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The Milwaukee Road Passenger Depot in Green Bay, Wisconsin, was built in 1898 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as The Milwaukee Road) to serve the businesses and residences in Green Bay on the east bank of the Fox River.
A postcard photo of Green Bay's passenger station. In 1897 the Green Bay & Western began construction of a new depot for the city of Green Bay. It was located at what was known as Green Bay Junction, where the GB&W, Chicago & North Western, and Milwaukee Road lines interchanged about 0.7 miles east of Norwood Yard on the west side of Green Bay ...
The Milwaukee Road passenger station is located on the east side of the Fox River, just South of down town Green Bay. For many years, it was the site of the Green Bay Chamber of Commerce, but they moved out in 2008 to the West side intersection of Dousman and Broadway.
The Milwaukee Road replaced the rail shuttle with a motor coach bus around 1928. The bus ran along Highway 11 making stops at Gatliff (Green Bay Road) and Racine Junction (17th Street) before reaching the interurban Union Station at 7th and Wisconsin in Racine.
Description: The Milwaukee Road entered Appleton via a bridge across the Fox River to the industrial "flats" within the confines of the river valley. The line came from Menasha, which was connected to the secondary main between Milwaukee and Green Bay at Hilbert.
Milwaukee Road History In 1847, the Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad was incorporated, and three years later its first train operated between Milwaukee and Wauwatosa. By 1857, track reached Prairie du Chien. The name changed to Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul in February 1874. The railroad grew strong throughout the Midwest, by 1887 reaching through Iowa and South Dakota, as far west as Kansas ...
The Milwaukee Road Passenger Depot in Green Bay, Wisconsin was built in 1898 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (also known as The Milwaukee Road) to serve the businesses and residences in Green Bay on the east bank of the Fox River.
