SDL Sunday
The Milwaukee Road's final SDL39 locomotive, poses outside of EMD's facility in La Grange Illinois on an overcast November day. The unit, along with MILW 586-589 will be delivered to the Milwaukee and pressed into service in the Dakotas. The 590 went to the Soo Line in 1985 along with 582-589 after the takeover of The Milwaukee Road, and eventually found it's way to the Wisconsin Central as their WC 590. These little locomotives were tough and good at what they were designed to do. Today, the 590 is alive and well in Chile and is now owned by the Fepasa railroad as their 2344.
MILW 590
EMD La Grange IL.
NOV 1972
EMD Photo
D.A.Longley collection
SDL Sunday
The Milwaukee Road's final SDL39 locomotive, poses outside of EMD's facility in La Grange Illinois on an overcast November day. The unit, along with MILW 586-589 will be delivered to the Milwaukee and pressed into service in the Dakotas. The 590 went to the Soo Line in 1985 along with 582-589 after the takeover of The Milwaukee Road, and eventually found it's way to the Wisconsin Central as their WC 590. These little locomotives were tough and good at what they were designed to do. Today, the 590 is alive and well in Chile and is now owned by the Fepasa railroad as their 2344.
MILW 590
EMD La Grange IL.
NOV 1972
EMD Photo
D.A.Longley collection