Milwaukee Road Rail Service, USA, 1965 1928 Gustavus Swift also championed the

Gustavus Swift also championed the refrigerated railroad car

courtesy of the University of Las Vegas Menu collection

had two lounges – the Moby Dick and the Mermaid Room - from where customers could view the Northwest’s largest fishing fleet while eating and drinking

He opened Jimmy Kelly’s the Montmartre of New York in 1921 and it was patronized by both gangsters and respectable society figures

comfort and convenience for their era

Milwaukee Road Rail Service, USA, 1965 1928 Gustavus Swift also championed theThe Milwaukee Road, incorporated in 1847 as the Milwaukee & Waukesha Railroad Company, operated a 10,200 mile system stretching from the Midwest to the Pacific Northwest into the 1970s. Its accomplishments included the first tracks connecting Lake Michigan at Milwaukee with the Mississippi River; high speed, luxurious, beautifully designed Hiawatha passenger trains; efficient freight services; an innovative shop in Milwaukee; and a skilled workforce.