Does anyone out there have, perhaps, an historic photo of Milwaukee Road No. 1004? It is currently at the Austin, MN fairgrounds and in a building which precludes any possibility of obtaining a contemporary photo of it.I'd like to have something, even a very old photo or a builders photo of the locomotive to illustrate it.

How long has this locomotive been indoors?Tom Cornillie

This site has many recent photos of the 1004 and the other equipment at the museum - however not all of the links to larger photos were working at the time of my visit.

http://members.aol.com/rrnjpix/page1.htm

Coach 3355, also at Austin, MN appears to be a former Chicago commuter coach. If so, it is likely in the best condition of any of the small number of surviving MILW equipment from the pre-Bilevel era.

http://members.aol.com/rrnjpix/page_3.htm

Tom Cornillie

Someone could do that engine a favor and clean out the cinders against the rear tube sheet, and remove the arch bricks.These people deserve a lot of credit. it is remarkably intact for a public display. Compare this with any of the locomotives at Traveltown in Los Angeles.

Chris

I agree that the engine appears remarkably intact - and may be one of the best in the country in this regard.

The need to remove the cinders is obvious, because of their corrosive nature. However, why remove the firebrick?

Also, while the passenger car also appears to be remarkably intact, there appears to be significant rust along the side sheets - which I attribute to its outdoor storage. Not un-repairable - but something that does warrent repair (and would necessitate placing the car under-cover as well).

Tom Cornillie

Mostly for the same reason, to minimize corrosion of the arch tubes the brick is sitting on, as well as removal of any cinders caught between the brick and rear tube sheet.

Chris Allan