Milwaukee 506

Name	Type	Comments	Date

Warren"Bud" Knoop	General	Remember this one >> 557 somebody tried to start the engine before it was warmed up and the pressure inside the lub oil filter tank bllew the cover off leaving about 40 gallons of 40w lube oil everywhere Unit brought to Madison Rdhse for us to repair.	5/12/2017 8:28:50 AM

Warren"Bud" Knoop	General	Remember this one >> 557 somebody tried to start the engine before it was warmed up and the pressure inside the lub oil filter tank bllew the cover off leaving about 40 gallons of 40w lube oil everywhere Unit brought to Madison Rdhse for us to repair.	5/12/2017 8:31:23 AM

Richard Kundert	General	They used a couple torpedo heaters overnight to warm up the engine block. When they tried to start it, all hell broke loose.	5/12/2017 11:31:25 AM

Richard Kundert	General	They used a couple torpedo heaters overnight to warm up the engine block. When they tried to start it, all hell broke loose.	5/12/2017 11:31:26 AM

Milwaukee 506
SD10 557 was caught on the wrong end of derailment and couldnt return to Janesville. It was shut down and Gratiot and became a 150 ton ice cube. A week after the derailment, the track was repaired and the 506 hauled the 557 back to Janesville to thaw out. Later in the year, the 506 would be leased to and painted for the Wisconsin & Southern
Date: 1/5/1980	Location: Gratiot, WI	Views: 861	Collection Of: Richard Kundert
Locomotives: MILW 557(SD10) MILW 506(SD9)			Author: Richard Kundert

Picture Categories: Action		This picture is part of album: Milwaukee Road Mineral Point Branch: album #2

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