I bought myself a New Year’s present at the antique mall yesterday. It’s from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railway (The Milwaukee Road).
Tag Archives: History
Christmas, a long time ago
A couple of photos from Dad’s archives. This one is Christine, Barbra, and Steven Bloy, on Christmas, circa 1959 (before I was around).
Semaphore signal
A reminder of a bygone era. From the Depot/Museum at Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Historic depots
While I was in northern Wisconsin a few weeks ago, I made a point of visiting two old railroad depots. Both are now museums run by local historical societies.
The depot at Mercer, Wisconsin, was built in 1906, and served passengers on the Chicago & North Western Railway. It’s the only remaining railroad depot in Iron County.
Heat shield
Apollo 11 command module “Columbia.”
When I was in DC I spent nearly six hours at the Air and Space Museum. I’ve been there several times before, and it remains my favorite of all the Smithsonian museums.
Propellers
Railway artifacts
Today I was tempted by antiques at the MadCity Model Railroad Show.
Ticket window
An old ticket window like this makes me wonder about all the people that passed through this train station. What were their stories? Where were they headed?
Rusty steam
The Illinois Railway Museum has a fine collection of restored rolling stock. But I found their fleet of rusty and corroded steam locomotives to be much more fascinating.
Milwaukee Road 37A
This E9 diesel locomotive was manufactured in 1961, and originally served on the Milwaukee Road’s long-distance Hiawatha passenger service, traveling at speeds up to 95mph.