[milwaukee-electric] Re: Hales Corners Terminal

[Ken and Tracie]

Thanks for the replies, guys.

I didn't forget about the industries. I was just wondering why they ran the 
double ended cars down to loop. You've answered the question. Thanks! BTW, 
did the "vinegar run" continue into Speedrail days?

If anybody wishes to write articles explaining these things, I'd be happy to 
post them on the web site.

K.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don L. Leistikow" <DLeistikow at webtv.net>
To: <milwaukee-electric at lists.dementia.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 11:11 PM
Subject: [milwaukee-electric] Re: Hales Corners Terminal


> Ken and list:   You're forgetting the online industries in Hales
> Corners.
>
> There once was an industry on the site of today's Holz Motors.  A Lumber
> Company, perhaps, long gone before Speedrail.  Then, on the SW corner of
> S. 108th Street (Hwy 100) and North Cape Road, was the site of Hales
> Corners Lumber & Fuel.  They regularly received Hopper Cars of Coal over
> there.  At Hillcrest (HC Loop) was a small Standard Oil facility, very
> similar to that which stood at the wye in East Troy.  Plus  separate
> lead track also led to the fence line of a former WEPCO Yard for Line
> Poles and Line Hardware.  So, there was ample reason for the cars to
> loop at Hillcrest.
>
> Furthermore, the 300, 301 cars had a smoking partition still in place
> which was kept to the rear of the car.  Albeit, there was a no smoking
> rule on Speedrail cars, no one removed this partition.  The Smoker
> actually encompassed about 25% of the cars seatingl.   The number two
> end of these cars saw little use.
>
> Don L.
>
>
> ps:   During the rush hours, the Duplexes were pressed into service.
> the 31-40 being used on the Waukesha Line.  41-46 were used in HC
> service and the 47-50 trains were used in PSB-WJ service only.  The last
> two trains did not get Field Tappers.           dll
>
>