Milwaukee's 3rd Ward was once a beehive of railroad activity on the CNW. Only a few customers are left in this shot from March of 1983 as CNW 4131 negotiates some rough track between buildings. Al... (more)

Milwaukee Road 5056 sits along the Milwaukee, WI harbor awaiting an uncertain future in November 1991. The U25B was built in July 1965, in the later carbody style that featured a split windshield ... (more)

SOO 1537, an MP15AC shows off its disgusting "bandit" scheme originated by some SOO mechanical department official that was not happy with Milwaukee Road colors after Soo Line acquired t... (more)

Amtrak 504 departs Milwaukee Intermodal Station with Eastbound Hiawatha 340.

CP 8165 leads CP 288 East past the searchlights at KK Bridge.

CNW 4281 switches Jones Island (the Port of Milwaukee) in January of 1994. A couple of cement boats are visible in the distance.

CNW 6885 is crossing the KK River and about to duck under 16th street on Milwaukee's south side in February of 1993.

Soo Line caboose 132 trails a southbound freight at the crest of Lake Hill in Milwaukee, WI in March of 1987. Tucked in ahead of the caboose is Soo Line GP30 720, which was retired in 1985 and may... (more)

Amtrak is only a few days old as MILW 31C leads a Chicago-Milwaukee train past Lake Tower/depot in May of 1971. 31C was used in this service for several years in both MILW and Amtrak paint. Bob Fe... (more)

An eastbound Amtrak train with three F units exits Milwaukee Union Station on March 6th, 1974. This image was shot from the bridge which spans the Menomonee River in downtown. Original Slide. Scot... (more)

In April 1976, Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha is seen departing Milwaukee with a pair of SDP40Fs in the lead. Original Slide. Ron Texter Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

The C&O's switch engine captive to Milwaukee rests prior to loading 18 rail cars onto the City of Midland 41 car ferry, which will return across Lake Michigan to Ludington, MI.

A WB CP freight patiently waits in Muskego Yard for mainline traffic to clear before continuing its westward journey to Portage.

An Amtrak Heritage engine and three extra cars bring up the rear of the WB Empire Builder as it passes through the south side of Milwaukee. The extra equipment is enroute to a display at St. Paul... (more)

A pair of FM switchers works the joint MILW/CNW Menominee Belt Line in Milwaukee in June of 1975. My brother and I would spend most of this day riding with the crews. This line still exists, but m... (more)