Cannonball (Milwaukee Road train)

Cannonball
A yellow Milwaukee Road EMD E9 hauling two stainless steel bilevel coach cars
MILW 37A (E9A) Train 12 for Chicago with bi-levels at depot in Milwaukee (1966)
Overview
Service typeCommuter rail
StatusDefunct
LocaleMetro Milwaukee, U.S.
First service1886 (1886)
Last serviceJuly 31, 1972 (1972-07-31)
Former operator(s)Milwaukee Road
Route
TerminiMilwaukee Union Station
Watertown Depot
Stops15
Distance travelled45.5 miles (73.2 km)
Average journey time70 minutes
Service frequencyOne-daily roundtrip
Train number(s)12 (eastbound)
23 (westbound)
Line(s) usedWatertown Subdivision
Technical
Rolling stockEMD FP7 or EMD E9
Two streamlined coaches
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed70 mph (110 km/h) (top)
39 mph (63 km/h) (average)
Route map
Amtrak to
Seattle and
Minneapolis
Chicago & North Western
46 mi
74 km
Watertown
Watertown Yard
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
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

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