Pacific Extension

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The Pacific Extension was the Milwaukee Road railroad’s ambitious early 20th-century transcontinental line that stretched from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest before ultimately being abandoned.

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instanceOf railway line
transcontinental railroad route
abandonmentStart 1970s
alsoKnownAs Milwaukee Road’s Coast Extension
builtBy Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
completionDate 1909
constructionStart 1906
country United States
crosses Bitterroot Range
Cascade Range
Rocky Mountains
declineFactors competition from other transcontinental railroads
high maintenance costs
loss of traffic to highways and pipelines
electrification yes
electrificationEnd 1974
electrificationStart 1914
electrificationSystem 3,000 V DC overhead line
endPoint Portland, Oregon
linked to: Portland

Seattle, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
finalAbandonmentDate 1980
hasStructure Columbia River bridges
Snoqualmie Tunnel
St. Paul Pass Tunnel
historicalSignificance example of early 20th-century large-scale railroad electrification
last major transcontinental railroad built in the contiguous United States
knownFor longest mainline railroad electrification in the United States at the time
notableSegmentNow Iron Horse State Park trail
John Wayne Pioneer Trail
Route of the Hiawatha Trail
openingDate 1909
operatedBy Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
operatorBankruptcy Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad bankruptcy of 1977
partOf Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
passesThrough Idaho
Montana
Oregon
South Dakota
Washington
peakEra 1920s
primaryPurpose passenger service between Midwest and Pacific Northwest
transcontinental freight service
shortName Milwaukee Road Pacific Extension
startPoint Mobridge, South Dakota
Twin Cities, Minnesota
successorUse rail trail corridors
state parks and recreational trails
trafficType grain shipments
interchange traffic with western railroads
lumber and forest products

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Milwaukee Road abandonedSegment Pacific Extension