A Class Leader
All is quiet at the shuttered Milwaukee Road diesel house in Milwaukee, as the remaining General Electric fleet waits out the days. Here, the class unit of the U36C group was delivered to the road in June 1972 along with three others. They were classed as 36-GRS-6 (3600 HP-GE Road Switcher-6 Axles). The 5800 started as Milwaukee 8500 and was renumbered in August and September 1974. By the end of 1980, the big GE's were stored in the back shop as serviceable, with the exception of 5801. On February 19, 1985, they were sold to the Soo LIne, as they were still under lease for two more years. They were moved to Soo's Shorham shops and were sold back to GE in May 1989 for their Super 7 rebuild program.
MILW 5800
Milwaukee, WI.
April 1984
A Class Leader
All is quiet at the shuttered Milwaukee Road diesel house in Milwaukee, as the remaining General Electric fleet waits out the days. Here, the class unit of the U36C group was delivered to the road in June 1972 along with three others. They were classed as 36-GRS-6 (3600 HP-GE Road Switcher-6 Axles). The 5800 started as Milwaukee 8500 and was renumbered in August and September 1974. By the end of 1980, the big GE's were stored in the back shop as serviceable, with the exception of 5801. On February 19, 1985, they were sold to the Soo LIne, as they were still under lease for two more years. They were moved to Soo's Shorham shops and were sold back to GE in May 1989 for their Super 7 rebuild program.
MILW 5800
Milwaukee, WI.
April 1984