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Re: Real impact of demise of MILW Lines West
Author: WebDigger
Date: 09-14-2020 - 22:27

On 09-14-2020 - 19:07, Montana Dental Floss Tycoon Wrote: [www.altamontpress.com]
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> A number of years ago, I spent a pleasant summer afternoon and evening in Missoula. I went over to the Milwaukee Road Depot (now the headquarters for the Boone & Crockett Club). After that I walked for a couple of hours on a trail which was the Milwaukee Road.
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> The next day, I drove a couple of hours to St. Paul Pass where I rented a bike to enjoy the best rail trail I've ever experienced - the "Route of the Hiawatha Trail."
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> Yeah, I lament never having seen the Milwaukee Road's Lines West in operation railroad, but I enjoyed checking out its remains and several locomotives on display. since that visit, I purchased Noel Holley's book, The Milwaukee Electrics and Frederick Hyde's book The Milwaukee Road which has many wonderful photographs of the Lines West.

Thanks, Montana Dental Floss Tycoon, for your info about the "Route of the Hiawatha Trail."

There's a website about it -- [www.ridethehiawatha.com] -- found via [www.google.com].

Here's a 12-minute video about bike riding on the trail: [www.youtube.com].

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