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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by bobwilcox [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by MichaelSol If I recall correctly, CNW was the biggest interchange of traffic with the Northern Lines at Minnesota Terminals, not CBQ, surpisingly enough, and of course was the biggest carrier of UP traffic. Certainly a combined company could have obtained a significant number of long hauls over the Milwaukee transcon that CNW had been theretofore turning over to UP, or the Northern Lines. [/quote] This was true. [/quote] I knew as most observers would that a MILW/CNW would create problems for UP in getting into Chicago, possibly forcing UP to dress up RI. But I am suprised that the Northern Lines would pass off to CNW at the Twin Cities rather than to CB&Q, given the latter's common ownership with NP and GN. Why would the two Hill lines ignore the third Hill line rather than consolidate all Windy City traffic through CB&Q? Just for kicks, what was the combined mileage of CNW/GN and CB&Q/GN Chicago to Seattle vs Milwaukee's Chicago to Seattle mileage?
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