Cannonball (Milwaukee Road train)

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cannonball--milwaukee-road-train-

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the service corridor?Watertown to Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2. What is the operating railroad?Milwaukee Road
3. What was the Cannonball train?The Cannonball was a commuter train that ran every day between Watertown and Milwaukee. It helped people get to work in the city and return home in the evening.
4. Why was it called the Cannonball?People called it the Cannonball because it was fast and reliable, like a cannonball flying through the air.

Commuter rail service: A rail transport system designed to carry passengers on a daily basis between their place of residence and place of work.
Milwaukee Road: A major American railroad company, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, which operated passenger and freight services.
Automobile ascendancy: The period marked by the increasing dominance of personal cars in transportation, leading to a decline in public transit usage.