Category: General
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…
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…
November 2017
August 2016
Work to cosmetically restore the 5057 has finally started! Rusted out metal in the cab has been replaced and a new floor has been installed in the cab. Read more on the 5057 blog.
November 2015
July 2015
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,…
Help Us Bring the Milwaukee Road 5057 Back to Cle Elum!
Cascade Rail Foundation is working to bring Milwaukee Road 5057 (a General Electric U25B diesel locomotive) from the Western Pacific Railroad Museum in Portola, CA to the South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center for display. Having a Milwaukee Road locomotive at South Cle Elum is important step in the…