Milwaukee Road History: Four Generations on the Line

Title Page
Foreward

Birth of a Railroad

1850-1875

Excerpts from

a Farmer's Diary

November 20, 1850		Wisconsin's first train
February 26, 1851		First train trip to Waukesha, WI
May 25, 1854		Celebration in Madison, WI
April 10, 1855		Engineer O'Hara's first trip to Watertown
April 20, 1857		Excursion to Pairie du Chien
May 24, 1860		Receivership and sale
June 14, 1866		Alexander Mitchell elected president

Era of Expansion

1875-1900

Excerpts from

the Diary of a Telegraph Operator

Over the Mountains

1900 – 1925

Excerpts from

the Diary of a Western Merchant


December 15, 1903		The Southwest Limited
September 23, 1906		On to Seattle
August 30, 1910		Forest Fire
May 29, 1911		Olympian and Columbian trains
December 7, 1915		Electrification

End of a Century

1925 – 1950

Excerpts from

the Letters of a Railroad-Minded Family


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