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Beaver and Uncle Pete rebuilds power an eastbound potash train |
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4/10/2023 Upload Date: 4/11/2023 5:37:41 PM |
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Columbus, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 7041(SD70ACU) |
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Eastbound sand train with a couple of Beaver GEs |
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Running in "stealth" mode...at least the horn worked! |
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4/10/2023 Upload Date: 4/11/2023 5:40:06 PM |
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Columbus, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 8521(AC44CW) |
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101 Comments: 0 |
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CP 8757 "Every Child Matters" unit leads WB racks n' stacks train 149 |
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4/10/2023 Upload Date: 4/11/2023 5:43:23 PM |
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Columbus, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 8757(ES44AC) |
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No. 7 glides toward its station stop in the bright light of a beautiful spring afternoon |
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Only my second time catching one of the Siemens ALC-42s in the lead. |
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4/10/2023 Upload Date: 4/11/2023 5:48:05 PM |
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Columbus, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 304(ALC-42) |
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WWA job crests the hill approaching O'Connor Rd. with a trio of EMDs and a string of Herzog loads |
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I was a bit disappointed...had been under the impression that the second unit, SD60 6223, would be leading. |
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4/10/2023 Upload Date: 4/11/2023 5:48:19 PM |
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Columbus, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 2223(GP20C-ECO) |
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Dual ALC-42s "Charge" into the bright light of a perfect spring evening, just out of No. 7's station stop |
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This is technically the first train I've caught on the line under CPKC operation. |
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5/20/2023 Upload Date: 5/22/2023 8:02:43 PM |
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Columbus, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 302(ALC-42) AMTK 310(ALC-42) |
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116 Comments: 0 |
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KCS 3912 tucked into a yard track |
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A yard job had used this motor to switch some customers around town earlier in the day...I was too late to catch that. |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:23:44 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 3912(SD70MAC) |
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63 Comments: 0 |
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AMTK 317 leads today's Chicago-bound Empire Builder out of town after their stop |
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Only about 10 minutes behind schedule, surprisingly good by Amtrak standards. |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:24:12 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 317(ALC-42) |
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91 Comments: 0 |
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AMTK 317 about to slam Popenfus' crossing with No. 8 eastbound |
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Popenfus' is a Milwaukee Road-era local nickname for Ontario Street. I thought the Siemens Chargers were hideous when the short-haul version first appeared on the Hiawathas several years ago, but they've grown on me, especially with the Phase VI and VII paint schemes! |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:24:33 PM |
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Portage, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 317(ALC-42) |
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75 Comments: 0 |
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CP 9706 solo on the head end of eastbound manifest 248 |
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An old standby, faded and dingy as ever. |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:25:14 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 9706(AC44CW) |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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KCS 5017 mid-train on 248 |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:25:37 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 5017(ET44AC) |
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62 Comments: 0 |
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Front-end view of KCS 5017 mid-train on 248 |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:34:35 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 5017(ET44AC) |
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80 Comments: 0 |
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EB oil train 540 takes its turn coming into town, 27 minutes behind 248 |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:38:33 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4824(ES44AC) |
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540's power rolls up to the junction to switch tracks and set out their rear motor in the yard |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:38:47 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4824(ES44AC) |
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KCS 4824 poses on the Wauona Trail crossing for a moment before 540's power shoves back |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:42:38 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4824(ES44AC) |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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CP 8831 solo up front on today's 149 |
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Salisbury Rd. (MP 166) at 1729. After many a day in my now sixteen years of trackside photography where I would see 8-10 of these leading trains and bemoan the lack of variety, this was the only one I saw all afternoon! |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:50:55 PM |
Location: |
Rio, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 8831(ES44AC) |
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41 Comments: 0 |
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CP 7047 mid-train on 149 |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:51:09 PM |
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Rio, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 7047(SD70ACU) |
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79 Comments: 0 |
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KCS 3963 powers the weed sprayer train heading west |
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My second KCS SD70MAC of the day, only the third on my personal roster and first one caught in the lead! The "Southern Belle" paint is in better condition than that on most of the GEs, too! |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:53:21 PM |
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Rio, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 3963(SD70MAC) |
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115 Comments: 0 |
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AMTK 316 has point on today's No. 7 |
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Sequentially numbered with No. 8's leader on this day, 317. Caught the LED ditch lights mid-flash. Salisbury Rd. (MP 166) at 1810, third consecutive westbound at this location. |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:53:35 PM |
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Rio, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 316(ALC-42) |
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KCS 4795 in front of a colorful five-pack on WB manifest 247 |
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Fifth "Southern Belle" unit caught today, third leader. Big power lashups on the front have become a rare treat in the distributed power/PSR era. Fourth and final consective westbound in 55 minutes at this location! |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 2:56:10 PM |
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Rio, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4795(ES44AC) |
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69 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
KCS 4859 "Safety Starts Here" unit second on 247 |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:07:24 PM |
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Rio, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4859(ES44AC) |
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54 Comments: 0 |
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540 has just re-entered the main and grinds around the curve toward Hill Rd. after meeting four |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:08:38 PM |
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Wyocena, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4824(ES44AC) |
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Belle under a hazy sky |
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Note the orange glow behind the trees...the sun was obscured all day by wildfire smoke blown in from Canada. This was annoying for some shots, but this one wouldn't have been possible without it! |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:10:01 PM |
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Wyocena, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4824(ES44AC) |
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66 Comments: 0 |
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247 gets rolling after a quick crew change |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:10:13 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4795(ES44AC) KCS 4859(ES44AC) |
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66 Comments: 0 |
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KCS 4859 "Safety Starts Here" unit long hood view |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:11:22 PM |
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Portage, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4859(ES44AC) |
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49 Comments: 0 |
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KCS 4859 |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:13:53 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4859(ES44AC) |
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Title: |
UP 3657, 5/5 units on 247 |
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This was another treat...I didn't expect to see one of these again as I thought they'd all been retired/sold off and rebuilt to SD70ACU! |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:14:06 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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UP 3657(SD9043MAC) |
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Patched ex-BNSF Dash 9 KCS 4405 hiding on the old Spartech spur |
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Got the number thanks to another local railfan via Facebook. |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:22:43 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4405(C44-9W) |
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CP 7056 leads EB intermodal 148 |
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Yet another pleasant surprise...one of these leading, and both units up front on an intermodal! |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:24:00 PM |
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Portage, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 7056(SD70ACU) |
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CP 5046 leads loaded ballast train 8WWA from the Waterloo Pit |
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Didn't even know this was out there today...only thing better would have been if the repainted SD40-2 was leading! |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:24:40 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 5046(SD30C-ECO) |
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A Golden Beaver repaint GMD Dash 2 trailing on 8WWA |
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I shot (pre-repaint) 6043 leading the weed sprayer train three years prior almost to the day, one crossing to the west. At the time it had a duck decoy mounted above the bell. |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 9:06:03 PM |
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Portage, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 6043(SD40-2) |
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KCS 4708 West, manifest 249 |
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Eleven minutes behind the 8WWA at Highway P (Portage East, the control point/switch are just on the other side of the crossing). Both met 148 at Wyocena. Sixth KCS Southern Belle locomotive, fourth leader for the day. |
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6/14/2023 Upload Date: 6/15/2023 3:25:50 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4708(ES44AC) |
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Title: |
Hot Shot Rocks |
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With no opposing traffic in the picture, 2WWA-17 has clear sailing back to Portage with their 59 loaded Herzog ballast hoppers. |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:08:51 PM |
Location: |
Richwood, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 6017(SD40-2) |
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Bright red Golden Beaver units look sharp in the late spring afternoon light |
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Quite (pleasantly) surprising to us railfans that CP began repainting their remaining SD40-2s early last year, despite them being mostly relegated to MoW/work train service (like these ballast trains) by 2018 or so. |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:30:33 PM |
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Rio, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 6017(SD40-2) |
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After a clear shot from Watertown to here, 2WWA holds the main |
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Eastbound intermodal train 148 will go around on the siding, and a yard job will use the junction crossover to access an industry spur before the rock loads can pull into the yard. |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:31:36 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 6017(SD40-2) |
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CP 9753 solo on the head end of eastbound intermodal 148 |
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Taking the siding due to ballast train 2WWA holding the main. |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:32:15 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 9753(AC44CW) |
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CP 8063 mid-train on 148 passes 2WWA's power and gets the roll-by from the crew |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:33:43 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 8063(AC4400CWM) CP 6017(SD40-2) |
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Bright red rodents still basking in the sun |
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They will begin the pull into the yard momentarily. |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:34:19 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 6017(SD40-2) |
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CP 6017 leads 2WWA starting the pull toward the yard |
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This unit had eluded my lens until now, although my dad caught a video of it leading a 281 way back in May, 2010 when it was still in CP Rail System "Dual Flags" paint. That scheme was badly faded then, and the locomotive would wear it for another twelve years! |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:45:22 PM |
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Portage, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 6017(SD40-2) |
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Yard job backs into the Meigs spur to pick up some tank cars |
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The Meigs spur is actually the only remaining stub of the old Soo Line "P-Line" that once came down from Stevens Point (abandoned in the 1940s!), and the tail track used for headroom on it is a stub of the old MILW Northern Division line to Horicon/Milwaukee (abandoned between here and Cambria in the early '80s). |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:56:03 PM |
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Portage, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 2324(GP20C-ECO) |
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CP 2324 back in the Meigs spur collecting the tank cars |
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Meigs is an asphalt company...not sure what they receive/ship in the tankers. The spur splits into two tracks, from Google Earth it looks like they can fit up to 14 cars at a time. |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:57:29 PM |
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Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 2324(GP20C-ECO) |
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CP 2324 heading back to the main with its pickup from Meigs |
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6/17/2023 Upload Date: 6/18/2023 8:58:22 PM |
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Portage, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 2324(GP20C-ECO) |
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Hiawatha 339 glides toward Bain Station Rd. with a B32-8WH leader |
Description: |
First train I've shot this far south (RR east) on the C&M Sub since I moved out of Milwaukee ten years ago. Of the handful of times I've caught one of these on the Hiawathas, this is also the only time I've caught it on the westward end, the usual place for the powered locomotive on these trains prior to the Siemens Charger era. |
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9/2/2023 Upload Date: 9/2/2023 11:05:06 PM |
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Pleasant Prairie, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 519(B32-8WH) |
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AMTK 90221 in its "Veterans" scheme trails on 339 |
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A few years ago, this received an "America's Railroad Salutes Our Veterans" scheme (similar to that on P42DC 42), replacing the Phase V it previously wore. |
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9/2/2023 Upload Date: 9/2/2023 11:06:05 PM |
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Pleasant Prairie, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 90221(NPCU) |
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Title: |
KCS 4596 West, CPKC 247 |
Description: |
Columbus-Fall River Rd. at 1700. 3/5 units in the frame, other two were EMD Belles KCS 4013-KCSM 4095. |
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9/29/2023 Upload Date: 9/29/2023 9:35:41 PM |
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Columbus, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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KCS 4596(AC44CW) |
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AMTK 315 West, Empire Builder No. 7 |
Description: |
Columbus-Fall River Rd. at 1758. |
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9/29/2023 Upload Date: 9/29/2023 9:41:26 PM |
Location: |
Columbus, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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AMTK 315(ALC-42) |
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107 Comments: 0 |
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Eastbound autorack train CPKC 730 gets out of town ahead of the steam extravaganza |
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A one-unit wonder. |
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5/6/2024 Upload Date: 5/7/2024 2:32:30 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 8701(ES44AC) |
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CP 8701's bright red paint is still apparent under years of weathering, dust and oil streaks |
Description: |
When I took up railfanning c. 2007, the ES44ACs were the shiny new power. |
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5/6/2024 Upload Date: 5/7/2024 2:34:22 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CP 8701(ES44AC) |
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Title: |
Mexico Bound |
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The H-1b class Hudson known as "The Empress," restored for a grand tri-national steam tour to celebrate the "CPKC" merger. |
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5/6/2024 Upload Date: 5/7/2024 2:42:26 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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Locomotives: |
CP 2816(4-6-4) |
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67 Comments: 0 |
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Title: |
CP 2816 hisses across Ontario Street |
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5/6/2024 Upload Date: 5/7/2024 2:50:14 PM |
Location: |
Portage, WI |
Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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CP 2816(4-6-4) |
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46 Comments: 0 |
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