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Nostalgia & History > "Over the Mountains by Electric Power"Date: 01/30/15 21:21 "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen An extended look back at the Chicago Milwaukee, St.Paul & Pacific Railroad on the right-of-way of the "Pacific Coast Extension"... (Tacoma,WA to Harlowton, MT)
Brought to you as a Public Service by KeyRouteKen (KRK) ... ------------------------------------------------- First off, a History of the CMSP&P Railroad: http://www.oldmilwaukeeroad.com/content/proud/complete_text.htm Photo 1. An early advertising flyer. Photo 2. MILW E-50, Westbound in Renton, Wa.. Photo by Harold Hill-- date unknown.. Harold Hill's twin sons in picture.. Photo 3. MILW E-2 "Olympian Hiawatha" stalled at Maple Valley, WA due to derailment North of station at Bridge 12. June--1951.. Photo by Harold Hill..    Date: 01/30/15 21:25 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 4. MILW E-41 Van Asselt Yard, Seattle, across from Boeing Field.. June-1951
Photo by Harold Hill.. Photo 5. MILW Bi-Polar E-5 and mate-- South bound thru the Allentown District of Seattle.. Sept. 6, 1950.. Photo by James Turner.. Photo 6. MILW E-4 "Bankers Ski Special", Eastbound at Maple Valley, WA on 2-22-1947. Photo by Harold Hill..    Date: 01/30/15 21:28 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 7. MILW 10239 Eastbound at Maple Valley, WA in 1939.. Photo by James Turner..
Photo 8. MILW E-32 approaching Maple Valley, WA station, Westbound, in December--1944. Photo by Harold Hill.. Photo 9. . MILW 10250 (B), Southbound Military Road crossing, Seattle,WA-- opposite Boeing Field. Photo by Harold Hill..    Date: 01/30/15 21:36 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 10. MILW E-33 (B) leaving Renton,WA for Othello, WA-- 1949.
Photo by Harold Hill.. Photo 11. MILW 10500-C , Eastbound on Renton, WA's Walla Walla Avenue.. Motor later became E-25. Date unknown.. Photo by James Turner.. Photo 12. Pacific Coast locomotive # 15 enroute to Seattle, WA passing thru Seattle's "Allentown District", near Boeing Field, on 9-6-1950.. Warren W. Wing Collection.    Date: 01/30/15 21:41 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 13. MILW Bi-Polar # E-1, Tacoma,WA. 9-30-52..
Photo courtesy of Warren W. Wing Archives.. Photo 14. MILW Boxcab # E-64, on the siding at Hyak, WA. Date: July--1939. Photo by Harold Hill.. Photo 15. ROCKDALE, WA (looking WEST) Date: unknown Photo courtesy of Warren W. Wing..    Date: 01/30/15 21:45 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 16. This train is EASTBOUND at ROCKDALE, WA in Snoqualmie Pass.
Date unknown.. Photo courtesy of Warren W. Wing. Photo 17. Another view taken at ROCKDALE, WA on the "Milwaukee Road".. Date unknown. Photo courtesy of Warren W. Wing. Photo 18. . Looking due NORTH from ROCKDALE, WA on the "Milwaukee Road" in Snoqualmie Pass.. Shortly before Snoqualmie Tunnel was completed.. Date unknown.. Photo from Daniel Kerlee Collection.. Courtesy of Warren W. Wing..    Date: 01/30/15 21:46 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: 28hogger Thanks for posting these excellent photos Ken. Love the water bags hanging on the front of the units.
Warren Date: 01/30/15 21:49 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 19. ROCKDALE, WA on the "Milwaukee Road" in Snoqualmie Pass.
Year-- 1938.. Photo by Harold Hill.. Courtesy of Warren W. Wing. Photo 20. LACONIA, WA on the "Milwaukee Road" in Snoqualmie Pass, looking WEST.. This was up on top of the mountain where the right-of-way used to go before the 2 1/2 mile tunnel was built.. Photo courtesy of Warren W. Wing.. Photo 21. EASTBOUND "Milwaukee Road" train on the "Hansen Creek Trestle" during the STEAM era. Photo courtesy of Warren W. Wing.    Date: 01/30/15 21:54 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 22. Milwaukee BIPOLAR locomotives E4 and E1 at the "Milwaukee Ski Bowl" at HYAK, WA.. Date unknown..
Photo courtesy of Warren W. Wing.. Photo 23. HYAK, WA in the early 1950's ... Locomotive E-22 and train make for a great shot in the snow in this Wintertime scene. Photo 24. Bipolar E-4 at Seattle's "UNION STATION" location... Date unknown.. Photos courtesy of Warren W. Wing Collection.    Date: 01/30/15 22:09 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 25. After waiting 3 hours on a hillside in Rosalia, Washington here comes an westbound over a very unique concrete bridge that still stands today but without rails or even a railroad.
Photo 26. Photo taken by Chuck Heimerdinger who came up here to Dawson, Montana from sunny California back in the 1960s. The formatting on this photo is terrific showing the 2 kinds of electric locomotives they were running back in the good old days. Photo 27. This location was Deer Lodge, Montana-- a busy spot for the railroad back in the day.    Date: 01/30/15 22:15 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 28. . Leon Callaway from California came up here to see the final days of Milwaukee Road electric operations. The date is May 15th, 1974 and the power will be shut off in exactly one month.
Photo 29. Here we see Milwaukee Road electric motors E-30 and E-47 hauling freights out of Cedar Falls, Washington. This Fred Matthews photo was taken in 1958. Photo 30. The bridge over the Columbia River at Beverly, WA which was a Helper station. The Saddle Mountains in the background. Photo by Dave Honan.    Date: 01/30/15 22:21 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 31. Another view of the bridge at Beverly, WA.
Photo 32. Still another view of the Beverly, WA bridge. Photo 33. An End View of the bridge at Beverly, WA.    Date: 01/30/15 22:31 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen Photo 34. Sage Creek Trestle, Lewistown, MT. Courtesy of Suggmug.
Photo 35. Sixteen Mile Canyon, MT. Courtesy of Suggmug. Photo 36. Cle Elem, WA looking towards Seattle. Courtesy of Cascade Rail Foundation. Taken in 2008. The tracks are gone--- the wires are gone--- the trains are gone. But the memories will live forever ! Thanks for watching ! KRK ...    Date: 01/31/15 07:14 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: Nickster Spectacular photos! Thanks for posting.
Date: 01/31/15 08:05 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: refarkas Thanks for the tour through time and landscape. The Bipolar locomotives scream "Brute Power".
Bob Date: 01/31/15 09:54 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: callum_out All very nice but at least the important stuff like the Butte yard survived!
Out  Date: 01/31/15 11:18 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: coach Wish the other RR's could use the MILW right-of-way in some manner, given some capacity restraints we read about on TO.
Gorgeous photos. Date: 01/31/15 11:44 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: rob_l Photo 27 is at Tacoma, not Deer Lodge.
The shot at Rosalia was taken by Jerry Quinn. Best regards, Rob L. Date: 01/31/15 13:59 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: KeyRouteKen rob_l Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Photo 27 is at Tacoma, not Deer Lodge. > > The shot at Rosalia was taken by Jerry Quinn. > > Best regards, > > Ro Hey Rob-- I say you're incorrect about Photp # 27. Infact, to quote the gentleman in that photo wearing the white pants: "I don't remember who shot this photo but it wasn't me because I am in the shot with my pretty white pants in a railroad yard! The place was Deer Lodge, Montana a busy spot for the railroad back in the day." What say thou, Rob ? KRK Date: 01/31/15 17:25 Re: "Over the Mountains by Electric Power" Author: BobP Nice!
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