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Image: Milwaukee Road - 988 diesel locomotive (Alco RSC-2) (19343992321)

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Description: This Alco RSC-2 diesel locomotive was built in 1947 for the Milwaukee Road (= Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad) as a switch engine. It saw service in Wisconsin and Minnesota until the mid-1970s. From then until the early 1980s, it headed tourist trains and also saw short line use, after which it was retired. This engine is now part of the Mid-Continent Railway Museum collection in the town of North Freedom, Wisconsin. More info.: www.midcontinent.org/equipment-roster/dieselother-locomot...
Title: Milwaukee Road - 988 diesel locomotive (Alco RSC-2) (19343992321)
Credit: Milwaukee Road # 988 diesel locomotive (Alco RSC-2)
Author: James St. John
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