The 1925 Reorganization series consists of seven folders. It includes background
information on the Milwaukee Road’s first bankruptcy, along with a 1925
reorganization plan developed by bankers Kuhn, Loeb & Company and National City
Bank. The 1935 Reorganization series contains eighteen folders. It includes
background information on the 1935 bankruptcy, financial records about expenses
incurred during the reorganization, and several different reorganization plans.
The 1977 Reorganization series includes several boxes of materials about the three
organizations that attempted to purchase the Milwaukee Road: the Chicago and North
Western Transportation Co., the Grand Trunk Corporation, and the Soo Line Railroad.
The materials contain correspondence, court documents, and newspaper articles. Other
significant materials in the series include: general correspondence and court
documents; newspaper articles about the 1977 Reorganization; background material on
Save Our Railroad Employment, an organization formed by employees of the Milwaukee
Road; a comprehensive strategic plan by Booz, Allen and Hamilton; and four different
reorganization plans compiled by the Milwaukee Road trustee.
