The eastbound Empire Builder departs Milwaukee, passing under the old Milwaukee cantilever at KK bridge.

Amtrak Veterans NPCU 90221 leads Hiawatha 336 under the old Milwaukee cantilever at KK bridge.

CNW 868 does a decent Alco imitation as it charges up the hill at Fonda, just east of the CNW terminal at Butler, WI in March of 1986.

Soo Line 1548 (ex-Milwaukee Road) switches Jones Island in Milwaukee, WI in January of 1993. Several boats are in the harbor for winter lay-up, including the Arthur Anderson, the boat that followe... (more)

CNW caboose #12440 brings up the rear of a work train in the Milwaukee area in July of 1967. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

Soo Line 6000, their first SD60, is about to depart Milwaukee, WI with a train for Bensenville in December of 1994. This shot on the ex-MILW C&M Subdivision can still be had, but Milwaukee's skyli... (more)

MILW 301 brings a freight up Lake Hill on the south side of Milwaukee, WI in March of 1971. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

Detour! In May of 1986, the Soo Line detoured several trains over CNW's Adams Line due to flooding on their ex-MILW mainline between Milwaukee and the Twin Cities. Several freights and Amtrak's Em... (more)

SOO 6017 brings a train out of the yard and past Cut-Off tower in November of 1987. The train is on the ex-Milwaukee Road mainline thru it's hometown of Milwaukee, WI.

Freshly painted MILW SD40-2 #142 storms past the tower at Lake on Milwaukee's south side in October of 1984. There is a fairly steep grade here that can bring a heavy freight to its knees.

CNW 6885 is about to pass under 27th Street in Milwaukee, WI in March of 1993. The train is passing Mitchell Yard on CNW's freight bypass from Butler to St. Francis. Much of this line between Mitc... (more)

Amtrak 289 leads train #8, The Empire Builder, out of Milwaukee, WI in November of 1987. The old Milwaukee Solvay Coke facility is behind the train and the last remnants of the CNW mainline betwee... (more)

The crew of the Medusa Challenger checks clearances as they navigate the C&NW KK River bridge in Milwaukee, WI in December of 1994. The C&NW bridge was once double tracked and carried numerous pas... (more)

Leaving downtown Milwaukee behind, one of Amtrak's French built ANF Turboliners coils out of town on its way to Chicago. This route and other Chicago-based corridor services were the regular assig... (more)

A burly pair of ex-BN SD45s that have not yet been repainted by their new owner head up the Wisconsin Central's daily Milwaukee turn as it approaches the city.