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

[Don L. Leistikow]

Gary S and list;  The Subway was started as a proposed route to the PSB
which could have been underground at the PSB or.... entering street
level at or about 5th street on the east side of the grade which was
topped by 6th street.                          

As I worked the Line Car for a month, I discovered many things.   One
was that the Subway, which began at 8th Street, went only to the alley,
mid-block between 8th and 7th streets.  The instance of our going in
there was for the Lineman to inspect the sump pump which ran almost
continously draining water from the floor of the subway.  An ominous
situation, if I ever saw one.                        


Later I was able to measure the construction of the H column placement
that provided the vertical stance to support the cement ceiling.  The
subway did curve ever so slightly to the northeast, in that short
distance.  These columns were anchored in a concrete base that was some
one foot or so higher from the concrete floor.   I did prepare a drawing
of that subway construction floor plan.           

As for Abel and Bach, they refused to sell so, TMER&L simply went aroujd
their building which faced St.Paul avenue, the westside of 10th street
and on the north, Hibernia street.  If yu lookup the various structures
between 8th and 12th streets, you can match up the trackwork as it was
designed to be in through service with the existing tracks on the
eastside of 10th street.                                               

There were options in place for TMER&L's abiltiy to use one of the
several plans to run through underground or straight ahead by entering
St.Paul avenue off the deck.  Double track was already installed in the
8th street bridge which was immeidately next to the subway entrance on
its east side.                                                         

None of these options ever materialized as the Great Depression was at
hand and investments lagged or disappeared.           

Don L.