Title: Milwaukee Road Mechanical Department Records
Inclusive Dates: 1881-1999

Creator:

• Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company.

Call Number: Milwaukee Road Archival Collection 7

Quantity: 39.4 cubic ft. (96 boxes)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

This collection is comprised of correspondence, drawings, manuals, lists, specifications, and photographs that were part of the Milwaukee Road Mechanical Department. The bulk of documents are from the 1930s to 1970s. The records include those for Locomotives (with related tenders used during and after the steam era) used by the railroad to haul freight and passengers, freight cars, passenger cars, and shop records. Later documents incorporate records on the retirement, salvage, and dismantling of railroad assets in the 1970s and early 1980s.

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Language: English

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Commonly referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" (or simply "The Road"), the origins of this railroad began in 1847, when the Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad was incorporated. Three years later its first train operated between Milwaukee and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and by 1857, its track reached Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. In February 1874, the name changed to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway as it continued to expand throughout the Midwest. By 1887, it reached into Iowa and South Dakota, as far west as Kansas City, Missouri, and north into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

In 1905, the Milwaukee Road decided to expand west again, this time to Puget Sound in Washington. The "Lines West" were built between 1906-1909, from the middle of South Dakota to Seattle and Tacoma in Washington. Even though the lines were technological marvels, they were never successful, and were a major contributor to the bankruptcy in 1925. In 1928 the Road reorganized as the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, but went bankrupt again in 1935 and 1945. In 1977, in financial trouble once more, it reorganized and sold off two-thirds of its trackage. It was acquired by the Soo Line Corp. on February 21, 1985, which operated it as the Milwaukee Road, Inc. until merging it with their own lines on January 1, 1986.

The Mechanical Department of the Milwaukee Road served a variety of functions but was primarily involved the repair, maintenance, and inspection of cars and locomotives. This includes most types of cars, such as freight, passenger, tenders, and service cars as well as both electric and diesel locomotives. It also dealt with other matters such as design, construction, modification, and retirements. The “shops” are where most of this work would take place, which were usually located at prominent points along the Road, such as Milwaukee, Chicago, Tacoma, and Minneapolis.

Scope and content notes of each series are provided in the contents list.

The collection is arranged into the following series:

1. Freight Cars, 1925-1983
2. Locomotives, 1901-1999
3. Passenger Cars, 1907-1975
4. Shops, 1881-1984
5. Special Service Cars, 1937-1985
6. Tenders, 1940-1948

The collection is (generally) in alphabetical order by subject or personal name, then chronologically within each folder. A number of folders contain specific, labeled files (for example, as C-5-2384, C-8-396, etc.) bound together, whose documents are ordered from most recent to oldest in some instances and from oldest to most recent in others. Upon processing, when due to size, these bound and labeled files stretch over more than one folder, the folders are labeled with a, b, c, etc. after the folder number indicating that the documents in these files were originally bound together.

Milwaukee Road Mechanical Department Records, 1881-1999, Collection 7. Milwaukee Road Archives, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Select materials from the Milwaukee Road have been digitized and are available in this digital collection: Milwaukee Road Archives.

Archival Collections

• Engineering Department Records. Milwaukee Road Archival Collection 2.

• Executive Department Records. Milwaukee Road Archival Collection 3.

Publications and Other Items

Annual Report of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company

Clearance Diagrams

Other Repositories

Additional Milwaukee Road materials are also available at the Milwaukee Road Archives in the St. Louis Mercantile Library located at the University of St. Louis.

Access Restrictions

Some of the employee records are restricted; please consult a staff member for more details. There are no access restrictions on the rest of the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view the Milwaukee Road Archives by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

The Milwaukee Road Archives was received by MPL from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) formally on January 13, 1981 as stated in the donor’s agreement signed by acting City Librarian, Henry E. Bates, Jr. and President of the Milwaukee Road, W.L. Smith.

Processing Information

Initial Processing by Jeff Carlin-Bartel, 2012. Additional processing by Jay Hyland, Contract Archivist, 2015.

	Series: 1. Freight Cars, 1925-1983 Scope and Content Note: These records comprise freight car related documents, including correspondence, drawings, and photographs. There are records on the lease, sale and purchase of freight cars, along with maintenance records, retirement, and salvage records. This series also includes a sequence of folders which includes records on specific types of freight cars: i.e. box cars, hoppers, tank cars, etc.
Box   89 Folder   3	Car Diagrams, undated
Box   95 Folder   1	Freight Car Assignments, 1980
Box   95 Folder   2	Freight Train Manual, 1966
Box   1 Folder   1	Lease and Purchase, circa 1960-1969
Box   1 Folder   2-11	Lease, Purchase, Sale and Inspection, 1971-1977
Box   2 Folder   1-7	Lease, Purchase, Sale and Inspection, 1978-1981
	Maintenance Records
Box   3 Folder   1	General, circa 1940-1949
Box   4 Folder   1	General, 1979-1980
Box   3 Folder   2	#58034-58038 “Flexi-Van Mail Service”, 1962
Box   3 Folder   3	#50000-50474 “Pulpwood Box”, 1968-1970
Box   3 Folder   4	#51000 Series “Bomb Loading”, Crane, IN, 1968-1971
Box   3 Folder   5	#99995-99999, 1967-1972
Box   3 Folder   6	#3500-3599, 3900-3999, 64000-64399, 92275-92324, 93800-93849, 1968-1975
Box   3 Folder   7	#4500-4599, 3800-3899, 1971-1975
Box   3 Folder   8	#3900-3999, 1972-1975
Box   3 Folder   9	#4500 Series, 1974-1975
Box   3 Folder   10	#96948, 99347, 99681, 99741, 1975
Box   3 Folder   11	#52510-52834, 6200-6299, 1971-1976
Box   4 Folder   2	Billing Repair Cards, 1959-1974
	Retirements
Box   4 Folder   3-5	File C-9-465, 1980-1981
Box   5 Folder   1-4	File C-9-465, 1978-1982
Box   6 Folder   1-3	File C-9-465A, 1981
Box   7 Folder   1-4	File C-9-465A, 1982
Box   8 Folder   1	File C-9-465L, 1981-1982
	Salvage and Dismantling
Box   8 Folder   2-3	File C-9-460, 1974-1976
Box   8 Folder   4	File C-9-460/465A, 1977-1982
Box   8 Folder   5	File C-9-417, 1973-1976
	Specifications and Drawings
Box   8 Folder   6	Classifications, 1946-1978
Box   8 Folder   7	General, 1967-1983
	Types
Box   8 Folder   8	Air Dump, File C-8-428, 1977
	Box Car
Box   8 Folder   9	Board of Trade, Chicago, 1925
Box   8 Folder   10	Impact Test – Car #2613, 1963
Box   9 Folder   1	Lengthen Hiawatha Cars #54000-54499, 1964
Box   9 Folder   2	Floor Loads, photographs, 1965
Box   9 Folder   3	500 Stretched Cars #54500-54999, 1965
Box   9 Folder   4	Rebuilt Cars #55000-55699, 1966
Box   9 Folder   5	Repairs Hiawatha “Butterfly”, photographs, 1966
Box   9 Folder   6	18 Rebuilt, drawings, 1966
Box   10 Folder   1	Over Road Tests, 1966-1970
Box   10 Folder   2	Series #56500, #6300, #341400, 1972-1976
Box   10 Folder   3	Repairs/Renumbering, 1977
Box   10 Folder   4-6	Ford Hi-Roof, 1974-1979
Box   10 Folder   7	Drawings, 1967-1980
Box   11 Folder   1	Drawings, 1977-1980
	Caboose
Box   11 Folder   2	Drawings, 1974
Box   11 Folder   3	Specifications, Big Stone City, drawings and photographs, 1974-1978
Box   11 Folder   4	Miscellaneous Drawings, 1967-1975
Box   11 Folder   5	Sound Level Tests, 1975
Box   89 Folder   2	Correspondence, Drawings and Newspaper Articles, 1944-1960s
Box   11 Folder   6	Commercial Frame Cars, drawings, 1977
	Flat Car
Box   11 Folder   7	Specifications, File C-8-405, 1973-1974
Box   11 Folder   8	Specifications, drawings, 1976
Box   11 Folder   9	Flexi-Van, drawings, 1977
Box   12 Folder   1	Specifications, drawings, 1977
	Gondola
Box   12 Folder   2	12th MLC Program, drawings, 1967-1969
Box   12 Folder   3	Drawings, 1967-1973
Box   12 Folder   4	File C-5-2328, drawings, 1974-1976
	Hopper
Box   12 Folder   5	Ore Car Extended Sides, 1964
Box   12 Folder   6	Ore Car Door Renewal photographs, 1965-1966
Box   12 Folder   7	Ore Cars, 1957-1972
Box   12 Folder   8	Specifications, drawings, 1975
Box   12 Folder   9	Epoxy Linings, 1970-1976
Box   12 Folder   10	File C-8-425, photographs, 1976-1977
Box   12 Folder   11	Open Top Triple, 1976-1978
Box   12 Folder   12	Drawings, 1968-1983
Box   12 Folder   13	Open Top Chip Car, 1972
Box   12 Folder   14	Tank, drawings, 1967-1975
	Series: 2. Locomotives, 1901-1999 Scope and Content Note: These records comprise locomotive related documents, drawings, and photographs. These records comprise some of the most complete and comprehensive records in the collection, including locomotive assignment rosters (1882-1990), Locomotive “Specifications and Diagram” booklets and drawings for ALCO, Baldwin, EMD (Electro-Motive Division of General Motors), FM (Fairbanks-Morse), and GE (General Electric), Inspection Records, and Operations and Maintenance manuals for these locomotives.	⇧
Box   13 Folder   1	Articles, 1927, 1975-1980s
	Assignment Rosters
Box   13 Folder   2	Diesel (all-time): 1939-1993, 1999
Box   13 Folder   3	Electric (all-time), 1990
Box   13 Folder   4	Pacific Roster: 1882-1952, undated
Box   13 Folder   5-6	Steam (all-time), undated
Box   13 Folder   7-9	General: 1882-1939, undated
Box   14 Folder   1-7	General: 1940-1972, undated
Box   15 Folder   1-7	General: 1973-1990, undated
Box   16 Folder   1-3	General, undated
Box   89 Folder   9	Builders Dates and Number Changes to 1930, undated
Box   16 Folder   4-5	Correspondence, 1920-1979
Box   16 Folder   6-7	Correspondence, department circulars, 1934-1964
Box   17 Folder   1	Diagram Books, undated
Box   18 Folder   1	Diagram Books, undated
Box   19 Folder   1	Diagram Books, undated
Box   20 Folder   1-3	Drawings Catalog: Diesel, Electric, Steam, undated
Box   89 Folder   10	Electro Motive Motor Cars Examination, undated
Box   89 Folder   11	Historical Record of Number Changes, 1938
	Inspection Reports
Box   89 Folder   12	#10, 133, 153, 1945
Box   90 Folder   1	#157, 162-165, 1945
Box   90 Folder   2	#167-169, 171-172, 174, 1945
Box   90 Folder   3	#175-177, 179-181, 184, 1945
Box   90 Folder   4	#188-190, 192-195, 1945
Box   90 Folder   5	#301-312, 1940
Box   90 Folder   6	#390, 815, 1944-1945
Box   90 Folder   7	#836, 841, 845, 1944-1952
Box   90 Folder   8	#976-977, 1955-1956
Box   90 Folder   9	#1056, 1066, 1081, 1952
Box   90 Folder   10	#1114, 1952
Box   90 Folder   11	#1119, 1122, 1253, 1272, 1944-1952
Box   90 Folder   12	#5933-5934, 1947
Box   95 Folder   3	Locomotive Classification Register, 1913
	Manuals
Box   20 Folder   4	EMD Fuel Economy, undated
Box   20 Folder   5	EMD 645E3 Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   20 Folder   6	EMD 645F3 Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   20 Folder   7	EMD E7, F7 Operating Manuals, undated
Box   21 Folder   1	EMD F40PH Operating Manual, undated
Box   21 Folder   2	EMD F40PH Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   21 Folder   3	EMD Freight Engine Operating Manual, undated
Box   21 Folder   4	EMD GP38-2 Specifications, undated
Box   21 Folder   5	EMD GP40 Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   21 Folder   6	EMD SD40-2 Operating Manual, undated
Box   21 Folder   7	EMD SD40-2 Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   22 Folder   1	EMD SD40-2 Specifications, undated
Box   22 Folder   2-3	EMD Service and Maintenance, drawings, undated
Box   22 Folder   4	EMD Switching Engine Operating Manual, undated
Box   22 Folder   5	Firemen Examinations, 1951-1953
Box   22 Folder   6	GE 7FDL Engine Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   22 Folder   7	GE Model 244 Engines Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   23 Folder   1	GE Operating Manuals 1000-HP, 1600-HP Alco, undated
Box   23 Folder   2	GE “U” Engine Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   23 Folder   3	GE U25B Service and Maintenance, undated
Box   23 Folder   4	Miscellaneous, undated
	Operations
Box   23 Folder   5	Brake Equipment, 1927-1969
Box   24 Folder   1	Brake Equipment, 1974-1982
Box   24 Folder   2	Counterbalancing, undated
Box   24 Folder   3	Load/Speed/Grade, undated
Box   24 Folder   4	Safety, undated
	Steam
Box   24 Folder   5	Enginemen Reference, undated
Box   24 Folder   6	Operations, air brakes, compressors, boilers, stoker, undated
Box   24 Folder   7	Operations, Mitchell Models, undated
Box   25 Folder   1	Operations, running bulletins, diagrammatic folders, undated
Box   25 Folder   2	Regulations, undated
Box   25 Folder   3	Service and Maintenance, undated
	Programs
Box   25 Folder   5-8	1st SD-10, drawings, 1972-1974
Box   25 Folder   9	1st SD-10, general, 1977
Box   25 Folder   10-11	2nd SD-10, drawings, 1973-1975
Box   25 Folder   12	SD-10, photographs, undated
Box   25 Folder   4	Steam to Diesel Conversion, 1948
Box   26 Folder   1	Renumbering of Engines, undated
Box   26 Folder   2	Remington Drawings, undated
	Reports and Specifications
Box   95 Folder   4	E32, E33, E34, 1939-1974
Box   95 Folder   5	E35, E36, E37, 1939-1974
Box   95 Folder   6	E38, E39, 1939-1973
Box   95 Folder   7	E40, E42, E45, 1939-1974
Box   96 Folder   1	E47, E49, E50, 1939-1973
Box   96 Folder   2	E51, E52, E54, E55, E57, E68, 1939-1974
Box   96 Folder   3	E70, E71, E72, 1949-1974
Box   96 Folder   4	E73, E74, E75, E76, 1950-1974
Box   96 Folder   5	E77, E78, E79, E80, E81, E82, 1950-1974
	Service Records
Box   26 Folder   3	Acceptance, diesel, 1968-1974
Box   26 Folder   4-7	Crankshaft Failures, 1971-1983
Box   26 Folder   8	Miscellaneous, undated
Box   26 Folder   9	Photographs, undated
Box   26 Folder   10	Steam, photographs, undated
	Service Tests
Box   26 Folder   11	EMD SD-45, 1966
Box   26 Folder   12	S-689 6-axle units, 1972
Box   26 Folder   13	Slug-Parent, 1972
Box   26 Folder   14	Forms, undated
Box   27 Folder   1	Fuel Consumption, 1978-1980
	Specifications and Diagrams
Box   27 Folder   2	Weight to Tonnage Ratings, undated
Box   27 Folder   3	L3 Class, undated
Box   27 Folder   4-5	S2 Class, #201-240, undated
Box   27 Folder   6	S2-a Class, undated
Box   27 Folder   7	S3 Class, undated
Box   27 Folder   8	I5-a Class, undated
Box   28 Folder   1-6	ALCO, #800-860, undated
Box   29 Folder   1-4	ALCO, #861-881, undated
Box   29 Folder   5-6	Baldwin, #900-920, undated
Box   30 Folder   1-4	Baldwin, #922-941, 955, 964, 966, 967, undated
Box   90 Folder   13	Class A, 1916, undated
Box   90 Folder   14	Class F6, #125-146, undated
Box   90 Folder   15	Class F6, #6414-6421, undated
Box   90 Folder   16	Class F7, #100-105, undated
Box   91 Folder   1	Class F7, #100-105, undated
Box   91 Folder   2	Class S1, #250, 1930
Box   91 Folder   3-5	Class S1, #251, undated
Box   30 Folder   5-6	Classification Register, 1901-1914
Box   30 Folder   7	Electrified Territory, 1963
Box   30 Folder   8	EMD #1-5, undated
Box   31 Folder   1	EMD #1-5, undated
Box   31 Folder   2	EMD #30-35ABC, undated
Box   31 Folder   3-4	EMD #36-38A&C, 40-52, undated
Box   32 Folder   1-6	EMD #48-50ABC, 106-108A, 53-54, 60-64, 68, 69-79, 95, undated
Box   33 Folder   1-6	EMD #80-89, 96-112, 112A, undated
Box   34 Folder   1-2	EMD #113-118, 119ABC-121ABC, undated
Box   34 Folder   3-6	EMD #125-128, 125-126BCD, 600-604, 606-608-610, 611-613, 615, 617-620, undated
Box   35 Folder   1-6	EMD #621-623, 625-628, 630, 632, 634, 637-639, 640, 645, 649, 650, 665-670, 671-672, 690-692, 693-696, 800-804, undated
Box   36 Folder   1	EMD #805-809, undated
Box   36 Folder   2	EMD F7 Lead and Booster, FP45, GP40-D Loco 2020 Rebuilt-Wiring, SDP40F, undated
Box   36 Folder   3	EMD RI Rebuild Program, 1975
Box   36 Folder   4	EMD Rebuild of #611, 619, drawings, 1980
Box   36 Folder   5-6	FM #700-706, 707, 709-710, 715, 717-718, 720, undated
Box   37 Folder   1-6	FM #721-744, 746-755, 760-780, undated
Box   38 Folder   1	FM #781-783, undated
Box   38 Folder   2	FM Engineering Instructions, undated
Box   38 Folder   3-8	GE E1-E5, E15, E17-E18, E20-E22, E25-E27, E29-E30, undated
Box   39 Folder   1	GE U25, U28, U30, U33, undated
Box   39 Folder   2	GE Locomotive Record, undated
Box   39 Folder   3-5	Miscellaneous, 1973-1978
Box   40 Folder   1-6	Parts and Assemblies, undated
Box   41 Folder   1-5	Parts and Assemblies, undated
Box   42 Folder   1-4	Parts and Assemblies, undated
Box   91 Folder   6	Spark Arrester and Ash Pan Synopsis, 1921
Box   43 Folder   1	Standby Service, 1951-1955
Box   96 Folder   6	Stock Cars, condensed list from the Official Railway Equipment Register, 1953
	Tractive Effort and Horsepower
Box   43 Folder   2	Article by Von Borries, undated
Box   43 Folder   3	Article for J.C. McMeekin, 1930-1952
Box   43 Folder   4	Draw Bar Pull Curves, 1945
Box   43 Folder   5	Effort Data, 1928-1930
	Weights
Box   44 Folder   5	Annual Report, 1965
Box   43 Folder   6	General, 1921-1941
Box   44 Folder   1	General, 1934-1953
Box   44 Folder   2	General, 1935-1956
Box   44 Folder   3	Retired, 1948-1950
Box   44 Folder   4	Scales, drawings, 1930-1954
	Series: 3. Passenger Cars, 1907-1975 Scope and Content Note: These records comprise all passenger car historical documents, drawings, and photographs. Each folder is labeled with the car type (e.g. Coach, Baggage, Express, etc.) and the assigned two, three, or four digit car number. Specific “car names” are included in quotes after the car number(s) when available. Passenger car records are quite complete from the 1930s through the 1960s. These records document a car’s purpose, any modifications done to the car including renumbering and intended use (such as coach cars converted to baggage cars) and likewise include the dates on which such changes were completed.	⇧
	Baggage Cars
Box   48 Folder   29-32	#1311-1320, 1322, 1328, 1330, 1332, 1335, undated
Box   49 Folder   4	#1350-1351, 1353, 1355, undated
Box   46 Folder   5	Bi-Level Gallery Cars and Locomotives, drawings, 1964-1975
	Business Cars
Box   45 Folder   8	Heating Layout, drawings, 1946-1965
Box   49 Folder   40-44	Indiana, Milwaukee, Montana, Snoqualmie, undated
Box   45 Folder   11	Steam/Hot Water, drawings, 1955
Box   45 Folder   10	Business and Passenger Car Floor Plans, drawings, circa 1955
Box   45 Folder   2-6	Car Ownership, 1932, 1960-1971
Box   46 Folder   1	Clasp Break, drawings, 1936
	Coaches
Box   49 Folder   33	#4570, undated
Box   47 Folder   46	#471-475, 477-478, undated
Box   48 Folder   1-4	#480, 482, 484, 486-487, 491, 494, 498-499, 500-502, 507, 539-543, 545, undated
Box   48 Folder   6	#600, 602-609, undated
Box   48 Folder   7-16	#611-612, 614, 616-621, 627-640, 649-666, 1064, 1081, 1095, undated
Box   46 Folder   2	Seat Specifications, 1937, 1945
Box   48 Folder   5	Series 600 Clearance Diagram (E2840-32), undated
Box   47 Folder   17-21	Diners #121-122, 124-126, undated
	Express Cars
Box   48 Folder   17-28	#1100, 1107, 1114, 1117, 1119-1120, 1123-1127, 1129-1130, 1132, 1134, 1301, 1303, 1308-1310, undated
Box   48 Folder   33-34	#1339-1340, undated
Box   49 Folder   1-2	#1341-1342, undated
Box   49 Folder   32	Express/Mail Car #2175 (X-441), undated
Box   46 Folder   4	Gallery Car Specifications (Budd Co.), 1963
Box   89 Folder   8	Hiawatha, floor plans for various cars, 1936-1937
Box   45 Folder   1	Index to Car Classes, 1907-1949
Box   47 Folder   22-36	Lunch Lounge Cars #164-165, 167, 170, 172-173, 182, 185-188, 191, 193-194, 197, undated
Box   45 Folder   9	Overhead Cooling Unit, drawings, 1947
Box   47 Folder   37-38	Passenger and Express #206-207, undated
Box   96 Folder   7	Passenger Equipment Renumbering (copy), 1925
Box   49 Folder   3	Rider #1349, undated
Box   45 Folder   7	Rosters and Correspondence, 1948-1960
Box   49 Folder   45	Self-Propelled Cars, undated
Box   47 Folder   1-11	Sleepers #5, 9, 22, 24, 31-37, undated
Box   47 Folder   16	Steam Heat Cars #70-77, undated
Box   49 Folder   5-26	Storage Cars #1915, 1917-1919, 1921-1923, 1948, 1950-1951, 1953-1954, 1959, 2000, 2006-2016, 2050, undated
Box   49 Folder   27-31	Storage/Mail Cars #2154, 2158-2161, undated
	Suburban Coaches
Box   47 Folder   39-45	#300-341, 380-399, 456, 462, 467-468, undated
Box   49 Folder   34-39	#4571-4576, undated
Box   47 Folder   12-15	Super Domes #55-59, undated
Box   46 Folder   3	Underframe, drawings, 1941-1950
Box   49 Folder   46	Wooden Underframe Cars, undated
	Series: 4. Shops, 1881-1984 Scope and Content Note: These documents comprise all of the diverse historical documents related to the Milwaukee Road shops – correspondence, manuals, drawings, reports, and requisitions, specific to the Milwaukee, Madison, and Chicago shops. These documents span mostly the 1930s through the mid-1980s, with many drawings of specific shop facilities including repair shops and roundhouses, along with equipment installed in those facilities for servicing railroad assets and their manuals. A comprehensive collection of Request for Information correspondence for this time period is also present.	⇧
Box   49 Folder   47	Aberdeen, SD, shop order for moving air brake room, 1934
Box   96 Folder   8	Air Compressor Orifice Charts, 1948-1959
Box   50 Folder   1	Articles, 1946-1984
Box   50 Folder   2-12	Car Trouble Reports, 1941-1970
	Chicago, IL
Box   50 Folder   13	Correspondence, circa 1940-1949
Box   51 Folder   1-2	Correspondence, circa 1950-1979
Box   51 Folder   3-7	Facility Drawings, undated
Box   51 Folder   8	Fence Drawings, undated
Box   51 Folder   9	HVAC/Electrical Specifications (Grand Ave.), undated
Box   52 Folder   1	Roundhouse Specs (Western Ave.), undated
Box   52 Folder   2-6	Track Drawings, undated
Box   89 Folder   4	Classified Statements of Expenses for Various Western Roads, 1919
Box   89 Folder   5	Coal Distribution Reports, 1929-1930
Box   52 Folder   7	La Crosse, WI, correspondence, 1949
	Madison, WI
Box   52 Folder   8	Correspondence, 1941-1954
Box   52 Folder   9-10	Correspondence, January-October 1944
Box   53 Folder   1-5	Correspondence, November 1944-February 1955
Box   54 Folder   1-4	Correspondence, March-December 1955
Box   55 Folder   1-6	Correspondence, January 1956-March 1958
Box   56 Folder   1-5	Correspondence, April 1958-September 1959
Box   57 Folder   1-2	Correspondence, October 1959-January 1960
Box   57 Folder   3-6	Daily Reports, 1959
	Manuals
Box   58 Folder   1-3	EMD, Power Plant, undated
Box   59 Folder   1-5	Miscellaneous, undated
	Milwaukee, WI
Box   60 Folder   1-8	Correspondence, 1894, 1927-1944
Box   61 Folder   1-7	Correspondence, 1944-1947
Box   62 Folder   1-6	Correspondence, 1948-1950
Box   63 Folder   1-7	Correspondence, 1950-1952
Box   64 Folder   1-6	Correspondence, 1953-1955
Box   65 Folder   1-7	Correspondence, 1956-1958
Box   66 Folder   1-12	Correspondence, 1958-1971
Box   67 Folder   1-7	Correspondence, 1972-1976
Box   68 Folder   1-4	Correspondence, 1965-1981
Box   69 Folder   1-4	Correspondence, 1983
Box   70 Folder   1-6	Correspondence, 1951-1984
Box   70 Folder   7	Drawing Lists and Truck Numbering, circa 1940-1965
	Equipment
Box   70 Folder   8	Air Raid – Heating, drawings, undated
Box   71 Folder   1-2	Boilers – Heating, drawings, undated
Box   71 Folder   3	Boilers – Tools, drawings, undated
Box   71 Folder   4	Cleaners-Fire Alarms, drawings, undated
Box   71 Folder   5	Cranes-Foundry, drawings, undated
Box   72 Folder   1	Fuses-Heel Blocks, drawings, undated
Box   72 Folder   2	Lathe-Mail Handler, drawings, undated
Box   72 Folder   3-4	Power Plant, drawings, undated
Box   73 Folder   1	Power Plant, drawings, undated
Box   73 Folder   2	Oil-Sand Platform, drawings, undated
Box   73 Folder   3	Springs-Transformers, drawings, undated
Box   73 Folder   4	Valves-Wheel Shop, drawings, undated
	Facilities
Box   73 Folder   5	Air Pollution, undated
Box   74 Folder   1	Air Pollution, undated
Box   74 Folder   2	Building Locations and Numbers, drawings, undated
Box   74 Folder   3	Building 42 - Alterations, drawings, undated
Box   74 Folder   4	Building Alterations -Dispensary, drawings, undated
Box   74 Folder   5	Bluemound Yard, drawings, 1953
Box   74 Folder   6	City Ticket Office, drawings, undated
Box   75 Folder   1	Cleaning Rooms, drawings, undated
Box   75 Folder   2	Milwaukee Depot, drawings and station maps (V.WI.2 S-8 and V.WI.2 S-11), 1886-1947
Box   75 Folder   3	Diesel Shop, drawings, undated
Box   75 Folder   4	Electrical, drawings, undated
Box   75 Folder   5-6	Freight Repair Shop, drawings, 1929
Box   76 Folder   1-2	Freight Repair Shop, drawings, 1929-1953
Box   76 Folder   3	Gas Distribution, undated
Box   76 Folder   4-5	HVAC, drawings, undated
Box   76 Folder   6	Lighting, drawings, undated
Box   77 Folder   1	Oil Reclamation Plant, drawings, undated
Box   77 Folder   2-3	Parking, undated
Box   77 Folder   4	Piping, drawings, undated
Box   77 Folder   5	Plankinton Ave. Widening, drawings, undated
Box   77 Folder   6	Roundhouses, drawings, 1910-1936
Box   78 Folder   1	Roundhouses, drawings, 1937-1960
Box   78 Folder   2	Toilet Facilities, drawings, undated
Box   78 Folder   3	West Milwaukee, drawings, 1904
Box   78 Folder   4	Woodworking, drawings, 1881
Box   96 Folder   9	General Information, 1967-1975
Box   91 Folder   8	Project A – 4R/511 Program, 1979
Box   91 Folder   9	Project A – Pollution Control Facilities, 1978
Box   91 Folder   10	Project B – 4R/511 Program, 1979
Box   92 Folder   1	Project B – Repair of Freight Train Cars, 1978
Box   92 Folder   2	Project C – 4R/511 Program, 1979
Box   92 Folder   3	Project C – Repair of Locomotives, 1978
Box   78 Folder   5-7	Requisitions, File 24-M-25 Milwaukee Air Line Yard, 1951-1952
Box   78 Folder   8	Requisitions, miscellaneous, circa 1948-1980
Box   78 Folder   9	Staff Listings, 1967-1969
	Miscellaneous
Box   79 Folder   6	A.A.R. Interchange Rules, 1974
Box   79 Folder   7	AT&T, undated
Box   78 Folder   10	Correspondence, 1921-1968
Box   79 Folder   1-5	Work Orders, circa 1920-1950, undated
Box   91 Folder   7	Railway Shop Battalion, correspondence, 1947-1953
Box   92 Folder   6	Record of Turntables for Various Locations, drawings, 1922-1943
Box   93	Records of Maintenance on Diesel Engines, circa 1980
	Regional Transit Authority
Box   80 Folder   2	5 Year Budget Submission, drawings, 1977-1978
Box   80 Folder   1	Correspondence, 1976
Box   80 Folder   3	F40PH and Budd Bi-Level Cars, drawings, 1977
Box   80 Folder   4	Reports, miscellaneous expenses, research, and Soo Line, 1962-1984
	Request for Information
Box   80 Folder   5-6	A–B, undated
Box   81 Folder   1-7	C–M, undated
Box   82 Folder   1-5	N–V, undated
Box   83 Folder   1-2	W–Z, undated
Box   94	Retirements, Conversions, Renumbering and Car Additions, 1981
Box   92 Folder   4	Signals and Interlocking, 1949
Box   83 Folder   3	Stenciling and Styling, drawings and photographs, undated
Box   83 Folder   4	Timekeeper’s Log, 1909
Box   83 Folder   5	Training Documentation, 1948-1973
Box   83 Folder   6	Training Manual, undated
Box   83 Folder   7-9	Train Lists, 1949
Box   84 Folder   1-3	Train Lists, 1949
Box   84 Folder   4	Train Operator Log, undated
Box   89 Folder   6	Workforce Summaries, 1969, 1980
	Series: 5. Special Service Cars, 1937-1985 Scope and Content Note: These Mechanical Department documents comprise all records on cars with special functionality beyond freight and passenger use. These special service cars include Dynamometer, Magnetic Detector, Post Office, Snow Removal, and Wrecking Crane cars. Contains, reports, drawings, and correspondence.	⇧
Box   84 Folder   5	Dynamometer X-5000, 1949, 1980-1985
Box   89 Folder   7	Hand Brake Instruction Car #X-916748, 1951-1954
Box   85 Folder   1	Magnetic Detector Cars, 1949
Box   89 Folder   1	Operation of Unit Trains for the Big Stone Plant – Big Stone Unitrain Operating Manual, 1975
Box   85 Folder   2	Post Office Cars, 1949
Box   92 Folder   5	Snow Plows, drawings, 1937-1978
Box   85 Folder   3	Snow Removal, undated
Box   85 Folder   5	Special Testing Reports, 1981-1982
Box   85 Folder   4	Wrecking Crane, undated
	Series: 6. Tenders, 1940-1948 Scope and Content Note: These Mechanical Department documents are comprised of records on tenders. The story of tenders, used initially in steam engine operation, and their conversion to fuel oil storage and other uses is detailed in this series. Contains drawings, lists, photographs, and correspondence.	⇧
Box   85 Folder   6	Bill of Materials Lists, undated
Box   85 Folder   7-9	Brakes Specifications, drawings, undated
Box   86 Folder   1	Brakes Specifications, drawings, undated
Box   86 Folder   2	Drawing Lists, undated
	File L92
Box   86 Folder   3	Acid Handling, undated
Box   86 Folder   4	Auxiliary Tenders, 1940-1948
Box   86 Folder   5	Correspondence, Drawings, and Photographs, undated
Box   86 Folder   6	Derailment, Tacoma, WA, undated
Box   86 Folder   7	Fire Protection, undated
Box   86 Folder   8	Fuel Oil Storage, drawings, undated
Box   87 Folder   1	S1, S2, S3 Conversions, undated
Box   87 Folder   2	Union Tank Car Co., drawings, undated
Box   87 Folder   3	Water Storage, undated
Box   87 Folder   4	Weights, undated
Box   87 Folder   5	Manual of Tender Maintenance, undated
Box   87 Folder   6-7	Miscellaneous Specifications, drawings, undated
Box   88 Folder   1	Miscellaneous Specifications, drawings, undated
Box   88 Folder   2	Numbering, undated
Box   88 Folder   3	Record/Log Book, undated
Box   88 Folder   4	Tank Calibrations, undated