Milwaukee Subdivision
| Milwaukee Subdivision | |||
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.jpg) Big Boy 4014 at Proviso Yard, one of the termini of the line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Termini | Union Pacific Butler Yard, Butler, Wisconsin Union Pacific Proviso Yard, Proviso, Illinois | ||
| Operation | |||
| Commenced | 1906 | ||
| Completed | 1911 | ||
| Owner | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
| Technical | |||
| Line length | 101.3 mi (163.0 km) | ||
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The Milwaukee Subdivision is a railroad line owned by Union Pacific that starts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the Butler Yard and ends in the town of Proviso, IL near Elmhurst, IL at the Proviso Yard. In St. Francis, WI, there is a switch that directs a train to the Kenosha Subdivision.
Termini
Butler Yard
The Adams Subdivision and the Tomah Subdivision meet north of the yard. There is a switch on both ends of the lines, with railroad crossings on both the west and east sides of Silver Spring Drive.
South of the yard is the actual subdivision, which runs south then east then south again. On the east turn there is a junction which leads to an industrial spur that runs west and leads to the New Berlin Industrial Park. The spur ran all the way to Waukesha, Wisconsin until 2015, when the Les Paul Parkway crossing was removed. The Springdale Road crossing was removed after 2017.
Proviso Yard
The Proviso Yard is a railyard in Proviso, Illinois, an unincorporated community of Elmhurst, Illinois. The subdivision ends here and connects to the Geneva Subdivision moving east. There is also a junction that leads to the Indiana Harbor Belt Mainline.
There is also a junction where a train can run west on the Geneva Subdivision, but it is not in the Proviso Yard.
Sources
https://geography.brucemyers.com/rails/feature/1209
https://www.chicagorailfan.com/rfttupm.html
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