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Viewing Album:  Milwaukee Road
 
By:Chuck Zeiler
Dates:11/1/1963 - 12/31/1987
Album Info:Photos of the Milwaukee Road in and around the Chicago, Illinois area between 1965 and 1987.
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MILW X414
Title:  MILW X414
Description:  MILW X414, Bensenville, Ilinois, September 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This was once one of the Milwaukee Road's homemade branch line combines, reduced to MOW service. The following is from the March 1998 issue of Mainline Modeler (page 70): The Milwaukee Road provided extensive passenger service the farming communities of the "granger states" in 1934. To reduce costs, the road constructed all-steel lightweight combines for mixed train service. These distinctive arch-window cars were built at the same time as the new lightweight passenger cars, which would later become the 1935 Hiawatha. After experimental cars 4000 and 4400 were constructed in early 1934, combines 2700 and 2701 were built using the same lightweight all-steel modular construction techniques. Late in 1934, six more were constructed, 2702-2707. These first eight cars were smooth-sided and contained a 23' 9-1/2" passenger compartment and a 25' 7" express compartment. The first two cars rode on Bettendorf caboose trucks, and the last six rode on the new all-welded outside-equalized caboose trucks. The spartan interiors were lighted with kerosene lamps and heated with a coal stove in the passenger and express ends. The cars were not air-conditioned and had movable windows. Later, in 1938, ten cars (2708-2717) were constructed following the latest structural side design, which included seven longitudinal ribs and rectangular windows. These cars were slightly longer with 16-1/4" being added to the express compartment between the express door and the end of the body. Another ten rib side cars (2750-3759) were constructed in June-July 1938 and were extended another 15' in length to contain a mail compartment. These cars rode on slightly heavier all-welded inside-equalized trucks. All 24 combines lasted into the 1960's in revenue service, with the majority then in SOO ownership as MOW cars.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 6/15/2009 1:52:07 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1643   Comments: 0
MILW X419
Title:  MILW X419
Description:  Milwaukee Road X419 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1979, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler. I thought this might be a former sleeper, but noticed a radio antenna on the roof and possibly a plated over window in the vestibule, so maybe it was a former lounge car. Jerry M. LaBoda adds: Ex-Iandee, nee-Alaska HW cafe - lounge solarium observation. Earl Selchert adds: This car was used as living quarters for the roadmaster on the steel gang 5528 from 1979 to 1985.
Photo Date:  8/1/1979  Upload Date: 7/22/2017 5:12:03 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  191   Comments: 0
MILW X427
Title:  MILW X427
Description:  Milwaukee Road X427 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in August 1979, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  8/1/1979  Upload Date: 4/10/2018 12:32:28 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  173   Comments: 0
MILW F-M H-16-44 429
Title:  MILW F-M H-16-44 429
Description:  Milwaukee Road F-M H-16-44 429 at Savanna, Illinois on July 23, 1963, photograph by Chuck Zeiler. Built by Fairbanks-Morse as road number 2509 in January 1956 ( c/n 16L994 ), class 16-FRS on the Milwaukee, it was renumbered to 429 and retired in February 1976. More information from Joe Lewnard:

This is a neat photo Chuck, as it's one of the few photos I've seen of the original 429, which in this photo is a Phase III unit. To my knowledge it was wrecked and retired in the mid-1960s, and 401, an H-16-44 with a Phase 1 carbody, was renumbered to 429 for accounting purposes. The unit retired in 1976 was actually the former 401. Milwaukee Road's diesel roster can be quite confusing.

Photo Date:  7/23/1963  Upload Date: 3/3/2010 1:18:53 PM
Location:  Savanna, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 429(H-16-44)
Views:  789   Comments: 1
MILW MP15AC 437
Title:  MILW MP15AC 437
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 437 at Franklin Park, Illinois on January 21, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  1/21/1987  Upload Date: 3/10/2013 10:50:16 AM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 437(MP15AC) SOO 6615(SD40-2)
Views:  463   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 439
Title:  MILW MP15AC 439
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 439 at about Armitage and Elston Avenues in Chicago, Illinois on October 8, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in January 1976 (c/n 75625-6), became SOO 1505 sometime after February 21, 1985 when the Milwaukee Road's railroad assets were sold to the Soo Line Corporation. When the lease expired on April 1, 1991, it was returned to lessor, American Financial Group (AFG), stored until sale to Union Pacific. On February 2, 1993 it was renumbered to UP 1400, and on August 1, 2001, it became UPY 1400. Obviously, the gentleman on the front is checking clearances as they head toward some street running on Kingsbury Street.
Photo Date:  10/8/1987  Upload Date: 2/2/2010 11:39:12 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 439(MP15AC)
Views:  698   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 439
Title:  MILW MP15AC 439
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 439 on Kingsbury Street in Chicago, Illinois on October 8, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in January 1976 (c/n 75625-6), became SOO 1505 sometime after February 21, 1985 when the Milwaukee Road's railroad assets were sold to the Soo Line Corporation. When the lease expired on April 1, 1991, it was returned to lessor, American Financial Group (AFG), stored until sale to Union Pacific. On February 2, 1993 it was renumbered to UP 1400, and on August 1, 2001, it became UPY 1400.
Photo Date:  10/8/1987  Upload Date: 8/15/2016 10:30:30 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 439(MP15AC)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 439
Title:  MILW MP15AC 439
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 539 in Chicago, Illinois on October 8, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built in March 1976 (c/n 75629-06), and classed 15-ES on the Milwaukee Road. This is Kingsbury Street in Chicago, and there was some street running here. The gentleman on the ground had to lift up a steel plate to access the switch stand lever, which was beneath the street. This locomotive was one of 64 MP15AC's built for the Milwaukee between 1975 and 1976, this one became SOO 1505 and later UP 1400 (UPY 1400).
Photo Date:  10/8/1987  Upload Date: 4/18/2009 10:41:14 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 439(MP15AC)
Views:  957   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 439
Title:  MILW MP15AC 439
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 439 at about Armitage and Elston Avenues in Chicago, Illinois on October 8, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/8/1987  Upload Date: 3/10/2013 11:22:23 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  MILW 439(MP15AC)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
MILW X440
Title:  MILW X440
Description:  Milwaukee Road X440 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 1/16/2017 4:30:33 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  197   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 441
Title:  MILW MP15AC 441
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 441 at Franklin Park, Illinois on August 19, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Someone has taken the time to letter this unit for the SOO Line.
Photo Date:  8/19/1987  Upload Date: 3/17/2013 10:51:14 AM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 441(MP15AC)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
MILW RS3 452
Title:  MILW RS3 452
Description:  Milwaukee Road RS3 452 at Bensenville, Illinois on January 9, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Number 452 was built in December 1953 as road number 2477 (c/n 80581), renumbered around 1959 to 452. Sometime before May 1963 this locomotive and several other RS2's and RS3's exchanged their original road trucks for Blunt trucks that were on S2 switchers. The switchers now riding on road trucks were traded to EMD as credit on GP30's, and the Alco road trucks were removed, refurbished, and placed under the GP30's. The RS3's with Blunt trucks were hard riding in road service, but did not last very long, and were traded to EMD in 1968 for new power.
Photo Date:  1/9/1966  Upload Date: 3/17/2013 11:50:03 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 452(RS3)
Views:  2390   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 454
Title:  MILW MP15AC 454
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 454 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 3/31/2013 11:46:22 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 454(MP15AC)
Views:  295   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 455
Title:  MILW MP15AC 455
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 455 at Niles, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/1/1981  Upload Date: 8/31/2016 8:44:53 PM
Location:  Niles, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  MILW 455(MP15AC)
Views:  211   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 457
Title:  MILW MP15AC 457
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 457 at Rockford, Illinois on June 24, 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  6/24/1982  Upload Date: 5/14/2017 3:27:40 PM
Location:  Rockford, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 457(MP15AC)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
MILW RS3 470
Title:  MILW RS3 470
Description:  MILW RS3 470, Bensenville, Illinois January 9, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in November 1955 as Milwaukee Road number 2495 (c/n 81710), classed 16-ARS (16 hundred horsepower, Alco Road Switcher), it was scrapped at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin shops in June 1975. This is a late model RS3, having rectangular filtered carbody openings in two of the doors. Previous models had unfiltered louvers, allowing the prime mover to ingest dirt and sand, generally not recommended. The careful observer will note that the trailing RS3 is riding on Blunt trucks. This is a result of S2 switchers being traded to EMD on an order for GP30's. The S2's were sent to EMD (Pielet Bros.) on the RS3's AAR Type B trucks, which were removed and installed on the GP30's and returned to the Milwaukee Road. The S2's Blunt trucks were installed under some RS3's.
Photo Date:  1/9/1966  Upload Date: 4/20/2009 6:11:47 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 470(RS3)
Views:  1712   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 471
Title:  MILW MP15AC 471
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 471 at Bensenville, Illinois on June 7, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  6/7/1987  Upload Date: 3/24/2013 10:50:38 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 471(MP15AC)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 481
Title:  MILW MP15AC 481
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 481 at Franklin Park, Illinois on February 13, 1983, Kodachrome by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection. Note the safety slogan.
Photo Date:  2/13/1983  Upload Date: 3/24/2013 11:24:38 AM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Gib Allbach
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 481(MP15AC)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 483
Title:  MILW MP15AC 483
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 483 waiting to cross the C&NW at about Elston and Bloomingdale Avenues in Chicago, Illinois on September 7, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/7/1983  Upload Date: 8/14/2016 5:26:57 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 483(MP15AC)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 483
Title:  MILW MP15AC 483
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 483 crossing the C&NW at about Elston and Bloomingdale Avenues in Chicago, Illinois on September 7, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/7/1983  Upload Date: 4/21/2013 10:29:28 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 483(MP15AC)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 484
Title:  MILW MP15AC 484
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 484 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 4/21/2013 11:42:27 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 484(MP15AC)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 485
Title:  MILW MP15AC 485
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 485 at about Western Avenue in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 10:47:03 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 485(MP15AC)
Views:  230   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 487
Title:  MILW MP15AC 487
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 487 at Bensenville, Illinois on September 2, 1984, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/2/1984  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 11:14:03 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 487(MP15AC)
Views:  266   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 488
Title:  MILW MP15AC 488
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 488 at Bensenville, Illinois on February 9, 1986, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  2/9/1986  Upload Date: 4/28/2013 11:54:04 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 488(MP15AC)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 489
Title:  MILW MP15AC 489
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 489 at Bensenville, Illinois on February 18, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  2/18/1987  Upload Date: 5/5/2013 10:35:51 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 489(MP15AC)
Views:  195   Comments: 0
MILW 490
Title:  MILW 490
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 490 at Bensenville, Illinois on July 22, 1983, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  7/22/1983  Upload Date: 5/5/2013 11:08:51 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 490(MP15AC)
Views:  249   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 492
Title:  MILW MP15AC 492
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 492 crossing the bridge to Goose Island in Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/12/1987  Upload Date: 5/5/2013 11:30:18 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  MILW 492(MP15AC)
Views:  471   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 492
Title:  MILW MP15AC 492
Description:  Milwaukee Road ( SOO Line ) MP15AC 492 crossing North Avenue from Goose Island in Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/12/1987  Upload Date: 8/26/2016 2:10:52 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 492(MP15AC)
Views:  194   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 492
Title:  MILW MP15AC 492
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 492 on Kingsbury Street in Chicago, Illinois on October 12, 1987, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was actually a SOO Line locomotive and train by this photo date.
Photo Date:  10/12/1987  Upload Date: 8/14/2016 6:01:07 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Track
Locomotives:  MILW 492(MP15AC)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 493
Title:  MILW MP15AC 493
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 493 at Bensenville, Illinois on October 30, 1986, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/30/1986  Upload Date: 6/9/2013 10:37:09 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 493(MP15AC)
Views:  187   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 494
Title:  MILW MP15AC 494
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 494 at Franklin Park, Illinois on March 16, 1985, Kodachrome by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:  3/16/1985  Upload Date: 6/9/2013 11:15:20 AM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Gib Allbach
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 494(MP15AC)
Views:  238   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 496
Title:  MILW MP15AC 496
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 496 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1981, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/1/1981  Upload Date: 6/9/2013 11:45:49 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 496(MP15AC)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
MILW MP15AC 497
Title:  MILW MP15AC 497
Description:  Milwaukee Road MP15AC 497 and 496 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in February 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  2/1/1982  Upload Date: 6/16/2013 10:29:21 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 497(MP15AC) MILW 496(MP15AC)
Views:  338   Comments: 0
MILW SD9 500
Title:  MILW SD9 500
Description:  Milwaukee Road SD9 500 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in February 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This was second MILW 500, the first was SD7 2200 re# to first 500, rebuilt in August 1974 to SD10 559. Second 500, built as MILW 2224 in January 1954 as the first production EMD SD9 (c/n 18769), was renumbered to 530, then renumbered again to 500, sold to Azcon Locomotive Dealer in 1984, resold to Western Railroad Builders for the Dry Valley Railroad in July 1984.
Photo Date:  12/31/1987  Upload Date: 6/16/2013 11:47:40 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 500(SD9)
Views:  1051   Comments: 0
MILW SD7 501
Title:  MILW SD7 501
Description:  Milwaukee Road SD7 501 at Ottumwa, Iowa on February 18, 1981, Kodachrome by Ken Kessler, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:  2/18/1981  Upload Date: 6/23/2013 9:38:28 AM
Location:  Ottumwa, IA
Author:  Ken Kessler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 501(SD7)
Views:  968   Comments: 0
MILW H-16-66 524
Title:  MILW H-16-66 524
Description:  MILW H-16-66 524, Escanaba, Michigan, November 9, 1975, photo by J. H. Nixon, Chuck Zeiler collection. There is conflicting information about this locomotive, the following is from the book, 'Faribanks-Morse Locomotives In Color', by Jim Boyd: The Milwaukee Road was one of only four customers to buy the H-16-66 Baby Trainmasters. They were delivered in two batches, numbers 2125-2127 (later 550-552) were built during August-September 1953, and 2128-2130 (later, 553-555, later still 547-549) were built during September 1953, and all were classed 16-FRS-6 by the Milwaukee. Somehow, the second batch had lower constrution (serial) numbers.

The book does not connect this road number to any previous number, but this web site ( http://www.trainweb.org/milwaukee/roster.txt ) claims that 524 was built as 2128, then renumbered to 553, then 547, then 524. The web site offers c/n 16L-757 as the serial for number 524. Take your pick. It appears that 524 was out of service on January 1976, and sold for scrap to Precision National in June 1976. Finally, consulting the book, "Milwaukee Road Locomotives, Volume Three", by Thomas J. Strauss, this locomotive was built as 2128 (c/n 16L693), renumbered to 553, then 547, then 524, equipped with MU connections at both ends, no dynamic brakes. Only 60 H16-66's were built, with the C&NW owning 50, the Milwaukee owning eight, Alcoa owning one, and TVA owning one.
Photo Date:  11/9/1975  Upload Date: 1/7/2010 11:29:04 AM
Location:  Escanaba, MI
Author:  J. H. Nixon
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 524(H-16-66) CNW 6718(C628)
Views:  1748   Comments: 1
MILW SD10 534
Title:  MILW SD10 534
Description:  MILW SD10 534, Bensenville, Illinois, May 29, 1983, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built as MILW SD7 2209 in June 1952 (c/n 15621), renumbered to 509, rebuilt to SD10 534 in December 1975, became SOO 534 and later CP 534. It was rebuilt by CP to hump unit/slug mother in December 1993.
Photo Date:  5/29/1983  Upload Date: 4/23/2009 4:55:38 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 534(SD10)
Views:  885   Comments: 0
MILW SD10 534
Title:  MILW SD10 534
Description:  Milwaukee Road SD10 534 at Bensenville, Illinois on July 24, 1983, Kodachrome by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:  7/24/1983  Upload Date: 6/23/2013 10:27:58 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Gib Allbach
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 534(SD10)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
MILW SD10 543
Title:  MILW SD10 543
Description:  Milwaukee Road SD10 543 at Franklin Park, Illinois on February 19, 1983, Kodachrome by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:  2/19/1983  Upload Date: 6/23/2013 10:56:22 AM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 543(SD10) MILW 547(SD10) MILW 975(GP20)
Views:  716   Comments: 0
MILW SD10 544
Title:  MILW SD10 544
Description:  MILW SD10 544, Bensenville, Illinois, April 9, 1986, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in October 1953 (c/n 18309) on EMD Order 6516 as MILW SD7 2223, later renumbered 523. When it was rebuilt into a SD10, it was renumbered 544, classed as 18.5-ERS-6 (reflecting the increase in horsepower from the as-delivered 1500 to 1850), and later became DME 544. The Milwaukee Road rebuilt seventeen SD-7's and four SD-9's starting in late 1974 and continuing until January 1976, designating the 21 rebuilt locomotives as SD-10's, classed 18-ERS-6 (1800 horsepower - E(MD) Road Switcher - 6 axles). The boxy structure on the roof behind the cab is a Horst air filter, which most of the rebuilt units had, but the last six (556-561) received a lower profile Farr air filter. Also during the rebuilding process, the air reservoirs were changed from a vertical stacked arrangement to horizontal to keep them out of harms way in the event of a derailment.
Photo Date:  4/9/1986  Upload Date: 4/18/2009 11:09:59 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 544(SD10)
Views:  730   Comments: 0
MILW 545
Title:  MILW 545
Description:  Milwaukee Road coach 545 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in September 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/1/1979  Upload Date: 6/30/2017 8:01:39 PM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  147   Comments: 0
MILW SD10 546
Title:  MILW SD10 546
Description:  MILW SD10 546, Franklin Park, Illinois, December 18, 1983, photo by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built as SD7 2204 in May 1952 (c/n 15616) on EMD Order 5139, it was renumbered to 504 and classed 15-ERS-6. During December 1974, it was rebuilt to SD10 546, classed as 18-ERS-6, and around February 1985 it became DME 546.
Photo Date:  12/18/1983  Upload Date: 1/7/2010 12:43:33 PM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Gib Allbach
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 546(SD10)
Views:  468   Comments: 1
MILW SD10 551
Title:  MILW SD10 551
Description:  MILW SD10 551 at Ottumwa, Iowa on March 1, 1982, photo by Ken Kessler, Chuck Zeiler collection. This locomotive was built as MILW SD9 2228 in January 1954 (c/n 18773) on EMD Order 5287. It was later renumbered MILW SD9 534, classed as 17.5-ERS-6. It was one of four SD9's (plus 17 SD7's) rebuilt into SD10's (class 18-ERS-6) starting in 1974. The SD10 program involved a rebuilt Model 567BC prime mover, now rated at 1850 hp, rewiring, a chopped short hood, in this case, a Horst air filter (the duct on the roof behind the cab), 26L brake system, and relocating the air reservoirs. Eventually this unit became DME 551.
Photo Date:  3/1/1982  Upload Date: 4/18/2009 5:44:44 PM
Location:  Ottumwa, IA
Author:  Ken Kessler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 551(SD10)
Views:  1415   Comments: 2
MILW SD10 555
Title:  MILW SD10 555
Description:  Milwaukee Road SD10 555 at Franklin Park, Illinois on December 20, 1985, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  12/20/1985  Upload Date: 6/23/2013 11:28:15 AM
Location:  Franklin Park, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MILW 555(SD10) MILW 957(GP20)
Views:  726   Comments: 0
MILW SD10 556
Title:  MILW SD10 556
Description:  Milwaukee Road SD10 556 at Bensenville, Illinois on April 21, 1985, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/21/1985  Upload Date: 6/30/2013 10:38:59 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 556(SD10) MILW 474(MP15AC)
Views:  558   Comments: 0
MILW SD10 558
Title:  MILW SD10 558
Description:  MILW SD10 558, Bensenville, Illinois, March 10, 1985, photo by Gib Allbach, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built as MILW SD7 2208 in June 1952 (c/n 15620) on EMD Order 5139, classed as 15-ERS-6, it was later renumbered 508. In August 1974 it was rebuilt into SD10 558, later becoming DME 558.
Photo Date:  3/10/1985  Upload Date: 4/25/2009 10:23:21 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Gib Allbach
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 558(SD10)
Views:  565   Comments: 0
MILW SW1200 600
Title:  MILW SW1200 600
Description:  Milwaukee Road SW1200 600 at Western Avenue coach yard in Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1982, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  4/1/1982  Upload Date: 6/30/2013 11:59:02 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 600(SW1200)
Views:  702   Comments: 0
MILW SW1200 603
Title:  MILW SW1200 603
Description:  Milwaukee Road SW1200 603 at Austin, Minnesota on September 3, 1982, Kodachrome by Ken Kessler, Chuck Zeiler collection. Note that the headlight number appears to have been applied by hand.
Photo Date:  9/3/1982  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 11:26:45 AM
Location:  Austin, MN
Author:  Ken Kessler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 603(SW1200)
Views:  641   Comments: 0
MILW SW1200 606
Title:  MILW SW1200 606
Description:  Milwaukee Road SW1200 606 at Chicago Union Station on February 27, 1966, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler
Photo Date:  2/27/1966  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 11:49:19 AM
Location:  Chicago Union Station, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 606(SW1200)
Views:  657   Comments: 0
MILW SW1200 609
Title:  MILW SW1200 609
Description:  Milwaukee Road SW1200 609 at Bensenville, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 7/14/2013 9:11:33 AM
Location:  Bensenville, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MILW 609(SW1200)
Views:  397   Comments: 0

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