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Hiawatha Pete

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2. Further to your comment, I read that by 1973 the line was in terrible shape - due to neglect by a management

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #1)

Mon May 25, 2026, 10:20 AM

16 hrs ago

(IE the holding company) that apparently wanted to bankrupt the RR & then sell off the real estate.

My video, however, is meant as a tribute to the hard working Milwaukee employees who did everything they could to keep the RR running but were ultimately let down by their own management

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Further to your comment, I read that by 1973 the line was in terrible shape - due to neglect by a management Hiawatha Pete 16 hrs ago #2