The Milwaukee Road - A Lost Minnesota Railroad

At one time, the Milwaukee Road was a transcontinental railroad across the northern United States. Unfortunately, it fell upon bad times and went into bankruptcy. Many states converted the old line into biking or hiking trails. In Minnesota, after several years of neglect, the Twin Cities and Western Railroad purchased portions of the old line, and refurbished them. If you look close enough, there are still a few remnants of the Milwaukee Road left. Come along and discover a few old gems of the railroad, an artifact of the farming industry, and some beautiful Minnesota waterfowl.
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[@jaydee975]

In my younger days, I do remember all of the railroads still having the telegraph polls. Each railroad company had its own distinct telegraph pole so you knew which railroad line you were crossing.

[@chuckgilly]

I love this kind of video. This is my escape from the clown world we live in. Thank you

[@lablaine1981]

From 1980-2024 live 100' from main line going into ford plant,last train in/ out 2012... Refrigerator has many pix of sw1200,sw1500,gp7,sd9 going by my apt ,3-5 xs a day...just great memories ever

[@jaydee975]

@3:05 I know this crossing! You are just east of Brownton! I took a couple of photographs facing this exact same direction at this crossing.❤

[@hankfrankly7240]

You did a good job of tying it all together, as it should be. Road and rail, posts and prairie. Really enjoyed. Thank you.

[@hectorfarm9416]

I like your videos. How about one on the luce Line Railroad.

[@michaelpatrickhamilton3384]

I miss seeing telephone poles along the lines Fort Mc Cory has what's left of it good video

[@bbradleyism]

The Pacific extension was cut back in 1980 to Miles City, MT. Subsequent cuttings pared it back to Montevideo, MN. The Soo Line bought it in 1985 then parent CP took over in 1991. You forgot the Soo Line part. . .

[@QueenOfTheNorth65]

This channel is so interesting. Thanks for all your hard work!

[@JanicefromKansas]

Hello from Kansas 🇺🇸

[@danielhutchinson6604]

Duluth was also equipped with a large Steel Mill at one time.
A lot of Steel was created in the Wire mills at the end of the
Mills production life.

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

I’d love to see a video about The Milwaukee Road line through far southern Minnesota which ran through Austin, Grand Meadow, Spring Valley and into the driftless area of SE Minnesota. My family had a farm in the SE corner of the town of Grand Meadow and the tracks were 1 block north of us. I learned to count up to about 67 cars as the train went by. My family bought another farm 5 miles north of Grand Meadow in 1973. No longer able to watch trains go by but Racine was 3 miles directly east of us with the CGW. I only remember seeing a few trains on that line before it was also abandoned.

[@tapertim]

I remember the Milwaukee road coming into rapid city South Dakota until about 1975

[@saraxaos11]

I remember going through SD seeing that right-of-way when I was kid in the 90's

[@sparkplug5481]

Excellent

[@draytonblackgrove]

Nice video!

[@TNS17]

chicago great western was part of it too

[@bigpoppa101101]

Montevideo has a nice railroad museum with some Milwaukee road relics

[@markplacek6657]

I grew up in Austin and still live here

[@bigbeardog99]

I remember the Milwaukee Road in Waukesha WI. I think Soo Line took it over. Here in Alaska, my former employer has a Milwaukee Road semi-trailer that is used for storage.

[@rolfekurtyka-realestateexa6078]

Excellent video! What was the purpose of the transmission lines? Telegraph? Telephone?

[@joshbenton4080]

I would say both.

[@jalilmuhammad8270]

The Milwaukee Road's now part of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd.