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First Milwaukee Railroad Depot
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Elevated view of the first Milwaukee railroad depot, which was used by the Milwaukee & Waukesha and the Milwaukee & Mississippi railroads. The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway acquired the Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad in 1868 and later diverted the passenger trains to the Union Depot on Reed Street. The presence of passenger cars to the north of the depot suggest that this picture was taken shortly prior to that move.
1865
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad Passenger Depot
1910
Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad passenger depot. The village of Allis is now part of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is called West Allis.
First Passenger Train at Merrill
May 18, 1885
Elevated view of the first passenger train to arrive at Merrill, a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway train. The passengers are waiting on a platform and there is no depot.
Waukesha Scoot
1894
View across railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #212, also known as the Waukesha Scoot, at Milwaukee's Union Depot.
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad Locomotive
1850
Drawing of an early locomotive that the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad rebuilt to run on the M.& M. R.R. line (which was later absorbed into the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad).
Babcock Train Depot
1910
View towards platform of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway depot.
