Milwaukee Road #992217
Milwaukee Road #992217 is seen at Minneapolis, MN on March 19, 1989.
Inherited as a part of the Milwaukee Road / Soo Line 1986 merger, this caboose remained on the former Soo Line property and was assumed by Wisconsin Central forces to have been included in the WCL transaction. The caboose was painted into WCL's attractive maroon and cream scheme and placed into service in early 1988 - even making an appearance in Trains Magazine's news section.
As it turns out, the financial institution that held the lease did not approve of the transfer to WCL and required that the caboose have its Milwaukee reporting marks restored and sent off property. A photo of this caboose in its original WCL scheme can be found here:
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Photo by Kurt Hayek.
Milwaukee Road #992217
Milwaukee Road #992217 is seen at Minneapolis, MN on March 19, 1989.
Inherited as a part of the Milwaukee Road / Soo Line 1986 merger, this caboose remained on the former Soo Line property and was assumed by Wisconsin Central forces to have been included in the WCL transaction. The caboose was painted into WCL's attractive maroon and cream scheme and placed into service in early 1988 - even making an appearance in Trains Magazine's news section.
As it turns out, the financial institution that held the lease did not approve of the transfer to WCL and required that the caboose have its Milwaukee reporting marks restored and sent off property. A photo of this caboose in its original WCL scheme can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/152801413@N06/52694727234/in/datepo...
Photo by Kurt Hayek.