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By:Brian Connolly
Dates:2/22/2002 - 12/29/2009
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WSOR 3808 & 3802 on M2
Title:  WSOR 3808 & 3802 on M2
Description:  WSOR hogger Matt Heeren keeps an eye on pedestrians and grade-crossing traffic as he and his crew shove 52 cars towards WSOR's E. Johnson street yard.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 9:29:59 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3808(GP38AC) WSOR 3802(GP38)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
WSOR 3808 & 3802 on M2
Title:  WSOR 3808 & 3802 on M2
Description:  The M2 pauses on the main just shy of E. Johnson street. The crew will switch a bit and call it a day.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 9:43:36 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3808(GP38AC) WSOR 3802(GP38)
Views:  412   Comments: 1
WSOR 3808 & 3802 on M2
Title:  WSOR 3808 & 3802 on M2
Description:  The M2 job takes the back leg of the wye and will pull out onto the Reedsburg sub just south of Dickinson street before backing into the Johnson street yard.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 9:07:07 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3808(GP38AC) WSOR 3802(GP38)
Views:  417   Comments: 1
WSOR 3808
Title:  WSOR 3808
Description:  The M2 job approaches Second street, just shy of the switch for the connecting track to the E. Johnson street yard. The switch is lined normal right now, which would take them to the yard, but the M2 is taking the "back leg" today. Yarding their 50-some car train would be a pain if they came in the 'normal' way.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 8:59:54 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3808(GP38AC)
Views:  453   Comments: 3
WSOR 3808 leads a Saturday M2
Title:  WSOR 3808 leads a Saturday M2
Description:  Having just finished a good amount of switching at Lycon/LaFarge and Sammy's (aka Burke), the M2 crew air tests their train and starts back towards the E. Johnson street yard with a healthy train.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 8:49:31 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3808(GP38AC)
Views:  473   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053 leads J2 today
Title:  WSOR 4053 leads J2 today
Description:  The J2 crew pases Madison's Central Park (still just a grassy field) on their way towards Janesville on a bright Saturday.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 10:04:39 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2) WSOR 4007(SD40-2) ILSX 1396(GP10)
Views:  710   Comments: 0
Colorful lashup
Title:  Colorful lashup
Description:  There's no shortage of color in this lashup. The 40s belong to WSOR while the green loco, technically a GP10, is headed to WSOR's Horicon, WI shops for a paint job. The WSOR received this locomotive from the BNSF at Crawford. Contract paint work keeps the shops busy at Horicon and might be a reason why WSOR's newest additions to their roster (like Mean Mrs. Mustard here) don't wear the sharp red and silver WSOR scheme.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 10:07:38 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 4007(SD40-2) WSOR 4053(SD40-2) ILSX 1396(GP10)
Views:  918   Comments: 0
Autumn colors came early this year...
Title:  Autumn colors came early this year...
Description:  A colorful lashup leads this Janesville-bound freight as it departs Madison. A J2 crew is working the return portion of this train today. Ordinarily it would have left town for Jville earlier in the morning, but the timing and 70 or so cars in the consist suggest that there was a lot of on-line work for the JM crew.
Photo Date:  9/15/2007  Upload Date: 9/16/2007 9:53:03 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2) WSOR 4007(SD40-2) ILSX 1396(GP10)
Views:  736   Comments: 0
Power Party
Title:  Power Party
Description:  WSOR power rests between jobs on the Southern Division at the Roundhouse/Engine facility in Janesville.
Photo Date:  12/9/2007  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 9:55:17 PM
Location:  Janesville, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3808(GP38AC) WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  527   Comments: 0
WSOR 3802 & 4052 on M1
Title:  WSOR 3802 & 4052 on M1
Description:  The conductor rides the 4052 as the M1 crew pulls on the main at Cottage Grove to clear the west end of the Landmark switch.
Photo Date:  12/18/2007  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 10:25:06 PM
Location:  Cottage Grove, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3802(GP38) WSOR 4052(SD40-2)
Views:  537   Comments: 1
WSOR 4052
Title:  WSOR 4052
Description:  The train out to Cottage Grove today isn't moving further until the switch to Landmark's spur is free of snow and ice.
Photo Date:  12/18/2007  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 10:10:28 PM
Location:  Cottage Grove, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 4052(SD40-2)
Views:  516   Comments: 1
WSOR 4052
Title:  WSOR 4052
Description:  The M1 crew gets down in the snow and digs out the switch to Landmark in Cottage Grove, WI.
Photo Date:  12/18/2007  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 10:19:45 PM
Location:  Cottage Grove, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4052(SD40-2)
Views:  432   Comments: 1
M2 at MX
Title:  M2 at MX
Description:  The M2 job approaches downtown Madison. It's at MX, a diamond in the middle of Monona Bay. Once a crossing of busy MILW and C&NW lines, it's now used exclusively by WSOR
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 10:56:02 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 3802(GP38) WSOR 3806(GP38)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
WSOR 3802, 3806 on M2
Title:  WSOR 3802, 3806 on M2
Description:  The M2 crew leads a handfull of cars just south of Olin avenue on WSOR's Central Soya spur. The boxcars are empties from Capital News, an outfit that prints both the Wisconsin State Journal and the Capital Times. Further back in the train are a couple of covered hoppers from Vita Plus. The switch in the foreground is for the former C&NW main that runs south from Madison through the communities of Fitchburg, Oregon and Brooklyn. Largely intact with a few grade-crossing exceptions, the line was rumored to re-open to serve a new business park.
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 10:35:22 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3802(GP38) WSOR 3806(GP38)
Views:  349   Comments: 0
WSOR 3806, 3802 on M2
Title:  WSOR 3806, 3802 on M2
Description:  The M2 crew just finished up on the Central Soya spur, and they're now heading around the curve at the intersection of Bedford and Wilson streets on the Prairie sub. They're Middleton-bound and will probably use up the rest of their hours switching there.
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 11:06:01 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 3806(GP38) WSOR 3802(GP38)
Views:  406   Comments: 0
WSOR 3806, 3802 on M2
Title:  WSOR 3806, 3802 on M2
Description:  The M2 crew made a brief stop near the University Station strip mall for a quick bite.
Photo Date:  1/5/2008  Upload Date: 1/5/2008 11:12:10 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 3806(GP38) WSOR 3802(GP38)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
Smokin!
Title:  Smokin!
Description:  1506 and crew cross Wingra creek on their way to Capital News.
Photo Date:  1/26/2008  Upload Date: 2/6/2008 2:13:42 AM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 1506(MP15AC)
Views:  589   Comments: 0
WSOR 1506
Title:  WSOR 1506
Description:  1506 cuts off from the loads and heads up the Capital News spur.
Photo Date:  1/26/2008  Upload Date: 2/6/2008 2:15:50 AM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 1506(MP15AC)
Views:  663   Comments: 0
Smokey, the Bandit!
Title:  Smokey, the Bandit!
Description:  I was getting pretty bummed about WSOR's SD20s leaving the roster, but the new (to WSOR, anyway) MP15s will do just fine. The sight, sound, and smell was magnificent.
Photo Date:  1/26/2008  Upload Date: 2/6/2008 2:04:36 AM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1506(MP15AC)
Views:  811   Comments: 0
WSOR 1506
Title:  WSOR 1506
Description:  The new kid in town smokes across the diamond at MX, leaving downtown Madison in the background.
Photo Date:  1/26/2008  Upload Date: 2/6/2008 2:02:04 AM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 1506(MP15AC)
Views:  555   Comments: 0
The New Kid
Title:  The New Kid
Description:  One of the newest additions to WSOR's roster escorts 5 Canadian boxcars of newsprint across the fill in Monona Bay on WSOR's Central Soya spur. This crew will be spotting these loads and pulling empties at Capital News shortly.
Photo Date:  1/28/2008  Upload Date: 2/6/2008 2:10:09 AM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 1506(MP15AC)
Views:  716   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  The Saturday M3 job trundles through the southern Wisconsin countryside.
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2008 8:41:00 PM
Location:  Cross Plains, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  563   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  The Saturday afternoon quiet in Cross Plains is briefly interrupted by the WSOR M3 job.
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2008 8:44:00 PM
Location:  Cross Plains, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  649   Comments: 1
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  After spotting a couple of loads and getting lunch in Cross Plains, the M3 crew continues their westward journey.
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2008 8:47:02 PM
Location:  Cross Plains, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  639   Comments: 1
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  The M3 job follows the winding Black Earth Creek, just west of Cross Plains, WI.
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2008 8:51:12 PM
Location:  Cross Plains, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  548   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  After leaving the rest of their train 'round the bend, the M3 crew scoots through Mazomanie with a load of plastic pellets. Yes, I'm aware that the date on the photo is incorrect...
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/9/2008 3:44:49 PM
Location:  Mazomanie, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  682   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  With the day's last rays struggling to stay above the horizon, the M3 crew spots a load of plastic pellets on Mazomanie's west side.
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/9/2008 3:52:59 PM
Location:  Mazomanie, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  564   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  The M3 job heads through a cut west of Middleton, WI on the WSOR's Prairie sub.
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2008 8:29:54 PM
Location:  Middleton, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  A patchy SD40-2 powers more than 40 cars westbound on the Prairie sub.
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2008 8:38:33 PM
Location:  Middleton, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  595   Comments: 1
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  Mean Mrs. Mustard powers the M3 today westbound on the Prairie sub. The train's about to pass underneath University Avenue.
Photo Date:  3/8/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2008 8:19:25 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  581   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053
Title:  WSOR 4053
Description:  4053 ambles past the depot in downtown Black Earth.
Photo Date:  3/9/2008  Upload Date: 3/8/2008 8:54:33 PM
Location:  Black Earth, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  728   Comments: 3
Up the grade...
Title:  Up the grade...
Description:  Having crossed the marshes along the northern edge of Lake Waubesa, this Memorial Day MJ bellows exhaust as it pulls upgrade into McFarland.
Photo Date:  5/26/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 3:18:26 PM
Location:  McFarland, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4076(SD40M-2) WSOR 4011(SD40-2)
Views:  831   Comments: 3
On the way to spot a load
Title:  On the way to spot a load
Description:  The J2 crew on this Madison-Janesville train cut off from the rest of their train (just out of sight) to spot this lumber load in downtown McFarland. The Memorial Day celebrations must have just ended as there were people everywhere. Most were thrilled to see the train, mini American flags and all.
Photo Date:  5/26/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 3:21:49 PM
Location:  McFarland, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4076(SD40M-2) WSOR 4011(SD40-2)
Views:  712   Comments: 1
MJ with a J2 crew
Title:  MJ with a J2 crew
Description:  A Janesville crew takes the Madison-Janesville train 'round the bend near South Towne Drive. Take a close look at those 'extra' flags... not extra flags at all! It's Memorial Day, and it's absolutely gorgeous outside.
Photo Date:  5/26/2008  Upload Date: 5/31/2008 3:12:52 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4076(SD40M-2) WSOR 4011(SD40-2)
Views:  699   Comments: 0
WSOR 101
Title:  WSOR 101
Description:  WSOR 101 shoves three bi-levels toward downtown Madison. Wisconsin and Southern ran free rides from downtown McFarland to Madison all day for a family festival. It was a perfect day for it!
Photo Date:  9/27/2008  Upload Date: 9/30/2008 8:51:22 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 101(E9A)
Views:  386   Comments: 2
WSOR 101
Title:  WSOR 101
Description:  The crowd pours into the train as the trainmaster shines up the loco and the crew takes 5.
Photo Date:  9/27/2008  Upload Date: 9/30/2008 9:12:06 PM
Location:  McFarland, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 101(E9A)
Views:  310   Comments: 0
WSOR 101
Title:  WSOR 101
Description:  Evidence of upcoming MOW projects shows inbetween and alongside the tracks as WSOR's E unit pulls the bi-levels back to downtown McFarland to detrain. Excursions left on the hour throughout the day to take riders to Madison and back.
Photo Date:  9/27/2008  Upload Date: 9/30/2008 8:58:20 PM
Location:  McFarland, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 101(E9A)
Views:  314   Comments: 1
WSOR 101
Title:  WSOR 101
Description:  The train is about to pass under Terminal drive as it pulls toward downtown McFarland to detrain.
Photo Date:  9/27/2008  Upload Date: 9/30/2008 9:07:11 PM
Location:  McFarland, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 101(E9A)
Views:  357   Comments: 1
WSOR 1502
Title:  WSOR 1502
Description:  The train passes by some colorful condos that were recently erected along E. Wilson street.
Photo Date:  1/11/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 1:54:06 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1502(MP15AC)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
WSOR 1502
Title:  WSOR 1502
Description:  One of WSOR's MP15 bandits ushers some coal loads across Dayton street on the Prairie Sub.
Photo Date:  1/11/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 1:37:45 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1502(MP15AC)
Views:  485   Comments: 0
WSOR 1502
Title:  WSOR 1502
Description:  El bandito drifts down the Freeport spur to pick up some empty coal hoppers
Photo Date:  1/11/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 1:46:03 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1502(MP15AC)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
WSOR 1502
Title:  WSOR 1502
Description:  The crew pauses with their train on the Park Street overpass. As you can see, bicycling is a year-round mode of transportation in Madison, however dangerous that may be. Makes me wonder how many broken collar bones there are in Madison in the winter time...
Photo Date:  1/11/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 1:50:03 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1502(MP15AC)
Views:  393   Comments: 0
WSOR 1502
Title:  WSOR 1502
Description:  Up close and personal with WSOR's last bandit.
Photo Date:  1/11/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 1:44:07 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1502(MP15AC)
Views:  1008   Comments: 0
WSOR 1502
Title:  WSOR 1502
Description:  The bandit shoves loads into UW-Madison's Charter street plant. Scenes like these will one day come to an end as this plant, a notorius polluter, is scheduled to scale back operations and eventually close.
Photo Date:  1/11/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 1:39:54 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1502(MP15AC)
Views:  552   Comments: 0
WSOR 4008
Title:  WSOR 4008
Description:  4008 pulls hard on 39 empty hoppers through Middleton.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 2:11:49 PM
Location:  Middleton, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4008(SD40-2)
Views:  505   Comments: 0
WSOR 4008
Title:  WSOR 4008
Description:  4008 pulls 39 empty hoppers west out of Cross Plains on WSOR's Prairie sub. The view is from Festge Park.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 2:24:07 PM
Location:  Cross Plains, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4008(SD40-2)
Views:  449   Comments: 2
WSOR 4008
Title:  WSOR 4008
Description:  The MEX passes through the hilly countryside east of Cross Plains on WSOR's Prairie sub.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 2:18:49 PM
Location:  Cross Plains, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4008(SD40-2)
Views:  430   Comments: 0
WSOR 4008
Title:  WSOR 4008
Description:  The crew cruises along with 8 empty hoppers. They'll stop at the west end of the Long John siding to pick up another 31 cars. All cars are destined for storage on the Sauk City spur.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 2:05:23 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4008(SD40-2)
Views:  359   Comments: 0
WSOR 4008
Title:  WSOR 4008
Description:  The MEX crew scoots along on the Prairie Sub on a sunny, mild Saturday. They're at the east switch for the Long John siding.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 2:02:13 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4008(SD40-2)
Views:  416   Comments: 1
WSOR 4008
Title:  WSOR 4008
Description:  ..and I thought it took my room-mates and I a long time to take down our Holiday decorations! WSOR hogger Matt Heeren shoves 39 empties past the old mill in downtown Mazomanie and up the Sauk City spur as his conductor rides the end of the train.
Photo Date:  2/7/2009  Upload Date: 2/9/2009 2:37:22 PM
Location:  Mazomanie, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  WSOR 4008(SD40-2)
Views:  473   Comments: 1


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