Publisher's Synopsis
This book tells the history of The Milwaukee Road in ten chapters of authoritative text, and numerous quality black-and-white and colour photographs! Special Locomotive and Passenger Train chapters are included. An informative Appendix and complete Index are also included for convenient reference. The book covers this transcontinental granger railroad between the years of 1928 and 1985. The Milwaukee was a proud line that faced many challenges during its lifetime including transportation rivals, overtaking five mountain ranges and staying afloat financially. The author is an authority on The Milwaukee Road, having worked in the passenger, public relations and other departments, starting with the line in 1948. This is his fifth railroad book.
