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Well today was a beautiful day to hit up some RR action north of Green Bay....We are set up just out side of Oconto where there is a siding located here and a spur for a lumber yard where they unload centerbeams here at the siding and truck the wood to the yard......
Our first shot of the day was a MOW crew making its way north thru Oconto and seen here crossing the Oconto River
They pull into the siding here at Oconto to wait for the train GLFDA which runs from Gladstone to Fond du Lac...You can see the spur located here that has 2 centerbeams that need to be picked up by the NB that will be thru here later today
We catch the SB coming into Oconto as it slows to make its way thru town
GLFDA passing the MOW crew here at Oconto
With a lil bit of street running in down town Oconto the train slowly makes its way thru town
Last 2 shots we catch him crossing the river as it heads for Green Bay and then onto Fond du Lac
Our first shot of the day was a MOW crew making its way north thru Oconto and seen here crossing the Oconto River
They pull into the siding here at Oconto to wait for the train GLFDA which runs from Gladstone to Fond du Lac...You can see the spur located here that has 2 centerbeams that need to be picked up by the NB that will be thru here later today
We catch the SB coming into Oconto as it slows to make its way thru town
GLFDA passing the MOW crew here at Oconto
With a lil bit of street running in down town Oconto the train slowly makes its way thru town
Last 2 shots we catch him crossing the river as it heads for Green Bay and then onto Fond du Lac
Because of WC's hub-and-spoke operating scheme, "fleeting" of trains occurs frequently at North Fond du Lac and Stevens Point, with trains departing at short intervals. During WC's first years, a parade of trains would head west from Stevens Point each afternoon between 2:30 and 4:30. On September 11th, 1990, the fleet is lined up for departure at Point yard: train T003 for Superior, train T005 for Minneapolis-St. Paul, and train T011 for Tomahawk; engine 1567 is working on the Point yard job.
On August 2, 1991, newly rebuilt GP40's set the Stevens Point depot to rumbling as they depart with train T017 for Wausau. The building houses Wisconsin Central's operating headquarters.
Swinging around the northeast wye connection at Junction City, a GP30/SDL39 duo creeps by one of Wisconsin's ubiquitous local taverns en route to Wausau on September 15, 1990.
The corporate emblem of the Employers Insurance Company of Wausau combines the former Milwaukee Road depot with a view of the Wausau skyline as seen from the former C&NW depot. Several of the company's television commercials have featured the emblem. Train T018 rolls past the building and down the Valley line on August 11, 1991.
From its source near the Michigan border, the Wisconsin River winds 340 miles through Wisconsin to the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, making it the state's longest river. Along WC's Valley Sub, the river is seldom far away, and in some areas is right along the tracks. One such place is Mosinee, where GP40 3004 is easing to a stop just north of the Mosinee Paper Corp. mill on August 15, 1991.
Weyerhaeuser Corporation is one of the WC's biggest shippers, and maintains one of its largest mills along the Valley line at Rothschild. The mill maintains its own locomotive to switch the complex; WC trains simply pick up and set out. In August 1991 train L018 is makes its way past the huge facility.
WC's Bradley Sub, extending 161 miles from Argonne to Almena, is one of WC's more diverse, in terms of trains. Most of the route is covered by locals, but also hosts Wausau-Mellen through trains, which utilize a connection with Tomahawk Railway at Bradley and Run to Prentice, then onto the Ashland Sub. In winter, all-rail ore trains use the route as well. On August 25, 1988, local L015 is about to pass under the U. S. 8 overpass east of Prentice
On August 2, 1991, newly rebuilt GP40's set the Stevens Point depot to rumbling as they depart with train T017 for Wausau. The building houses Wisconsin Central's operating headquarters.
Swinging around the northeast wye connection at Junction City, a GP30/SDL39 duo creeps by one of Wisconsin's ubiquitous local taverns en route to Wausau on September 15, 1990.
The corporate emblem of the Employers Insurance Company of Wausau combines the former Milwaukee Road depot with a view of the Wausau skyline as seen from the former C&NW depot. Several of the company's television commercials have featured the emblem. Train T018 rolls past the building and down the Valley line on August 11, 1991.
From its source near the Michigan border, the Wisconsin River winds 340 miles through Wisconsin to the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, making it the state's longest river. Along WC's Valley Sub, the river is seldom far away, and in some areas is right along the tracks. One such place is Mosinee, where GP40 3004 is easing to a stop just north of the Mosinee Paper Corp. mill on August 15, 1991.
Weyerhaeuser Corporation is one of the WC's biggest shippers, and maintains one of its largest mills along the Valley line at Rothschild. The mill maintains its own locomotive to switch the complex; WC trains simply pick up and set out. In August 1991 train L018 is makes its way past the huge facility.
WC's Bradley Sub, extending 161 miles from Argonne to Almena, is one of WC's more diverse, in terms of trains. Most of the route is covered by locals, but also hosts Wausau-Mellen through trains, which utilize a connection with Tomahawk Railway at Bradley and Run to Prentice, then onto the Ashland Sub. In winter, all-rail ore trains use the route as well. On August 25, 1988, local L015 is about to pass under the U. S. 8 overpass east of Prentice
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FINALLY!!!!!!! We are stating to get snow here in Wisconsin....Not a lot, but a few flurries are flying around here and there....In such case we head up to Wausau to run the Y0913 train today
WC train Y0913 (3M Switch) is seen here crossing the Wisconsin River in the city of Wausau heading for the 3M plant
At the 3M plant the switcher switches out the empty tankers and spots in loads
With the empty tankers and the loaded hoppers, the train heads back to the small yard near Marathon Park where it will run-around its train and run LHF back to the main yard in town
At the small yard by the park, the train runs-around its consist and pulls LHF back to the yard
Pulling across the river once again
Coming into the main yard as it crosses Townline Rd
Y0913 meets train LO11 (Wausau to Prentice)
WC train Y0913 (3M Switch) is seen here crossing the Wisconsin River in the city of Wausau heading for the 3M plant
At the 3M plant the switcher switches out the empty tankers and spots in loads
With the empty tankers and the loaded hoppers, the train heads back to the small yard near Marathon Park where it will run-around its train and run LHF back to the main yard in town
At the small yard by the park, the train runs-around its consist and pulls LHF back to the yard
Pulling across the river once again
Coming into the main yard as it crosses Townline Rd
Y0913 meets train LO11 (Wausau to Prentice)
With Y0913 tucked away in the yard...We then head north from the yard a lil ways to catch LO11 pull out of the yard and makes its way north out of town
Clear of the yard limits in town, the train begins to throttle up to lift its train up out of the river valley to keep track speed
Last shot before we called er a day, we catch him right by Gilbert Park
All for now :wave:
Clear of the yard limits in town, the train begins to throttle up to lift its train up out of the river valley to keep track speed
Last shot before we called er a day, we catch him right by Gilbert Park
All for now :wave:
The winter of 2000-2001 saw an engine swap made with the CSX that brought ten former Conrail SD80MACs onto the property for use on the Minorca ore trains. WC sent 18 six-axle units (1 SD40-2 and 17 SD45s) to CSX during the exchange. Previously, the Minorca trains had tried operating with a manned WC locomotive on each end to reduce the stress on the old C&NW ore cars as they traversed hill and dale. The SD80MACs were equipped with DPU or "distributed power" and thus eliminate one engineer per train. Unfortunately reliability issues with the SD80MACs caused them to be in the shop almost as much as they were on the road and this experiment lasted only one season.
On December 25, 2001, a loaded Minorca ore train is seen here at Prentice, on its way east to Escanaba
Last shot we catch him here at Bradley where the WC Valley Sub from Wausau joins the Bradley Sub here at Bradley..The track at the bottom is the Valley Sub that leads south towards Wausau
On December 25, 2001, a loaded Minorca ore train is seen here at Prentice, on its way east to Escanaba
Last shot we catch him here at Bradley where the WC Valley Sub from Wausau joins the Bradley Sub here at Bradley..The track at the bottom is the Valley Sub that leads south towards Wausau
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