Featured Presenter - Rob Leachman - Milwaukee Road Electric Operations in the 70s - (from Berkeley, CA)

Featured Presenter - Rob Leachman Milwaukee Road Electric Operations in the 70s The last hurrah for Milwaukee's electrified operations occurred 1970-1974. This presentation will portray the electrified Coast and Rocky Mountain Division operations during that period. Between views of spectacular scenic action, as time permits, I will discuss the legal, executive and operational maneuverings that led to the tremendous traffic surge 1970-1973 that stretched the electrics to the limit, followed by the traffic collapse beginning in October, 1973 and termination of the electrification in June, 1974.