Milwaukee Road West

The "Road" from 1955 to 1978 covering the electric, diesels and some steam. This is a nostalgic and technical look at electric, mountain railroading. See GE box-cabs, Joes, and Bi-polars in many great locations.

Go inside substations and yards. Watch how the sturdy mountain-men of the Milwaukee Road dealt with poor funding and ancient, fading equipment to keep the trains running a Yoemans effort" to say the least.

See and hear the start-up of the motor-generators at the Avery sub-station. The experience and the sounds and sights have been described as "raising the hairs on the back of your neck".

Passenger and freight operations are covered. We review the rival GN, NP lines and %u201Calmost%u201D merger partner, the Rock Island.

Don%u2019t miss the comparisons to the rival Northern Pacific and those splendid passenger and freight trains in the same region. Features:

Seattle, Tacoma Chicago Rocky Mountains Deer Lodge switching Substation views Electric Diesel & Steam Competing Lines 1 hour and 7 minutes