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Stirring Story of Milwaukee Trail History of Transit Growth
A Milwaukee rail history piece lauds the Milwaukee Road as a leading transcontinental line under A J Earling. It highlights rapid expansion from Wisconsin origins to Puget Sound ports, Alaska ore shipments, and Pacific Orient trade, with new tunnels, electrification plans, and Western Washington branch growth fueling regional development.
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Greater
Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Chicago
A. J. Earling
Pacific Northwest
Wisconsin
Badger
St. Paul
Hoquiam
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Canadian
Duluth
Calumet
California
Kansas City
Omaba
Sioux City
Lews
Minnesota
Dakotas
Lawt Mpike
Sound
Milwaukes
Alaska
Atlantic Seaboard
Nova Scotia
Orient
Far East
Japan
China
Puget Sound
Pacific
Puget
Washington
Butte
Great Falls
Mt. Rainier National Park
Bellingham Bay
British Columbia
Nooksack Valley
Cedar Falls
Bramelaw
Beverley
Hanford
Warden
Marcellus
Tifflis
Neppel
Everett
Aberdeen
Bellingham
Ballard
Port Blakely
Eagle Harbor
Olympic Peninsula
Northwest