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Interurban service began with two companies independent of TMER&L Co.
The line to Waukesha (and Waukesha Beach) and the M-R-K (Milwaukee Racine Kenosha) lines were acquired by TM not long after
they began operations.
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| Retouched builders or company photo of car #1001. |
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| Early days at the East Troy terminal. |
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| Waukesha Beach terminal. |
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| South of Port Washington on the Milwaukee Northern Division. |
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| Another view of the Sheboygan terminal yard, shared with WP&L. |
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| Articulated 1190-1191 in waukesha. |
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| Car 1120 on its way to West Junction. |
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| Former Milwaukee Northern car #21, rebuilt into a Rapid Transit "local" car. |
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| Photo from "Rail & Wire" Magazine. |
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| An 1140s series all steel car on the Rapid Transit, parallel to Route 10 streetcar tracks. |
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| 300 series Speedrail car at West Junction. M.D. McCarter photo. |
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| Speedrail car 301 on the Hales Corner line. |
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| Car 63 passing a WEPCO substation along the Rapid Transit Line. |
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| Speedrail 45-46 @ the Public Service Building. |
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| Inbound Curvesider climbing ramp to street level. Note stored cars to the left. |
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| Car 66 passes a 300 series car along the Rapid Transit Line. |
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| Car 62, outbound to Hales Corners, west of Downtown Milwaukee. |
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| Curvesider 64, east of Waukesha. Note pole to the right, facing replacement. |
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| Car 66, at Hales Corners Loop. |
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TM President John Beggs even attempted to acquire the Chicago and Milwaukee
Electric Railway, which later became the famous Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad. The Milwaukee Northern Railway
between Milwaukee and Sheboygan, via Port Washington, was acquired in 1922 and merged into the system in 1928.
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| The Milwaukee Northern Railway Cedarburg station. |
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| Car 1103 at Division Street, East Troy. Note the dual bracket arm line pole between the tracks. |
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| Saying goodbye. Car 1145 on Port Washington line, March, 1945. |
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| Sheboygan terminal yard. |
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| Sheboygan terminal, Milwaukee Northern Division. |
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| Articulated 1182-1183 near West Junction. |
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| An 1100 series coach in the traditional color scheme, followed by a trackless trolley. |
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| Profile view of all steel car 1143. |
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| 84th Street Station, Rapid Transit Line, 1943. From "Rail & Wire" Magazine. |
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| 1133 and 1111 ("The Four Aces") at the Public Service Building. |
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| Car 1115 on the Waukesha line, passing a substation. |
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| 1143, built as an all steel bodied car. |
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| Steel-bodied 1144 at West Junction, a popular photo location. |
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| Compare car 1118 in this photo to car 1144, pictured above. |
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| M. D. McCarter Photo. |
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| Unit 45-46 on the Hales Corners line. |
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| Cars 300 & 301 retained their Shaker Heights Rapid Transit paint until they were retired. |
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| Car 66 picking up passengers on Michigan Street, Milwaukee. |
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| Car 300 along North Cape Road, heading to the Hales Corners Loop, evidently on a fan trip. |
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| Westbound Speedrail 300, west of Downtown. |
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Milwaukee also had rail lines which were suburban in nature, but these
became more like urban car lines as the city grew. Portions of the South Milwaukee service, however, remained "suburban" until
their "bustitution."
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| 1200 series trailer, parked on a Watertown street. |
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| Construction of the 35th Street Viaduct with car 1116 passing in the background. |
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| M-R-K car on street trackage, Milwaukee's South Side. |
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| An articulated unit at speed on the M-R-K line. |
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| Articulated unit 1190-1191at the 68th Street Station. |
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| Tail end view of all steel car #1142 in the newer color scheme. |
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| Hillcrest Loop, Hales Corners. M.D. McCarter Photo. |
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| Unit 1194-1195. Behind it is the remains of 43-44, wrecked in a collision at Sunnyslope Road. |
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| Close up of surviving section of wrecked articulated unit 43-44. |
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| Car 63 in Waukesha. This car would later close out Speedrail service on June 30th, 1951. |
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| Car 60 at a grade crossing in Waukesha, December 28th, 1949. |
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| Waukesha line near West Junction. |
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| Curvesider in Waukesha. |
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| Car 66 between the Rapid Transit Line and the Public Service Building. |
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| Outbound car 60, in Wauwatosa. |
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| Inbound Car 66 at Waukesha "East Limits." |
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