Milwaukee Road 5056 sits along the Milwaukee, WI harbor awaiting an uncertain future in November 1991. The U25B was built in July 1965, in the later carbody style that featured a split windshield ... (more)
It's March of 1992 and the Roger Blough and the Phillip Clarke are getting ready to depart Milwaukee after laying up there for the winter. MILW 5056 hasn't and isn't going anywhere for a while. A ... (more)
MILW 5056 again, this time with the Edgar Speer and the Phillip Clarke at Jones Island in March of 1992. This engine sat here for many years before going to IRM. This allowed for photographs with ... (more)
MILW 5056 spent many years in Milwaukee, WI before finally going to the Illinois RR Museum. Much of the time was spent on Jones Island and I was able to photograph it with several different Great ... (more)
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 go... (more)
MILW 5056 rests in the scrapyard on Jones Island with some RR cranes and an old gondola. The U25B would sit here for several years before being donated to the Illinois RR Museum. The fleet is also... (more)
MILW 5056 rests on Jones Island in Milwaukee before being delivered to the Illinois RR Museum. The Laker Arthur Anderson is best known for being the last ship to see or hear from the Edmund Fitzge... (more)