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Nostalgia & History > Milwaukee Rd. 4-8-4 in Montana.Date: 11/23/15 12:00 Milwaukee Rd. 4-8-4 in Montana. Author: Latebeans A friend found this photo at a garage sale. The only information is that it is Milwaukee Rd #219 in Montana in 1947.
Date: 11/23/15 13:40 Re: Milwaukee Rd. 4-8-4 in Montana. Author: crackerjackhoghead Cool photo! You don't see much Milwaukee steam.
Date: 11/23/15 14:00 Re: Milwaukee Rd. 4-8-4 in Montana. Author: LarryDoyle These engines were not used on the Northern Montana, and there were only two roundhouses on the transcon in Montana east of the catenary, so this must have been taken at Melstone or Miles City. I'd bet on Miles City.
-Larry Doyle Date: 11/23/15 18:13 Re: Milwaukee Rd. 4-8-4 in Montana. Author: 1019X That's a big smokestack. Is it one of the smoke lifting kinds like the ATSF had on some of their engines?
Date: 11/23/15 18:27 Re: Milwaukee Rd. 4-8-4 in Montana. Author: LarryDoyle 1019X Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > That's a big smokestack. Is it one of the smoke > lifting kinds like the ATSF had on some of their > engines? Yes. . -John Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/23/15 18:56 by LarryDoyle. Date: 11/23/15 20:24 Re: Milwaukee Rd. 4-8-4 in Montana. Author: rob_l Miles City, a bastion for these beasts.
Best regards, Rob L. |