PEWAUKEE - A new bike and pedestrian trail that owes its existence to one of the region's most historic railroads has opened a unique path to users in Brookfield, Pewaukee, Waukesha and beyond.

The Mid-Continent Railway Museum received Milwaukee Road steel bay-window caboose No. 02091 (later No. 992091) as a donation to its collection today. The donation came for Ken and Ruth Rupp. The ...

It takes three long seconds for a rock dropped from the Dominion Trestle to hit Dominion Creek Road, some 250 feet below. It's taken more than three decades of dreaming and planning to turn this ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - The South Dakota State Railroad Board has decided to tear up an old railroad line between Rapid City and Caputa. The old Milwaukee Road rail line had been left in place for ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The sale of the former Milwaukee Road rail yard to the city for a new Bozeman Public Library site ...

Trains haven't run on the Milwaukee Road tracks for decades, but plenty of other riders have plans for its roadbed.

The recent decision by the state to tear up the old Milwaukee Road rail line between Rapid City and Caputa could be an opportunity to create a bicycle freeway to Rapid Valley, said Jerry Cole, ...

On Aug. 25, The National Parks Service celebrated its 107th birthday. Since its founding in 1916, the National Park System has grown to more than 400 national parks and has drawn countless visitors.