Milwaukee Road herald is still visible, though fading, on bridge over Hwy. 14 in Darien. This section sees regular rail service from the Wisconsin & Southern.
This website chronicles operations on the remnants of the Milwaukee Road's former Racine & Southwestern Line from Sturtevant to Beloit, WI, in the CP Rail/Soo Line, Wisconsin & Southern, Union Pacific, and Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern eras. Surprisingly large segments of this former Milwaukee Road line continue in operation today under these new operators though it is broken in several stretches.
Photo by Nick Trimberger of CP Rail crossing Highway 75 in Kansasville
CP Rail Crosses Highway 11 While Cars Ignore Lights, Horn
Nick Trimberger Captures Wisconsin Central Action in Burlington on the former Southwestern Line
The map below puts the Racine & Southwestern line in perspective within the Milwaukee Road network of branch and mainlines. This map is used with permission of the Milwaukee Road Historical Association and is from a 1940 timetable.
Contents of this website copyright Tom Burke. Please send comments or questions to my e-mail address which is (first part) silphium @ (add second part) comcast.net. It's broken up to shake off those harvesters of e-mail addresses for spam.
