Cannonball (MILW train)

Cannonball
Train 12 having a late morning layover at the new Milwaukee Union Station, August 1966. The equipment is being prepared for a run to Chicago, the bilevel gallery cars are atypical for the service
Overview
Service type	Commuter rail
Status	Defunct
Locale	Metro Milwaukee
First service	1886 (1886)
Last service	July 31, 1972 (1972-07-31)
Former operator(s)	Milwaukee Road
Route
Termini	Milwaukee Union Station Watertown Depot
Stops	15
Distance travelled	45.5 miles (73.2 km)
Average journey time	70 minutes
Service frequency	One-daily roundtrip
Train number(s)	12 (eastbound) 23 (westbound)
Line(s) used	Watertown Subdivision
Technical
Rolling stock	EMD FP7 or EMD E9 Two streamlined coaches
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	70 mph (110 km/h) (top) 39 mph (63 km/h) (average)
Route map Legend Amtrak to Seattle and Minneapolis Chicago & North Western 46 mi 74 km Watertown Watertown Yard Rock River 46 mi 74 km Watertown (closed 1926) TMER&L Watertown Line Rock River 39 mi 63 km Ixonia 33 mi 53 km Oconomowoc 31 mi 50 km Gifford 30 mi 48 km Okauchee 28 mi 45 km Nashotah 26 mi 42 km Nagawicka 25 mi 40 km Hartland 23 mi 37 km Lakeside 20 mi 32 km Pewaukee 17 mi 27 km Duplainville Soo Line Railroad 14 mi 23 km Brookfield 10 mi 16 km Elm Grove Chicago & North Western 5 mi 8 km Wauwatosa Menomonee River Grand Avenue Junction to North Milwaukee Menomonee River TMER&L Rapid Transit Line “Cut-Off” to Muskego Yard to Public Service Building North Shore Line to Loop 0 mi Everett Street (closed 1965) 0 mi Milwaukee Amtrak to Chicago This diagram: view talk edit

The Cannonball was a commuter rail train operated by the Milwaukee Road from Watertown to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, until 1972. It was the last commuter train to serve Milwaukee. Cannonball was a colloquial nickname for the train, which operated as No. 12 inbound in the morning and No. 23 outbound in the evening.