Welcome to the Milwaukee Road Historical Association The Milwaukee Road Historical Association is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1972 and chartered with the State of Wisconsin to study and preserve the history of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (The Milwaukee Road) from its inception in 1850 to its acquisition by the Soo Line Railroad in 1985. MRHA is not affiliated with any railroad company. It is recognized as the official historical body dealing with The Milwaukee Road, its predecessors and its subsidiaries. REMINDER Membership renewals received after February 15th will cost $3.00 additional postage in order to ship your magazine to you after the membership list has been submitted to the printer. After that date, it will no longer be possible to add your name to the first quarter mailing list. DELAYS ON DELIVERY OF WALTHERS HIAWATHA CARS AND LOCOS We have been notified by Walthers that the final delivery of the Superdome, Skytop Lounge, and the locomotives will be delayed until November, December, and January. In two weeks, for those who bought these sets through MRHA, we will begin mailing all cars on hand and mail the final three items when they have all been received after the first of the year. NEW IN THE COMPANY STORE! MRHA's 2009 Calendar! 2009's all color calendar features an all Lines West celebration of it's centennial. Members price is $12.00 - non members price is $15.00 and can be ordered now in the Company Store. Check out this and many other items in the Company Store. Are you a former Milwaukee Road employee, or the relative of one? Please share your history with us! MRHA - Milwaukee Road Employee Data Base Many have already have entered their information. Please share with us as we develop this important database. - Sustaining Member Pins over the years - When submitting "Places of Interest", please help us out by adding a description of the Milwaukee Road related information, a caboose, branch line, directions, etc. so our site visitors get that information to help them plan their visit. Thanks. Have you moved? Help us keep our records up to date and your TMR coming to your mailbox. Please drop Barb an e-mail at the MRHA Office with your new address. Are you a new member? Check out the new updated list of "THE MILWAUKEE RAILROADER" back issues in the COMPANY STORE! MRHA's Featured Link A Milwaukee Road History Milwaukee Road History is a website dedicated to the history of the Milwaukee Road, as told through documents published by the railroad itself. Please note the NEW URL - www.oldmilwaukeeroad.com Starting with scans of documents originally put out by the Milwaukee Road Public Relations department, the text and images have been reformatted for presentation on the web. In most cases, scans of the original pages as well as full text only pages are included at the website as reference material. Annotations, cross-references, and links have been added (a work in progress) to make everything more interesting, all in an attempt to keep the Milwaukee Road alive for new fans of this unique and resourceful railroad. Check it out. Would you like to see your Milwaukee Road related website featured at MRHA.com? Submit your link to the webmaster for consideration. What is The Milwaukee Road Historical Association If you enjoyed the Milwaukee Road, or even if you've never heard the story of how this amazing railroad electrified its operations across five mountain ranges, we invite you to become a member of MRHA. Join with historians, hobbyists, photographers, and model railroaders in preserving and enjoying the memories and traditions of this famous company. Members come from all walks of life, and they're of all ages. The cost is slight, the return unique. An application form is part of this web site. As a member of MRHA, you'll automatically receive these benefits: The Milwaukee Railroader See the current TMR cover and Table of Contents online - updated July 7, 2008 MRHA publishes a high-quality, color-filled 48 page quarterly magazine about the Milwaukee Road written and produced principally by MRHA members. The Milwaukee Railroader contains articles tailored for historians and for modelers.. It reviews new books and tapes about the Milwaukee, and it reviews new models of Milwaukee Road equipment and structures. It keeps you up to date on what's happening to the parts of the Milwaukee that are incorporated into other railroads You'll learn who has Milwaukee Road materials to sell and who might want to buy what you have to sell. Your subscription to The Milwaukee Railroader is free with your membership. Annual Convention Each year, usually in June, at a place which the Milwaukee Road used to go, MRHA members get together for a convention. There is the usual business meeting. But the weekend is also filled with historical seminars, modeling workshops, and an annual dinner that features a speaker prominent in Milwaukee Road history. Where the location makes it possible, tours are conducted so you can see how and where the Milwaukee ran. The annual meeting of MRHA is strictly for members only - and of course, for members, spouses and guests. You won't be able to enjoy this memorable weekend with other followers of the Milwaukee if you are not a member of MRHA! MRHA members have created regional divisions of their historical association. Here is your chance to get into MRHA activities locally! But please remember, you cannot be a member of a local division unless you are first a member of MRHA itself. Division dues are not included in MRHA dues. Please contact the division superintendents listed in the CONTACTS page on how to join. Illinois Division Kansas City Division Midwest Division Superior Division Wisconsin Division Britain and Ireland Division Yahoo Discussion Group that may be of interest to the Milwaukee Road Fan. Click to join MILW Click to join MILWmodelers