MILW 5604 leads an RS2 slug, another U-boat and an F7 A-B-A set (B unit a slug) on a freight headed up Tacoma hill to Frederickson, WA. I am uncertain whether this was a Portland bound train or if it was headed to Morton, WA. Given the lead power set it may have been going to Morton. This location is being modified with a new bridge replacing an old wood trestle and will see Amtrak trains to Portland (as well as Sound Transit commuters already operating on the line).
Documenting the comparative traffic of the Burlington Northern, the Milwaukee Road, and the Union Pacific between Puget Sound and the Midwest, mainly focusing on the 1970s but including other time periods as well. Also featuring Milwaukee Road freights on
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just heritage schemes, not just commemorative schemes - this album is devoted to some of the world's most interesting paint schemes, past or present.
