[milwaukee-electric] Re: Name of the Milwaukee Train Station During 1969

[Don L. Leistikow]

Joel A and list;   You're on track............    

Back a bit further, the Union Station was so known as that as, the Soo
Line passenger train did enter it up to 1938.      

I've yet to see a photo of a Soo Line train in that Station.   Anyone?
..................       

As for the TMER&L's Public Service Building, back in the period before
1940, the Cudahy-South Milwaukee trains came in on track two.  Company
owned and operated Wisconsin Motor Bus lInes (a TM sub-corporation) did
enter on track one.                                                          

Motor Coach Age Nov-Dec 1981 issue says that TMER&T entered into an
agreement with Northland Greyhound, to allow NGL to begin to use the
PSB, in the Spring of 1940.  WMBL was already sharing the PSB with
Midland Coach Lines and Interstate Stages.                      

On August 3, 1941, the truncated Route 3 Cudahy suburban line, operated
with the ten articulated trains 1031-32~1049-50, was abandoned.  A new
Route 66 replaced this service which, strangely did not enter the PSB
but, loaded at the sidewalk on the NW corner of 3rd & Michigan.                                                  

PSB Track two, then became additional space for Motor Coach loading.
Rapid Transit cars continued to use tracks 3, 4, 5 and 6, for loading.
A wall separated the Terminal from the service area, tracks 7 thru 11
which comprised the little known fact that it was Centrail Car Station,
fully equipped for monthly inspections and light maintenance.                                            

The last Master Superintendent was William 'Bill' 'Schwerin of Cedarburg
and past employee on the Milwaukee Northern, then transfered to TMER&L
when the former MN Cedarburg Shop was closed.  He stayed on board and
ended his career with Speedrail.  He was the last employee, who came to
work at a small office in a Container Car M (?) behind the Office
building at 940 W. St.Paul Avenue.  

This location was just east of the elevated track that that spanned
Hibernia Street between 10th and 12th streets.                  

There is a separate story about Abel & Bach Luggage Company, if anyone's
interested.                                               


Don L.     .