, by E. S. Dellinger. Story, photos. "RR", Jun 1950, p.14 - 33.

 "Trail of the Olympian", part II, by E. S. Dellinger. Story, photos. "RR", Jul 1950, p.36 - 55.

 Two Runaways. A paragraph in "Along the Iron Pike". (1) Locomotive broke from Olympian HI in Milwaukee after collision. (2) Train rolled away from crew at Renslow, WA. "RR", Jun 1950, p.34, 35.

 Rondout. Mail train robbery. Article, photos. "RR", Mar 1953, p.36 - 53.

 "Sprint" train update. "TR", Aug 1983, p.17.

 Seattle. Pier 6 photo (1920s) "MM", Jun 1984, p.84 - 85.

 Photos. "Special First Class Photo Section". "CTCB", Jun 1984, p.28 - 37.

 GE Motors, End of Service. Article, photos. "RM", Feb 1974, p.18 - 23.

 Avery facilities. Article, photos, track plan. "RM", Feb 1974, p.24 - 27, 60.

 "The Noon Milwaukee". Article on short-haul passenger service. "RC", Mar 1975, p.20 - 28.

 "Fast Mail". Article on Trains 56 and 57 by Wm. F. Stauss. Prototype action and roster photos, modeling considerations, table of model availability, text. "PM", Aug/Sep 1985, p.37 - 43.

 SDL39 Utilization. Photos, diagram, map, narrative. "MM", Sep 1985, p.52 - 57.

 Motive Power Progress. Steam, electric (1848 - 1938). A history in roster photos and captions. "IE" Rail Quarterly, V3, #3, Fall 1976.

 "Bi-Polars" by Art Jacobson. Article, roster data, and photos. "IE" Rail Quarterly, V3, #3, Fall 1976.

 "Pacific Extension". An account of the last days by Dave Emerson. Article, photos, facts table. "IE" Railway Review, #6, Apr 1984.

 Midwest Milk Train Operations. Text, photos of dairy-owned cars. "MRing", May/Jun 1986, p.7 - 12.

 SOO/Milw Merger. Photos, roster, text. "TR", Nov 1986, p.28 - 34.

 "Tacoma Hill, Slugs, and Mr. Clean". Photos, text. "TR", Mar 1978, p.35 - 39.

 "A Railroad Too Far, Part I" by Mark Hemphill. A Coast Division Photo Essay. "CTCB", Sep 1988, p.26 - 47.

 "A Railroad Too Far, Part II" by Mark Hemphill. A RM Division Photo Essay. "CTCB", Mar 1989, p.26 - 47.

 Milwaukee - Savanna Local, Trains 25 - 26. Article, photos. "PTJ", May 1989, p.20 - 25.

 "Ten Years Gone". Photo essay on Lines West by Ed Lynch. "R&R", Oct 1990, p.56 - 69.

 Minneapolis - St. Paul Passenger Service. Photos of trains and structures, map, text. "PTJ", Mar 1990, p.17 - 35.

 "The Ancient and Modern Milwaukee". Photo essay on Lines West in 1970s by Steve Schmollinger. "PRN", May 1991, p.24 - 33.

 "Milwaukee's Western Deflation". Photos, article, maps by Don Sims. "RC", Jan/Feb 1992, p.26 - 31, 42 - 51.

 Davis Jct., IL, Part I. Maps, track plan, photos, text. "MM", Feb 1992, p.30 - 33.

 Davis Jct. IL, Part II. Operating concepts, photos. "MM", Mar 1992, p.22 - 25.

 Rondout, IL. Photos, text, map. "PRN", July 1993, p.16 - 27.

 Train 23/12, "Cannonball". Article, photos, map. "PTJ", July 1993, p.16 - 23.

 SOO Kansas City Sub. KC - Ottumwa. Article, photos, map, railfanning. "PRN", Mar 1993, p.32 - 39.

 1939 Hiawatha. Feature article, color drawings, text, photos. "MR", Jan 1996, p.98 - 113.

 Cedar River Bridges. Photos, data. "MM", Dec 1996, p.52 - 57.

 "How the Milwaukee Road Thawed its Motive Power Freeze". Article, photos. "TR", Nov 1978, p.30 - 36.

 "The Beer Line", by Wallace Abbey. Milwaukee, WI, brewery service. Photos, text. "TR", Aug 1952, p.20 - 23.

 "90 miles an hour aboard a 4-6-4", by David P. Morgan. Account of Milwaukee - Chicago cab ride in #105. Photo, text. "Trains Railroad and Photo Annual" 1953, p.(3rd from last).

 "Twilight of the Electrics" by Bob Mohowski. Photos, story. "RMC", Mar, 1974, p.34 - 41.

 "Suspense in a Canyon", by Richard Steinheimer. Photo essay of electric operations on a snowy day in the Bitter Roots. "TR", Oct 1972, p.19 - 23.

 "Is O'Hare Open?" 2-page photo essay by David P. Morgan on boarding Train 5 at Glenview, IL, on a snowy day. "TR", Dec 1979, p.24, 25.

 "The Pioneer Limited". Photos of locomotives and cars + historical text. Chapter covers 1872 - 1960s. Book: Dubin, "Some Classic Trains", p.250 - 261.

 "The Olympian". Photos of locomotives and cars, including open-air observation + historical text. Chapter covers 1911 - 1961. Book: Dubin, "More Classic Trains", p.356 - 367.

 "The Great Race to Chicago and the Twin Cities". Photos of locomotives and cars of CB&Q, C&NW, and MILW. Some historical discussion of competition for the Chicago - Twin Cities traffic. Book: Dubin, "More Classic Trains", p.304 - 319.

 "Washington, Idaho & Montana Ry". History, WI&M and MILW photos, depots, engine house, modeling possibilities, map. Page following article has photos and drawings of.WI&M "The Potlatcher" gas car. "MR", Sep 1975, p.40 - 47.

 "Watertown Junction". Photo essay by Paul Larson. Photos of action, company service equipment, track structure, facilities. "RMC", Nov 1968, p.21 - 25.

 "New Life for the Juice Jacks" by Trains Magazine staff. Photos: EP-2 #E-2 (silver wings) front overhead, EP-4 #E-21 f/front, EF-3 #E-30A,B,C broadside. Text. "TR", Mar 1952, p.56 - 57.

 "Narrow Gauge in the Hawkeye State" by Albin L. Lee. Photos, map, profile, text. "TR", Apr 1954, p.58 - 60.

The following 10 submitted by Ken Secrest

"Bound for the Bitter Roots"- by Mallory Hope Farrell. "PN", Dec 1980. 2 pages+ 2 photos about a helper set encountered at Alberton.

"How the Milwaukee Road Packed Up and Went Home From The West" by Blair Kooistra. "TR", Sep 1980. 4 pages of text and photos. About the last few trains from Tacoma.

"One Less in the Northwest" by Blair Kooistra/Dale Sanders/Dave Stanley. "CTCB", Sep 1980. 3 pages of text & photos. Milw Lines West is "doomed."

"The Story of Milwaukee Electrification" by Donald C. Dietrich. "RR", Jun 1970. 10 pages of text & photos to match the title. (My issue given to me by Don. It's a treasured part of my Milw scrapbook.)

"Milwaukee Road's Ski Bowl" by Noel Holley. "MM", Jul 1999. 3 pages of text and photos of the title subject.

"Summer of 67" by Robert Malinoski. "CTCB", Nov 1999. Photo essay of a railfan trip in the western USA. No text. Photos of three electrics encountered around Butte. (Along with NP, SP, UP, WP, D&RGW.)

"Milwaukee Bridge" by CC Crow. "MM", Nov 1993. Milwaukee's Cedar River bridge (FF-136) east of Maple Valley. 4 pages of text and photos.

"Milwaukee Road's Snoqualmie Pass Snowplows" by Kenneth G. Johnsen. "PN", Oct 1984. 4 pages of text and photos.

"Last Days of the Chehalis Western" by Ruppert Baird. "R&R", Aug 1992. 8 pages of text and photos. Mostly CWRR. One Milw photo and some history pre-CWRR.

"The Milwaukee's Phantom Connection" by Jeffrey Showell. "TR", Dec 1991. 2 pages of text w/illustration of where a propsed branch line was planned, but was never built.

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