Railroad papers, 1881-1914.

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Railroad papers, 1881-1914.

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Information about railroads in Wisconsin, including lists of names of engines belonging to various railroads. Also included are miscellaneous letters and newspaper clippings relating to old locomotives of Wisconsin railroads, particularly of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway for which Lapham was Division Engineer.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6841140

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Company

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In 1912, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway announced its decision to operate on hydroelectric power. Hydroelectric power or electrification was a highly cost-efficient power source and companies throughout the U.S. converted their steam-powered engines to it. The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway began its electrification project on the 113-mile stretch between Three Forks and Deer Lodge, Montana. The General Electric Company submitted a proposal to design the locomotives, as wel...

Lapham, Charles J.

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