September 2018

The 5057 was mentioned twice in the latest issue of Locomotive magazine! It was mentioned once in an article by Greg McDonnell listing surviving U25B locomotives and also in Blair Kooistra’s article about Milwaukee Road GE locomotives in Washington during the last days of the Pacific Coast Extension. The magazine…

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August 2018

Thanks to an anonymous donation, we have passed our current fundraising milestone for completing the restoration work. We expect the 5057 to be cosmetically restored by June 2019. To set our next fundraising milestone, we are proceeding full speed with detailed planning for the move to South Cle Elum. This…

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Work Session Report – June 2014

Feather River Rail Society (FRRS) and Cascade Rail Foundation (CRF) volunteers spent Monday, June 9 through Thursday, June 12, 2014 working to finish the preparatory work on General Electric U25B Milwaukee Road 5057. The work during this session was performed at the Western Pacific Railroad Museum Shop (WPRM) in Portola,…

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April 2014

APRIL 15 We have a new challenge donation!  From now until June 1, every donation will be matched up to a maximum of $1,000.  Read more about it on our 5057 Project blog.  You can donate using PayPal through our website or by mail. APRIL 14 Volunteers are needed in…

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March 2014

MARCH 22 We’ve launched a blog for the 5057 Project! This will give us the ability to publish updates and information without overwhelming the main project web site. We’ll still publish updates here to document major news items, but in between these updates you can get your fix for 5057…

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January 2014

JANUARY 1 The 5057 was the runner-up in the “must see preserved diesel” contest sponsored by Kalmbach Publishing’s annual “Locomotive” magazine!  While we don’t win a prize for second place, it was great to see the project get so much support.  And we also received a lot of free publicity. …

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November 2013

NOVEMBER 15 We had a productive work session in Portola, CA to prepare the 5057 for movement north to Washington.  You can read about it here.   We also have new fundraising incentive.   If you initiate a challenge donation of $500 or more, you’ll get a reproduction 5057 numberboard.  Contact us…

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August 2013

AUGUST 28 We had to postpone the work party in Portola last week.  We’ve tentatively rescheduled for the week of September 15-21.  Several of our volunteers can’t make it that week, so we’re looking for additional volunteers.  If we can’t make it work in September, we’ll look at early October. …

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February 2013

FEBRUARY 28 The Friends of the 5057 are fantastic!  We’ve raised $2,400 toward the $3,000 challenge this month.  There is still time to get us closer to reaching our goal.  Any donations postmarked on March 1 or received electronically by the end of the day on March 1 count toward…

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December 2012

DECEMBER 27 We did it!  The Friends of the 5057 met the latest donation challenge by contributing a little more than $1,000 to the 5057 Project between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Many thanks to all our supporters who made this happen, both the donors and those who helped spread the word….

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September 2012

SEPTEMBER 21: We received a $3,000 grant from the Milwaukee Road Historical Association (MRHA) this month!  As a result of a partially canceled train trip, MRHA asked attendees of the 2012 MRHA Annual Meeting in Moscow, ID if they would like to donate some or all of their refund  the…

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August 2012

AUGUST 15: Our limited edition 5057 t-shirts are available now!  Click here or on the image below for more information. AUGUST 1: We’ll be ordering 5057 t-shirts soon!  Let us know if you are interested so we get enough shirts and order your size.  We’ll be placing an order on…

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July 2012

JULY 20: We met the latest fundraising challenge!  The Friends of the 5057 stepped up to the plate and blew past the anonymous donors challenge.  We raised $1,676.14 in a couple weeks.  With the $1,000 match we’re more than $2,600 closer to our next fundraising milestone, which is the last…

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June 2012

JUNE 28: Another anonymous donor has stepped forward with an exciting fundraising challenge that helps both the 5057 Project and the overall development of the South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center! For each $1.00 donated to the 5057 Project between now and August 31, 2012 (up to $1,000), the…

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April 2012

APRIL  23: Good news!  We made our first milestone!  With the help of our donors, we were able to raise the initial $10,000 payment for the 5057 before the April board meeting of the Feather River Rail Society (FRRS).  As a result, FRRS decided to continue working with us as…

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March 2012

MARCH 23:An anonymous donor has issued a fundraising challenge. From now through Saturday, March 31, the donor will match every donation we receive for the 5057 Project (dollar for dollar) to a maximum match of $3,000. This doubles the impact of your donation! If you are thinking about donating money toward this…

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