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The Milwaukee Road Class 15-ERS-6 was a class of 24 EMD SD7 diesel locomotives that were built by the Electro-Motive Division for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway (better known as the Milwaukee Road) between 1952 and 1953.

History[]

Construction and Delivery[]

In all, a total of 24 units of what had became the Milwaukee Road Class 15-ERS-6 were ever constructed between 1952 and 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division and they were all delivered to the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway (better known as the Milwaukee Road) that same year they were constructed between 1952 and 1953.

Retirement and Disposition[]

The retirement date of the class is unknown but a total of seventeen units were rebuilt into EMD SD10 locomotives. Two had survived into preservation, Nos. 512 and 522 and they both went to the Dakota Southern Railway where both retained their numbers 512 and 522.

No. 522 was unexpectedly scrapped for an unknown reason during its preservation years and leaving its sister unit No. 512 the only surviving member of the Milwaukee Road Class 15-ERS-6

Stock list[]

EMD SD7 Photograph EMD SD10 Photograph First No. Second No. SD10 No. Build date Manufacturer Prime Mover Retired Status Notes
Frameless 2200 500 - - Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2201 501 - April 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2202 502 - - Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2203 503 - - Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless MILW 546 an SD10 rebuilt from SD7 504 in Bensenville, Illinois Yards in March 1985 (29660304202) 2204 504 546 - Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2205 505 - May 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2206 506 - June 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2207 507 - - Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2208 508 558 June 1952 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2209 509 534 August 1952 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2210 510 549 August 1952 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2211 511 555 August 1952 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
513A7EE5-3252-4781-B22B-AA89E7B0603C Never rebuilt into an SD10 2212 512 Never rebuilt into an SD10 June 1952 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Operational Currently owned by the Dakota Southern Railway
Milwaukee Road 513 in the 1970s 2213 513 - October 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2214 514 560 June 1952 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567B - Unknown
Frameless 2215 515 - October 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC - Unknown
Frameless 2216 516 561 October 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC - Unknown
Frameless 2217 517 550 October 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC - Unknown
Milwaukee Road 518 at Wisconsin in October 1978 2218 518 - October 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC - Unknown
Frameless 2219 519 - - Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC - Scrapped Scrapped in 1981
Frameless 2220 520 543 October 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC - Unknown
Frameless 2221 521 545 August 1952 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC - Unknown
Milwaukee Road 522 Never rebuilt into an SD10 2222 522 Never rebuilt into an SD10 October 1953 Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC -
Frameless 2223 523 - Electro-Motive Division EMD 567BC - Unknown

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