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It seems to me that the Milwaukee Road was the odd man out for the part of America that it ran through, much like the Rock Island in the mid-west. It was one railroad too many in an otherwise saturated market. Granted, there was some room for competition, and in it's hey day, the Milwaukee gave as well as it took. <br /> <br />So was Milwaukee's only chance for survival merger with the Chicago & North Western? I know that fell apart for various reasons, but it might have preserved the Pacific Coast Extension as a viable alternative to Burlington Northern. It's unfortunate that Milwaukee's slacker management wasn't more committed to the survival or actual merger of the road to create a better transportation system. <br /> <br />Wether merger with another railroad could have ensured the survival of the Pacific Coast Extension is something we'll never know, and as the way things worked out, it probably doesn't matter, but it's still fun to talk about the "what if." Once a railroad, now it's done. R.I.P. Milwaukee Road.
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