General Discussion (Classic Trains)

spikejones52002 wrote:

Great Shots!! Could you E-Mail me more photos of the Boxcab and Little Joes. Thank You. Does anyone know the actual desigination of the Little Joes? I asked everyone who model's the Milw and C.S.S.& S.B. RR. and asked people who work o the S.S.. The all just look at me and say "Little Joe". Also How many Little Joes did the Milw Rd have? I heard only 5 were made. Three to S.S. and two to Milw. Then I heard Milw had over a half doz. spikejones52002@yahoo.com

The Units were made by GE and were built for the Soviet Union back in the later part of the 1940's. After the cold war ended, the Soviet Union was finacially unfit to purchase the locomotives and the order was dropped. It wasn't untill 1950 when the locomotives came up for sale and the Milwaukee road inquired on them. They were reliable and could haul long trains at slow speeds. The Milwaukee wanted to replace some of there box cabs in freight service. Electrification had been around since 1918. So the Milwaukee bought 12 of them and they proved to be worth it.

So there is a little history on how the Milwaukee acquired the Little Joe.

If need more info on something I'm sure some of the guys around here or I could answer.

Happy railroading

James  

Photographs

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http://muse.museum.montana.edu/rvndb/rvn-jpgs/RVN10282.jpg

http://muse.museum.montana.edu/rvndb/rvn-jpgs/RVN07258.jpg

http://muse.museum.montana.edu/rvndb/rvn-jpgs/RVN30821.jpg 

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Mike

tfmilfan

I really enjoyed your pictures - thanks for sharing!

I will be out that way in a couple of weeks and would like to get in touch with you to learn where these areas are that you have photographed and how you gained access to them. Please drop me an email! Ohthomas@aol.com