Nostalgia & History > Milwaukee Road number game

With several posts on the Milwaukee recently, I thought I would add these views to the conversation. Roster collecting turns up some interesting twists now and then.
The hard to follow renumberings in their history brought me to a roster in the book "The Milwaukee Road Diesel Power" by Hyde and Sanders.

First scan is a #468 taken 1-10-69 St Paul, MN no credit name given. Second is another #468, Wausau, WI 5-20-73 by Paul Hunnell. These are rather different beasts,
even though they were both produced by ALCO.

The first is an RS-3, delivered as 2493 to 468 1st - to 455 3rd

Second started as an RSC-2 delivered as 996 - 1st to 493- 1st to 455- 2nd to 468-2nd - to 462-3rd and at some point converted with Blunt trucks and derated to 1200hp The roof duct looks similar to SOO
ALCOS' of the era.

And there was another #468, an MP15, which wouldn't be confused with the previous ALCO's. It went on to Soo and CP ownership.

Not on par with testing DNA, but makes roster searching interesting.

Keith A

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So is it RS3 or RS-3? RSC2 or RSC-2? Did ALCo use a dash or not in model designations?

I'm sure its GP7 and not GP-7, but I've seen the latter.

Is it VO-1000 or VO1000?

H12-44 or H-12-44?

Marty Bernard

Well, Marty,

This is how the classes are listed in the Milwaukee Diesel Power book. I trust Dale Sanders to use accepted terms.

Keith A

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Keith,
I think we have an ID thief here? VBG.


Uncle Joe,Seffner,Fl.

What is the purpose of the extra ducting on the second 468?