{"id":5,"date":"2015-05-18T10:16:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-18T17:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.milwelectric.org\/5057project\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-08-09T23:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T06:05:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.milwelectric.org\/5057project\/","title":{"rendered":"Help us bring the Milwaukee Road 5057 back to Cle Elum!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo montage of the 5057 and the Cle Elum depot by Tom Kermen.<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Having a Milwaukee Road locomotive at South Cle Elum is an important step towards developing the rail yard as an interpretive center.\u00a0 The 5057 has strong ties to Washington and is well-suited to telling the story of the railroad in the state.\u00a0 Currently, no Milwaukee Road locomotives are on display in Washington.<\/p>\n

We are raising money to purchase the locomotive, prepare it for display, and move it to the Interpretive Center.<\/p>\n

To follow our progress, you can sign up for our email list, follow us on Facebook, read our project blog<\/a>, or check here for the latest news.<\/a><\/p>\n

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June 2025<\/strong> – The 5057 has arrived at the Columbia Rail shop in Richland, WA. Read more about it here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

May 2025<\/strong> – The 5057 is on the move! We are moving it from the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad shop in Usk, WA to the Columbia Rail shop in Richland, WA. Read more about it here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

July 2024 <\/strong>– We’ve been quiet because there hasn’t been much to report. Hopefully, that will change soon. In the meantime, you can get a status update in the News<\/a> section.<\/span><\/p>\n

May 2022 <\/strong>– We’ve been quiet for a while, but we’re working on a detailed update to post here soon. The short version is that not much has happened with the 5057 in the past few years. It’s still at the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad shop in Usk, WA. However, they’ve been working on a long project for a client for the past few years, and we voluntarily took a back seat while they worked on it. That work is finishing, so we expect they’ll be able to start bringing it to the shop now and then when they have time.<\/span><\/p>\n

September 2018<\/strong><\/span> – The 5057 was mentioned in the 2018 issue of Locomotive magazine. Learn more in the News<\/a> section.<\/p>\n

August <\/strong>2018<\/strong> – We have raised the funds to complete the cosmetic restoration. Now we are planning the move to South Cle Elum so we can set our next fundraising goal. Read the<\/span> News<\/a><\/span> for more details.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

November 2017<\/strong><\/span> – We are raising fu<\/span>nds to paint the 5057 next spring. Read more on the 5057 blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

August 2016 – <\/strong>The cosmetic restoration work on the 5057 has begun! \u00a0Read more on the 5057 blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

November 2015 <\/strong>We recently visited the 5057 at the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad shop in Usk, WA, and talked to the people there about the restoration plan. \u00a0Read more on the 5057 blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

July 2015 <\/strong>The 5057 is fifty years old!\u00a0 It was delivered to the Milwaukee Road on July 14, 1965.\u00a0 Happy birthday, 5057!\u00a0 Read more on the 5057 blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

December 2014<\/strong>\u00a0 The 5057 is back in Washington for the first time in nearly 35 years!\u00a0 It arrived at the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad shop in Usk, WA, on December 15.\u00a0 We are working with them to plan the cosmetic restoration.<\/p>\n

November 2014\u00a0 <\/strong><\/strong>The 5057 is about to come \u2018home\u2019 to Washington!\u00a0 The restoration phase of the project is next.\u00a0 Read the News<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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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 an important step towards…<\/p>\n

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