These are locomotives of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road". The Milwaukee was acquired by the Soo Line in 1985 and the Soo subsequently became part of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The Milwaukee Road Class "A" was a class of high-speed, streamlined 4-4-2 "Atlantic" type steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) from 1935 to 1937 to haul the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha express passenger trains. Numbered from No. 1 to No. 4, they were among the last Atlantic type locomotives built in the United States ...

Nov 22, 2021 · The Milwaukee Road operated with steam, electric, and diesel motive power in its Midwest-to-Northwest service area. There are examples in each type of particular note. The railroad rostered high-stepping streamlined passenger locomotives on its famed Hiawatha passenger fleet and brawny 4-8-4s on fast freights, one of which, No. 261, is ...

Milwaukee Road Electrics Roster. Reference Sources: Alco Construction List (from Alco Historic Photos) Baldwin Diesel Locomotives by Gary & Stephen Dolzall The Diesel Builders: Fairbanks Morse by John F. Kirklander EM Order Number List @ TrainWeb.Org Extra 2200 South (July-August-September 1971) The Milwaukee Road by Fred Hyde

The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) classes EP-1 and EF-1 comprised 42 boxcab electric locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company (Alco) in 1915. Electrical components were from General Electric.

Jan 12, 2025 · Four special streamlined locomotives for the ground-breaking Hiawatha. Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. Sign-up for email today! Brand-new Milwaukee Road class A 4-4-2 Atlantic-type No. 4 stands for a portrait at the road’s West Milwaukee Shops on Sept. 15, 1937.

These are locomotives of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road". The Milwaukee was acquired by the Soo Line in 1985 and the Soo subsequently became part of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

This is a list of locomotives that were operated or owned by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway (better known as the Milwaukee Road). All examples were rebuilt simple in 1921–1922 as class A1-a. Eleven examples were superheated in 1925–1929 as class A1-as. 3 examples were rebuilt to class G6-gs, 4 examples were rebuilt to G6-n.

Data from 1945 Milwaukee Road locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. This was the last big group of Pacifics for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific and the first to be built with superheaters already installed.

Sold to the San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad in 2019. Owned, operated, and maintained by Minneapolis-based nonprofit organization Friends of the 261. On static display in Deer Lodge, Montana. Stored at the Indiana Transportation Museum in Logansport, Indiana. On static display in Cresco, Iowa.