Research files, 1959, 1967-1982.

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Research files, 1959, 1967-1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145778564

Research material gathered by Thomas Ploss of Chicago, Illinois, for his book "The Nation Pays Again," an unfavorable record of the dissolution of his former employer, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road). Files include reports to stockholders, Interstate Commerce Commission briefs and exhibits, Securities and Exchange Commission hearing transcripts and audio recordings, and internal records of the Burlington Northern Railroad, whom Ploss considered an antagonist. There are also some notes and correspondence related to drafts of the book and the personalities involved in the case.

5.2 c.f. and7 tape recordings.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6844698

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company

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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company or the "Milwaukee Road" opened in Montana in August, 1908. The company felt that to be competitive it had to expand its services to the Pacific Coast. Despite the fact that it had to buy most of its right away and avoid established areas, they were able to build 2,300 miles of track in three years. Along with building track from Glenham, South Dakota to Seattle, they absorbed local railways such as the famous Jawbone of Central Montana a...

Ploss, Thomas H.

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