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Crossing Forster Drive |
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Although the original 8" Griswold lamps were replaced with the ubiquitous oversized L.E.D.s within the last few years, this crossing still retains its wide-pedestal gate mechanisms which were a common installation on both the C&NW and Milwaukee Road. Similar sets on E. Johnson Street, Baldwin Street, and Sherman Avenue have been replaced over the course of the last decade. |
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9/9/2021 Upload Date: 9/14/2021 2:38:46 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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Kopp Road cloud-boink |
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This crossing, once solidly in the rural area between Waunakee and Dane, is being overtaken by suburban sprawl. |
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9/9/2021 Upload Date: 9/14/2021 2:40:24 PM |
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Waunakee, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Cresting the hill |
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Despite the uphill gradient here and a fairly healthy train for the line in 2021, the power doesn't work too hard at 10 MPH. 15 years ago, most of this line east of Rock Springs was still good for 25. |
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9/9/2021 Upload Date: 9/14/2021 2:40:50 PM |
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Dane, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
HLCX 6334 West, WSOR L867 |
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9/9/2021 Upload Date: 9/14/2021 2:41:47 PM |
| Location: |
Dane, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
L724 passes the WSOR Burro crane |
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The Burro set seems to be permanently stored on this siding in Cross Plains, as it's always here when I go by. Never thought to include it in a shot with a train until now. I broke off the chase of L469 after it cleared Olin Avenue to catch up with this, the other train I had a heads up on for this day. |
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4/5/2022 Upload Date: 4/9/2022 11:43:34 PM |
| Location: |
Cross Plains, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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HLCX 6334 with one of many Milwaukee Road-style switch stands still extant on the Prairie Sub |
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4/5/2022 Upload Date: 4/9/2022 11:45:15 PM |
| Location: |
Cross Plains, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Crossing Center Street |
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Like nearly every crossing on the WSOR by this point in time, the Milwaukee Road or C&NW-era 8" incandescent lamps on the signals have been replaced with 12" LEDs. However, this crossing has not yet had the entire signals replaced with new gated ones, and the uniquely small, high-pitched Western Railroad Supply Co. "mini" mechanical bell remains. It seems the Milwaukee Road was a fairly heavy user of these bells, with at least two or three remaining on all of WSOR's ex-MILW lines out of Madison until the signal replacements began in earnest under Watco ownership in the mid-2010s. |
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4/5/2022 Upload Date: 4/9/2022 11:48:55 PM |
| Location: |
Black Earth, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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Rounding the curve past the Old Feed Mill Restaurant |
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More Milwaukee Road-style switch stands are evident in this shot. WSOR has begun to replace them around their system under Watco ownership, but the Prairie Sub remains a stronghold for now. The switch the power is on is the west leg of the wye for the Sauk City branch, out of service except for car storage since the Wisconsin River bridge was partially demolished due to shifting piers in 1998. |
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4/5/2022 Upload Date: 4/9/2022 11:51:50 PM |
| Location: |
Mazomanie, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Rocking and rolling toward the "Blynn Bend" |
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Finally got my 25 MPH runby and called it a chase...the crew said on the radio they were going to park it in Spring Green, anyway. Most of the slow orders which had been repealed the last time I chased a train out on this line prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, seem to have been re-instated. |
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4/5/2022 Upload Date: 4/9/2022 11:54:12 PM |
| Location: |
Arena, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Ex-Bloody Nose, now blue |
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6334 was built as an SD40 for Southern Pacific, No. 8406 in 1966. It has been based on the WSOR since 2017, along with 6313. They have been joined at various times by other Helm leasers such as 6305, 6328 and 6337. |
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4/5/2022 Upload Date: 4/9/2022 11:56:11 PM |
| Location: |
Arena, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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