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4181 leads two more SD40's with Janesville bound T004 |
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11/9/2018 Upload Date: 11/15/2019 5:12:24 PM |
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Ackerville, WI |
| Author: |
Jon Hall |
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WAMX 4181(SD40-2) WAMX 4172(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
HLCX 6334 |
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11/9/2018 Upload Date: 11/15/2019 5:12:38 PM |
| Location: |
Ackerville, WI |
| Author: |
Jon Hall |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
HLCX 6334 trails L863's light power as it heads to the yard |
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This is one of two HLCX units present on the railroad since 2017. Two more have recently been added to the system. |
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9/4/2019 Upload Date: 10/11/2019 4:37:21 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
WAMX 4170 T4 |
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T4 powers south at 1116. |
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9/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/26/2019 11:37:43 AM |
| Location: |
Ackerville, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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WAMX 4170(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
WAMX 4170 T4 (2) |
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West Avenue at 1157. |
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9/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/26/2019 11:38:47 AM |
| Location: |
Waukesha, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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WAMX 4170(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
HLCX 6334 |
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Built February 1966 as SP 8406. |
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9/12/2019 Upload Date: 12/26/2019 11:39:02 AM |
| Location: |
Waukesha, WI |
| Author: |
Der Langsame |
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Action |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
WAMX 4172 and HLCX 6334 |
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A blue HLCX leaser now sits in the Janesville Yard with other corporate painted power in the background. |
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10/17/2020 Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:10:58 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4172(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
WAMX 4172, HLCX 6334, and WAMX 4173 |
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A wider shot including the WSOR SD40-2 behind the HLCX leaser. Ethan and I believe that this power came in on T1 last night. |
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10/17/2020 Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:12:42 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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WAMX 4172(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4173(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
HLCX 6334 and WSOR 4183 |
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The 30th Anniversary SD40-2 sits where it was sitting last night along with last nights T1 power beside it. From here we continued following the mainline to Waukesha east. |
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10/17/2020 Upload Date: 10/13/2021 5:15:17 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Jacob Werling |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
T008 drops their train on the main before parking their power |
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I missed this train's arrival in town while watching L468 switch at Sycamore. |
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12/9/2020 Upload Date: 12/10/2020 11:05:55 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
T008 power heads for the tie-up tracks |
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12/9/2020 Upload Date: 12/10/2020 11:06:30 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4192(SD40M-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Sunday afternoon goose gathering |
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3928 (35th Anniversary GP39-2) is long-hood forward at the front of a group of four on the fuel ramp, blue guest 6334 is ex-SP and the longest-tenured of the Helm rentals on the property (along with 6313), 4219 is ex-CP and the only red and gray unit with the headlight mounted on the short hood, and 4223 behind is the sole SD45 carbody in the scheme. |
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1/3/2021 Upload Date: 1/4/2021 9:31:23 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 3928(GP39-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4219(SD40-2) WAMX 4223(SD40M-2) |
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| Title: |
Closeup of HLCX 6334 and WAMX 4219 on the roundhouse leads |
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1/3/2021 Upload Date: 1/4/2021 9:33:34 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
WAMX 4175 behind 6334 |
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This unit ran as WSOR 4006 in the Gardner era, and was one of the initial group of six ex-Rock Island SD40-2s acquired by the railroad in the early 2000s. Still no luck for me in finding sister 4170 (formerly WSOR 4001) in its new 40th Anniversary scheme. |
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1/3/2021 Upload Date: 1/4/2021 9:34:46 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4175(SD40-2) WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
WAMX 4172 and the two veteran Helm sisters on the fuel ramp |
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6334 and 6313 have been on the WSOR (6313 apparently disappeared for a while, but came back) since early 2017. I'm still annoyed I never got a good shot of 6305 (MPI paint) during its brief stint in 2019. |
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1/17/2021 Upload Date: 1/19/2021 9:10:46 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4172(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) HLCX 6313(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
HLCX duo parked in Madison |
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1/18/2021 Upload Date: 1/18/2021 7:32:41 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Asa Morey |
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Roster,Yard |
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HLCX 6313(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
An interesting hodgepodge of power in front of the roundhouse |
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The Helm sisters would seem to be shop queens, since I always see them here of late. Coupled to them is 4192, and also in the shot are 4197 (latest "standard" red and gray repaint) and 4219 (ex-CP, only one with a low headlight). |
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1/22/2021 Upload Date: 1/24/2021 1:43:47 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) WAMX 4197(SD40-2) WAMX 4192(SD40M-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Yard job pulls ahead to clear a switch before shoving back into the yard |
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1/22/2021 Upload Date: 1/24/2021 1:48:46 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 3947(GP39-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
A who's who of WSOR power |
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From left, we have 4170, the class unit of what were the original six ex-CRIP SD40-2s acquired by the railroad in the early 2000s (then numbered 4001). It has been recently repainted into a special 40th Anniversary scheme. Then is 4219, ex-CP and the only red and gray unit with a low headlight. 6334 is one of the two Helm lease units (6313 is coupled behind it) than has been on the property since 2017. 4181, trailing the five-unit power move, is ex-BN and one of the last units acquired by the railroad in the Gardner era. 3947, facing off with the lead unit of the power move on the same track, is the first "new" unit brought on to the property under Watco ownership. |
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1/22/2021 Upload Date: 1/24/2021 1:50:34 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4170(SD40-2) WAMX 4219(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4181(SD40-2) WAMX 3947(GP39-2) |
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| Title: |
The Helm sisters plus 4192 on the roundhouse lead |
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1/22/2021 Upload Date: 1/24/2021 1:53:37 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) HLCX 6313(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Light power wyes on the Fox Lake Sub |
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I just happened to spot this pair on the bridge above Rockport Road, and got set up just in time as they pulled north, taking the west leg of the wye toward the yard. |
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2/26/2021 Upload Date: 2/28/2021 8:50:04 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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One of the longtime Helm shop queens sits in front of the roundhouse |
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HLCX 6334 and 6313 have been on the WSOR property pretty much all of the time since summer 2017 (I believe one of them may have left for a few months). It seems they're almost always in Janesville when I go there. |
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5/20/2021 Upload Date: 5/23/2021 1:18:21 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Mismatched Doors and Nose Geese |
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4182 and 4223 (only SD45 carbody on the WSOR) are two of the five (the others being 4181, 4219 and 4197) six-axle units in the "standard" Watco-era version of the red and gray scheme with the thick gray stripe (instead of the narrow, alternating red and gray chevrons) and white goose logo on the short hood. They also both have mismatched all-gray cab doors on the front side. This was done to 4223 sometime in 2020 (I caught it leading in early January still with its proper door), and 4182 sometime between March and September 2020. |
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5/20/2021 Upload Date: 5/23/2021 1:20:31 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4223(SD40M-2) WAMX 4182(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
HLCX 6334 |
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7/6/2021 Upload Date: 7/6/2021 8:59:41 PM |
| Location: |
Bedford Park, IL |
| Author: |
Seth Lakin |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
HLCX 6334 will lead the westbound back to Rock Springs |
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9/9/2021 Upload Date: 9/14/2021 2:37:47 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Plane, Train (No Automobile) |
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A United plane heading into Dane County Regional Airport passes overhead as the westbound L867 approaches the end of Madison yard limits. |
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9/9/2021 Upload Date: 9/14/2021 2:38:10 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
Over the Hills and Through the Woods |
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The WSOR's Reedsburg Subdivision, once the C&NW's Twin Cities mainline, skirts the east shore of Lake Mendota and the bucolic, upscale village of Maple Bluff. |
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9/9/2021 Upload Date: 9/14/2021 2:38:29 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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HLCX 6334(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
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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| Title: |
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 |
| Location: |
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 |
| Location: |
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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