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Milwaukee Road

20 photographs
A close-up of a large black steam locomotive with a white stripe and a circular 'M' herald on its tender, parked on tracks in a yard with a person in the background taking a picture. A Milwaukee Road H-10 class steam locomotive, number [?]225, at rest in a yard on an overcast day. c. 1950 to 1957 A green and orange electric locomotive numbered L8 stands on tracks in a yard with trees and a building nearby. A Milwaukee Road E-50C electric locomotive, number L8, in a rail yard with a pantograph raised. c. 1950 to 1970 A red and cream interurban car with the number 505 on its side, labeled 'MILWAUKEE' on its front, is shown on a snowy street with passengers visible through its windows, in front of a Tudor-style building. A Milwaukee Road Master Unit interurban car, number 505, in orange and cream livery, stands on a snow-dusted street with passengers on board. January 1951 · Logan Blvd, Milwaukee, WI A green and white Milwaukee Road bus, number 5171, is parked on a city street with its destination sign reading '56 MILWAUKEE - DOWNTOWN' and passengers visible inside. A Milwaukee Road GM New Look bus, number 5171, on route 56 to Downtown, captured on a street in an urban setting. c. 1960 to 1978 A red and white SOO Line locomotive numbered 6020 pulls a freight train of boxcars and hoppers along a railroad track, with telephone poles and green bushes in the foreground. SOO Line diesel locomotive 6020 leads a freight train past a grade crossing, surrounded by overhead utility lines and green summer vegetation. c. 1977 to 1985 A black and orange diesel locomotive numbered 806 pulls two gray passenger cars on multiple tracks in a rail yard, with buildings and an elevated highway bridge in the background. A Milwaukee Road EMD F7 locomotive, number 806, pulling a consist of heavyweight passenger cars in a railroad yard. June 24, 1977 · Milw. Road Canal and Lake A black steam locomotive numbered 261 emits smoke as it travels along tracks beside a grassy area, with spectators nearby and utility poles in the background. The Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 S3, runs through a suburban grade crossing on an overcast spring day, drawing a small crowd of spectators. c. 1990 to 2005 A green and white Milwaukee Road diesel locomotive, number 6197, sits on tracks in a rail yard, with trucks and shipping containers nearby. A Milwaukee Road GP9 locomotive, number 6197, is seen at a rail yard in Cicero, Illinois, in the 1970s. June 21, 1992 · Cicero, IL A black steam locomotive numbered 261 is moving on railroad tracks at a grade crossing with spectators watching. The Milwaukee Road's steam locomotive No. 261, a 4-8-4 S3, is captured in motion at a grade crossing on a cloudy day. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its cab is at a grade crossing, emitting smoke, with spectators and a minivan visible in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive No. 261, a class S3 4-8-4, crosses a street in a small town under an overcast sky. c. 1993 to 1999 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 moves along a track with steam billowing from its stack, surrounded by green trees and a partially visible automobile in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261, an S3 class built by Alco, emitting steam as it moves on a private right-of-way. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive numbered 261 releases smoke as it moves along tracks beside a street lined with cars and onlookers, with buildings and utility poles in the background. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261, an ALCO S3, moving through a grade crossing in a suburban area on an overcast spring day, with onlookers gathered nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its front is moving toward the camera on railroad tracks, with spectators and parked cars nearby under an overcast sky. Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 approaches on a grade crossing during a fan trip in the 1990s. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 on its front and side is moving on tracks, with a group of people watching from the grass beside the tracks. Milwaukee Road 261, a steam locomotive, moves along the tracks with spectators watching nearby. c. 1993 to 2000 A black steam locomotive with the number 261 and a red diamond herald for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad is moving on tracks alongside a street, with smoke rising from its stack and people watching from the side. Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific steam locomotive 261, an Alco S3, runs on a street-level grade crossing, emitting steam as onlookers watch. c. 1993 to 2000 A large crowd gathers on a sidewalk to watch a vintage Milwaukee Road steam train travel past a water tower marked 'City of Des Plaines' under an overcast sky. A fan trip featuring Milwaukee Road steam locomotive 261 and its consist passes through Des Plaines, Illinois, drawing a large crowd on a spring day. May 14, 1994 · Mannheim and Touhy, Des Plaines, IL Side view of a Milwaukee Road diesel locomotive number 1556 in a rail yard with gravel ballast and multiple tracks. A Milwaukee Road EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1556, is shown in a rail yard with a white ACFX tank car in the background. September 1997 · Front / Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL An orange Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive numbered 1204 sits on tracks in a yard, flanked by dark green boxcars from the Chicago and North Western and Milwaukee Road railroads, under an overcast sky. Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive no. 1204 in its bright orange livery, shown in a yard with C&NW and Milwaukee Road boxcars. June 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A person in blue clothing is climbing onto a red freight car in a rail yard with multiple tracks; a gray hopper car and a distant Nokia billboard are also visible. A worker climbs onto a Milwaukee Road boxcar in a rail yard, with a Nokia billboard visible in the background. November 1998 · Front and Mannheim, Franklin Park, IL A black and red Soo Line diesel locomotive, number 1553, is stopped at a station with several freight cars in the background. A person in a safety vest walks alongside the tracks. A blue station sign reads 'Mannheim To Chicago Platform 2'. A Soo Line EMD SW1200 diesel locomotive, number 1553, is pictured at Mannheim station in Illinois, with Milwaukee Road and HI freight cars nearby. May 2001 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL