Milwaukee Road----steamed up 1847 as the Milwaukee and Waukesha RR. then became the Milwaukee and Mississippi. In 1874 the name was changed to Milwaukee and St. Paul. The long version became Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad or CMStP&P.
It merged with the Soo Line in 1986. Interestingly it was never headquartered in Milwaukee but Chicago.
Today there is a 14.5 mile section in the Bitterroot Mountains between Loop Creek Idaho and East Portal Montana called the "Route of the Hiawatha" bike trail.
Hiawathas were passenger trains of days gone by on the Milwaukee Road.
This picture was taken in one of the towns between Great Falls and Roundup Montana.
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The bike trail is just fabulous! We rode it the summer of '08 with the girls and had a great time. The scenery is BEAUTIFUL and you get to ride through tunnels that are completely black without a headlight on your bike or your helmet. You can ride down and get a shuttle back up to your car, or you can ride back up. Since we had kids, we chose the former option. I recommend it.
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