RailPictures.Net Photo: MILW 5056 Milwaukee Road GE U25B at Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Greg Mross

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» Milwaukee Road (more..)
» GE U25B (more..)

» MILW yard
» Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (more..)
» March, 1985

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» MILW 5056 (more..)
» Unknown

» Greg Mross (more..)
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There's a happy ending! MILW sits on a siding in the MILW yard in Milwaukee, WI in March of 1985. The unit would get moved and spend several years on Jones Island in Milwaukee before ultimately going to the Illinois RR Museum where it resides today.

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