Milwaukee Road in western Wisconsin 1982-1986

The final volume of slides taken by JL Krotzman of the Milwaukee Road in western Wisconsin. Scenes include the MOW facilities in Tomah where the motorcars were refurbished, the 4R rehab of the Valley Sub, a couple derailments, and the arrival of the Soo Line in 1986.

Пікірлер: 44

  • @John1995wis
    @John1995wis2 жыл бұрын

    Live in Mauston, pretty much my whole life. Grew up with the Milwaukee Road. Wonderful video. Hiawatha lives forever.

  • @daylightdave9405
    @daylightdave94052 жыл бұрын

    Always hard to watch.. super nice to see the past.. David.. BAC V RR.. 😊

  • @LinkHylia763
    @LinkHylia7632 жыл бұрын

    There are bits and peices of the Road all over central Montana...

  • @bradhardy2629

    @bradhardy2629

    Жыл бұрын

    There's welded rail still laying in the weeds out in the Avery Idaho area next to the bike trail .

  • @meltiff611
    @meltiff61122 күн бұрын

    I miss the Milwaukee Road

  • @markgoggin1015
    @markgoggin10152 жыл бұрын

    I remember the scenes taken on the North Side of La Crosse near Avon Street like it was yesterday.

  • @freddykagin
    @freddykagin Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful train 🚂 😊

  • @DCxViper
    @DCxViper Жыл бұрын

    the 80's was really the last hurrah for majority of railroads in the country before the big 6... its a damn shame we allow a monopoly system

  • @jalilmuhammad8270
    @jalilmuhammad82703 жыл бұрын

    Last scenes of the MILW before biting the dust forever in 1986.

  • @lablaine1981

    @lablaine1981

    Ай бұрын

    Last train into the MSP ford plant:2012... 72 yrs line into ford truck/ car factory...i lived 100' from tracks for 40 yrs,smiled at every train in/ out...a sad quiet outside my windows still,2024😔

  • @popps2502
    @popps25022 жыл бұрын

    Wow Man, about cryed don't know why, I guess miss the old MILW just thought it would always be there. Great video.

  • @bjkrotzman8767

    @bjkrotzman8767

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and glad you enjoyed.

  • @andrewfosbinder2826

    @andrewfosbinder2826

    2 жыл бұрын

    I remember all these derailments from the 80s. Growing up in western wis all the wrecks made the local news

  • @cnwbutlerjctwi5511
    @cnwbutlerjctwi55113 жыл бұрын

    What an awsome documentation of history 👍👍

  • @bjkrotzman8767

    @bjkrotzman8767

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.

  • @cnwbutlerjctwi5511

    @cnwbutlerjctwi5511

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bjkrotzman8767 Brian are you working out of point now / how are things now ... Barry

  • @bjkrotzman8767

    @bjkrotzman8767

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cnwbutlerjctwi5511 left it behind. Changed line of work.

  • @cnwbutlerjctwi5511

    @cnwbutlerjctwi5511

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bjkrotzman8767 im sorry to hear that 😕

  • @cnwbutlerjctwi5511

    @cnwbutlerjctwi5511

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bjkrotzman8767 Brian I have a friend in Butler his name is Mark Sidel / he would like to contact you on you tube he has a speeder that is shown in one of your early Milwaukee road videos and would like to get a copy of the video if possible. Is it ok to let him contact you ... Thanks Barry

  • @michaelsullivan3581
    @michaelsullivan35812 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks!

  • @freddykagin
    @freddykagin Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful 🚂 train 😊

  • @bradhardy2629
    @bradhardy2629 Жыл бұрын

    One of the best workers the Milwaukee had was probably in some of these . Troy Cunningham My cousin . RIP My Friend .

  • @TrainSpotterTVIndia
    @TrainSpotterTVIndia2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent greetings from TrainSpotter TV India 👌👌👌👌

  • @Tractorandsirens
    @Tractorandsirens3 жыл бұрын

    I remember a line going through Cashton

  • @bjkrotzman8767

    @bjkrotzman8767

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. The line ran from near Sparta to Viroqua and also operated a branch to Coon Valley after the La Crosse and Southeastern went under in the 1930's.

  • @andrewfosbinder2826

    @andrewfosbinder2826

    3 жыл бұрын

    The line that ran through cashton was known as the peanut express line.

  • @Lsordel

    @Lsordel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewfosbinder2826 My grandma lived in Westby. The train crew would let me ride in the caboose to Viroqua

  • @Lsordel

    @Lsordel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andrewfosbinder2826 Why the Peanut Express?

  • @andrewfosbinder2826

    @andrewfosbinder2826

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Lsordel all I know is what they called the train wasn't around for the real story..

  • @bigmontanamitch
    @bigmontanamitch Жыл бұрын

    This video made me oddly nostalgic… and I wasn’t even around then.

  • @yardmaster2331
    @yardmaster23313 жыл бұрын

    Brian, you have several great videos you have posted. But this particular one caught my eye! My name is Mark and I own and just finished restoring that particular car #8035 shown at 3:17. It is Fairmont MT14 made for the Milwaukee Road in 1970. The picture shown is more then likely taken at the Tomah shops when the shops enclosed cab and installed the sides, doors and a heater in it for the cold wisconsin weather and repainted it. Is it all possible I can get a copy of the slide / picture of it?

  • @bjkrotzman8767

    @bjkrotzman8767

    3 жыл бұрын

    I can send you a copy. I'll be away from the computer it's on for a couple days. Send me an email at bjkrotzman@gmail.com so I know where to send it. Good to hear it got saved!

  • @yardmaster2331

    @yardmaster2331

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bjkrotzman8767 Thanks Brian, I sent you an email.

  • @user-ey2ec4jl5r
    @user-ey2ec4jl5r19 күн бұрын

    My cousin mike work for the Milwaukee road same year

  • @mirandavanzee6366
    @mirandavanzee63664 ай бұрын

    I live in Tomah

  • @rickknight8950
    @rickknight89502 жыл бұрын

    many railroads were after milwaukee rr. went,I &M rr , MRL,DME,SOO.

  • @bradhardy2629

    @bradhardy2629

    Жыл бұрын

    The NON UNION Roads don't matter as much. They were born from the blood of hard working union workers. So no love lost . Especially the I&M Rail link Montana Rail link .

  • @killsalive1
    @killsalive1 Жыл бұрын

    I don't know....... it just doesn't seem the same without the Trolley Poles and Catenary............ Anywayz ty for the post.

  • @subzerofromny735
    @subzerofromny735Ай бұрын

    This is Penn central levels bad