Milwaukee Road SD40-2s 157 and 136 were on helper duty out of Kittitas, WA in August 1978. On this date the crew is just returning to the depot after dropping off Extra 24 West which it helped up ... (more)
The disappearance of the Milwaukee Road is near. This Milwaukee unit still looks good but little time remains before it becomes a black bandit.
Led by a Hiawatha unit. KM, F3 w/180; 1/250 f5.6
Extra 157 east approaches Tekoa, Washington just before sunset. These are the dying days of the CMStP&P in the west.