Milwaukee Road Station
321 W. Everett St.
Opened 1886
Number of station tracks: 5 through
Non interlocked switches controlled as follows:
2nd St. switchtender east of station/5th St. switchtender west of station
Chicago & North Western Station
915 E. Wisconsin Ave.
Opened 1889
Number of station tracks: 4 through
Non interlocked switches
In 1965, the new Milwaukee Road station opened. And in 1966, the Chicago & North Western moved its trains into that new station.
Departures-Westbound/Northbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 15 Olympian Tacoma 1:00 4:15 pm 55 Minneapolis 3:10 3:15 31 Berlin WI 7:00 33 On Wisconsin Madison 7:35 21 Mineral Point 8:20 5 Morning Hiawatha Minneapolis 11:07 10:52 12:09 pm 101 Afternoon Hiawatha Minneapolis 2:15 3 2:18 21 Chippewa Ontonagon 2:16 2:25 29 Madison 2:18 7 Janesville 5:07 23 Traveler Madison 5:25 5:15 5:25 pm 35 Berlin WI 5:28 5:20 19 Green Bay 6:48 111 Madison 8:05 7:20 9 Copper Country Ltd. Calumet 9:00 9:25 1 Pioneer Limited Minneapolis 11:55 12:35 amArrivals-Westbound/Northbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 15 Olympian Chicago 12:50 4:15 pm 55 Chicago 2:55 2:55 26 Southwest Limited Kansas City 9:15 9:45 27 Chicago 9:30 9:40 10:25 am 29 Chicago 10:25 5 Morning Hiawatha Chicago 11:00 10:45 12:01 pm 21 Chippewa Chicago 2:05 101 Afternoon Hiawatha Chicago 2:15 3 2:18 23 Traveler Chicago 5:00 4:55 5:50 pm 19 Chicago 6:40 7 Chicago 7:45 7:05 36 Freeport 8:40 9 Copper Country Ltd. Chicago 8:50 9:05 8:55 pm 51 Chicago 10:30 1 Pioneer Limited Chicago 11:45 12:25 amDepartures-Eastbound/Southbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 56 Fast Mail Chicago 4:45 3:40 3:20 am 2 Copper Country Ltd. Chicago 5:10 4 Pioneer Limited Chicago 6:20 6:10 16 Olympian Chicago 7:05 12:20 pm 24 Traveler Chicago 7:45 7:45 7:50 am 12 Chicago 8:30 9:45 11:30 am 21 Freeport 8:45 10 Chicago 10:05 28 Chicago 12:00 6 Morning Hiawatha Chicago 1:35 1:20 2:10 pm 46 Chicago 4:00 4:00 4:20 pm 100 Afternoon Hiawatha Chicago 6:00 2 5:50 25 Southwest Limited Kansas City 6:20 4:35 14 Chippewa Chicago 8:00 8:10 58 Chicago 9:00 9:00 8 Chicago 10:30Arrivals-Eastbound/Southbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 56 Fast Mail Minneapolis 4:32 3:20 2:40 am 2 Copper Country Ltd. Calumet 4:55 10 5:00 4 Pioneer Limited Minneapolis 6:05 5:50 16 Olympian Tacoma 6:55 12:15 pm 12 Watertown 8:20 8:05 7:40 am 30 Berlin WI 9:45 9:35 10 Green Bay 9:52 8 Janesville 11:46 28 Madison 11:50 106 1:00 6 Morning Hiawatha Minneapolis 1:32 1:15 2:05 pm 46 Madison 3:45 100 Afternoon Hiawatha Minneapolis 5:57 2 5:45 14 On Wisconsin Madison 6:47 58 Minneapolis 7:45 7:40 36 Berlin WI 7:45 6 Mineral Point 7:50 14 Chippewa Ontonagon 7:52 7:50Passenger service retained by Amtrak in 1971.
Trains 12-23 evolved into a commuter train between Milwaukee and Watertown, which remained in existence until 1972, independent of Amtrak.
Departures-Westbound/Northbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 405 North Western Ltd. Minneapolis 1:00 1:00 317 Green Bay 4:15 4:25 217 Ashland Mail Ashland 4:25 3:55 149 Green Bay 9:00 9:08 601 Madison 10:40 10:20 151 Green Bay 11:10 11:30 153 Shoreland 400 Green Bay 12:35 1:05 1:10 pm 609 Capitol 400 Madison 3:00 401 Twin Cities 400 Minneapolis 4:15 4:26 209 Peninsula 400 Ishpeming 5:25 5:40 6:20 pm 215 Shoreland 400 Green Bay 7:00 611 Madison 7:22 211 Ashland Limited Ashland 8:15 9:10 161 Iron & Copper Exp. Ishpeming 8:45 8:50 121 Menomonee 11:10 11:35Arrivals-Westbound/Northbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 405 North Western Ltd. Chicago 12:55 12:50 217 Ashland Mail Chicago 3:55 2:30 149 Commuter 400 Chicago 8:45 9:00 9:45 am 119 Chicago 10:05 10:25 151 Milwaukee 400 Chicago 11:05 11:10 153 Shoreland 400 Chicago 12:25 12:55 12:59 pm 155 Capitol 400 Chicago 2:45 3:05 401 Twin Cities 400 Chicago 4:15 4:21 209 Peninsula 400 Chicago 5:20 5:29 6:10 pm 107 Chicago 6:45 157 5:48 211 Ashland Limited Chicago 8:00 215 6:55 161 Iron & Copper Exp. Chicago 8:30 8:30 121 Chicago 11:00 11:05 8:30 pm 163 Milwaukee 400 Chicago 11:35Departures-Eastbound/Southbound
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 162 Iron & Copper Exp. Chicago 4:35 224 3:55 212 Ashland Limited Chicago 4:50 5:05 406 North Western Ltd. Chicago 5:45 6:10 152 Commuter 400 Chicago 7:25 7:45 7:40 am 156 Milwaukee 400 Chicago 9:00 9:30 206 Green Bay 400 Chicago 10:20 10:30 9:58 am 158 Milwaukee 400 Chicago 11:30 11:40 214 Peninsula 400 Chicago 1:20 12:45 160 Streamliner 400 Chicago 4:00 4:00 4:10 pm 216 Valley 400 Chicago 6:40 7:37 7:45 pm 400 Twin Cities 400 Chicago 8:00 5:39 154 Chicago 5:45 120 Chicago 8:25 8:00Arrivals-Eastbound/Southbound
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 162 Iron & Copper Exp. Ishpeming 4:25 3:25 212 Ashland Limited Ashland 4:40 4:50 406 North Western Ltd. Minneapolis 5:30 5:55 306 Manitowoc 8:50 9:10 610 Madison 9:55 206 Green Bay 400 Green Bay 10:07 9:25 9:48 am 210 Green Bay 1:05 12:20 214 Peninsula 400 Ishpeming 1:15 12:38 154 Escanaba 6:25 5:05 216 Valley 400 Green Bay 6:35 7:30 7:40 pm 620 Madison 6:55 7:45 120 Green Bay 7:35 7:15 400 Twin Cities 400 Minneapolis 7:55 5:34 224 Escanaba 11:55 1:25Passenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.
In 1966, remaining trains were moved to the new Milwaukee Road station.
Amtrak continues to use the new Milwaukee Road station, opened in 1965. The new station is located at 433 W. St. Paul Ave., a short distance south of the old Milwaukee Road station.
The newer Milwaukee Road station, as originally built, seen in 1974.
By 2007, the Milwaukee Road station had received a facelift.
Everett Street Depot (Wikipedia)
Lake Front Depot (Wikipedia)
Links to Web sites containing further historical information on Milwaukee's historic stations.