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Back UP!!! |
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This is an Operation Lifesaver demonstration train for local media and law enforcement to witness firsthand the kind of idiocy train crews have to deal with on a daily basis. They get a good example here as this truck quickly backs out from under the gate as it comes down on the cab. |
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9/15/2016 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 9:11:33 PM |
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Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 4219 in the yellow bonnet paint leads the OLS demonstrator train westbound |
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9/15/2016 Upload Date: 9/15/2016 9:16:55 PM |
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Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 4219 carrying an Operation Lifesaver banner passing the University Station shopping center |
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9/15/2016 Upload Date: 9/16/2016 3:36:55 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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OLS demonstration train passes the depot near the end of its westbound journey |
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9/15/2016 Upload Date: 9/16/2016 3:41:06 PM |
| Location: |
Middleton, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 4219 and 4187 |
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4219 is one of only two, and the only six-axle unit on the WSOR in the Watco yellow bonnet scheme. |
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10/19/2017 Upload Date: 10/20/2017 7:59:19 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4187(SD40-2) WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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WAMX diesels, two of them displaying the home colors, hold court |
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The WSOR remains an interesting place under Watco ownership. The classy red and gray is still king, albeit with new reporting marks and numbers. Then you have the oddities like 4219 and the HLCX units to add variety. |
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10/19/2017 Upload Date: 10/20/2017 8:28:34 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4187(SD40-2) WAMX 4188(SD40-2) WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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Old and new WSOR schemes bracket a yellow bonnet |
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In the "classic" (Gardner era) WSOR scheme, there are narrow red and gray chevron stripes on the short hood, and the thick gray stripe dips into a single fat chevron on the long hood. In the new version of the scheme applied by Watco starting in 2016, the thick gray chevron is moved to the short hood and the gray stripe wraps straight around the end of the long hood. |
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10/19/2017 Upload Date: 10/20/2017 9:32:49 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4187(SD40-2) WAMX 4219(SD40-2) WAMX 4223(SD40M-2) |
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WAMX 4219 bathed in golden light, seen through the windows of the roundhouse |
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10/19/2017 Upload Date: 10/21/2017 12:39:29 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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408 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Four weeks since we were last here*.. |
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...another sunny Friday L863 trundles south across the Lake Wisconsin bridge, but the scene is much different. An abrupt transition from much below normal to much above normal temperatures and excessive rainfall resulted in an explosion of greenery in early May. |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:09:55 PM |
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Merrimac, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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346 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Lake Wisconsin bridge sequence 2 of 5 |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:10:47 PM |
| Location: |
Merrimac, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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| Title: |
WAMX 4219 crawls through town with the L863 |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:17:42 PM |
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Lodi, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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387 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Overhegd View |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:18:32 PM |
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Lodi, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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408 Comments: 0 |
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Approafhing WIS-113 |
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The Reedsburg Sub follows the same general path as Wisconsin State Highway 113, and crosses over it several times (both at-grade and grade separated) between Magison and Baraboo. |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:19:24 PM |
| Location: |
Waunakee, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 4219 crossing Forster Drive |
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While the majority on the WSOR system have been replaced, the Reedsburg Sub remains a relative bastion for classic crossing signals such as these Griswold pedestal gates. |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:20:11 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 4219 and L863 continue across Forster Drive |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:21:07 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 4219 poses on the main after arriving at the yard with L863 |
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This is a unique unit on the WSOR, with its headlight mounted on the short hood instead of between the cab numberboards, hinting at its CP heritage (although the bell has been moved to the traditional underframe location). The frame stenciling denotes this unit as an SD40-2, although it was built as an SD40 and retains the shorter frame and Flexicoil trucks (rather like the ex-C&O former 407X serier, which are designated SD40M-2). It is also the only unit with a red goose logo on the short hood, placed in the middle of the thick gray chevron (presumably due to the headlight). The other units painted to WSOR colors by Watco have a white logo placed in the red area near the top of the hood. The locomotive was painted in this scheme sometimZ in the late fall of 2017, after spending over a year roaming WSOR territory in the Watco "Yellow Bonnet" scheme. There was also a four-axle unit on the system in that scheme, although I don't know the number as I never saw it. |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:24:07 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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437 Comments: 1 |
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L863 shoves their train into the yard |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:25:07 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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308 Comments: 1 |
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Lake Wisconsin bridge sequence 4 of 5 |
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5/18/2018 Upload Date: 5/21/2018 5:12:38 PM |
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Merrimac, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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378 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Some WAMX red geese parked in the yard |
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11/9/2018 Upload Date: 11/10/2018 2:14:39 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) WAMX 4175(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 |
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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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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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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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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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L464 prepares to leave the yard with WAMX 4219 LHF |
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Naturally, I can't buy a catch of this unit leading in the proper orientation ever since it was painted. |
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9/30/2021 Upload Date: 9/30/2021 6:14:39 PM |
| Location: |
Madison, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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Long-hood forward as always, WAMX 4219 clatters across Twin Valley Road with the westbound Prairie job |
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Third time catching this unit with the unique short hood leading a train since it was painted in late 2017/early 2018, third time it has been long hood forward. LOL. |
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10/19/2021 Upload Date: 11/16/2021 4:41:58 PM |
| Location: |
Middleton, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 4219 showing me its @$$ end...4/4 times I've caught it leading |
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There's a wye AND a turntable in Janesville... |
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11/30/2021 Upload Date: 12/1/2021 4:07:09 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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Clattering through in the rapidly fading light of a late November evening |
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Some slow-shutter-speed and panning, plus some Photoshop tweaking makes this look much brighter than it really was. |
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11/30/2021 Upload Date: 12/1/2021 4:07:35 PM |
| Location: |
Hanover, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4219(SD40-2) |
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