Item Tag: Roads & Highways

Milwaukee Road Mainline Chicago to the Twin Cities 1965-1985 by John Kelly This is an unopened BRAND NEW BOOK (not used). We handle all books with white gloves (no fingerprints on your book). A Railroad Bookmark is included with each book. Book is wrapped and mailed in a top-quality, durable container. We try hard to be the NUMBER 1 Railroad Book Dealer on ebay with 2,000+ titles. Order before 3:00 pm (ET) for same-day postal mailing. Published 2023 * 126 pages * b&w and color photos * Top Quality The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, known as the Milwaukee Road, had a loyal base of Midwest passengers, shippers, railroad employees and rail fans. This book highlights the Milwaukee Road, including the former River Division along the busy 410-mile Chicago–Twin Cities mainline during its last 20 years (1965-1985).Come along for the ride as Milwaukee Road’s Morning and Afternoon Hiawathas run their final miles behind FP7 and E9 diesel locomotives pulling coaches, Super Dome, and Skytop Lounge cars painted yellow and gray with red trim. Beginning at Chicago Union Station, the book follows the mainline through * Glenview * Rondout * Sturtevant * Milwaukee * Watertown * Columbus * Portage * Tomah * La Crosse * along the upper Mississippi River’s scenic west bank and into St. Paul Union Depot and Minneapolis Depot. Milwaukee’s freight operations are covered with the XL Special and Sprint trains.Local and branch line jobs (Patrols) are also shown. Model railroaders will enjoy photos of towers including Lake Tower, Duplainville, Grand Crossing, and St. Croix Tower. Depot images include Morton Grove, Deerfield, Sturtevant, Oconomowoc, Watertown, Columbus, Portage, Wisconsin Dells, New Lisbon, Tomah, Sparta, La Crosse, Winona, Red Wing, St. Paul Union Depot, and Minneapolis Depot. Other notable photos show Milwaukee Road diesels leading Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha and Empire Builder during Amtrak’s early years. Publisher’s Retail Price $36.95 Our price $34.95Softbound, 8.5×11, 126 pages, b&w and color photos. Printed on quality semi-gloss paper for photographic enhancement. Visit our ebay store to view other books of interest. We add new books regularly so check back often. We sell books: Railroad, Aviation, and Modeling books of the Golden Age Era. WE PACKAGE OUR BOOKS EXTREMELY WELL SO THE BOOK WILL NOT BE DAMAGED IN THE MAIL. No one packages books better than we do.