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T006 returning to the Waukesha Sub main after working the industrial park |
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This spur was constructed in 2004 to serve Cargill and United Ethanol. In all my years railfanning, I'd never seen a train down here before. Surprisingly, the work is being done by T006 (the Madison-Janesville train) rather than T003 or T004, which pass by here as part of their regular route to/from Horicon via Waukesha. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 5:49:21 PM |
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Milton, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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Tattered 30th Anniversary unit WAMX 4183 heading back to the "mainline," about to cross High Street |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 5:52:33 PM |
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Milton, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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Spinning the wye with the pickup from United after setting out the 4173 |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:03:53 PM |
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Milton, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 3868 sits coupled to a lone hopper on the west side |
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In the background is the rest of T006's train from Madison, which they left here before working the east side of town. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:14:21 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 3868(GP38-2) |
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T006 pauses on the Vincent St. crossing after wying the train |
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Around 2017, a bunch of the previously passive (crossbuck+Stop or Yield sign) crossings in the Milton area got gated signals with e-bells. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:16:20 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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Shoving the United pickup back to the rest of the train |
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The 30th Anniversary decals on WAMX 4183 (previously WSOR 4030, prior to that WSOR 4025 numbered/painted for that anniversary in 2005) held up reasonably well for 5-6 years, then started to look really bad around sometime in 2016. Either the short hood has recently been touched up, or the white goose logo that was originally on the nose has peeled off entirely. Underneath it all, the red and gray paint is still in good condition, so if they'd just paint that conductor's side door and scrape the decals all the way off it would look pretty good! |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:17:52 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 3868 and 4183 side by side |
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...but they won't be for long. T006's next order of business will be to pick up the Geep. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:19:53 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 3868(GP38-2) WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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T006 crew runs 4183 ahead of the crossover switch so they can back in and pick up 3868 |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:24:58 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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Pulling through the crossover with 3868 in tow |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:25:58 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) WAMX 3868(GP38-2) |
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The new T006 lashup ready to couple up to the train |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:35:07 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) WAMX 3868(GP38-2) |
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Rolling for Janesville, approaching M-H Town Line Rd. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:50:10 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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T004 cruises through |
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They just picked up the unit (4173, third in consist behind HLCX 6334) set out by T006 earlier. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 6:57:07 PM |
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Milton, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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T004 shoves across Rotamer to pick up the conductor |
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They've just finished picking up the Chicago-bound cars set out in the siding an hour or so ago by T006. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:11:53 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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Crossing Rotamer headed into town |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:14:38 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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I did a double take when I saw ITFX 1705 with GBW lettering and herald in T004's train! |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:15:48 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Crossing the Rock River |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:49:32 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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Crossing Delavan Drive |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:52:00 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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The other side of ITFX 1705 (ex-GBW) |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:52:59 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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'40s humming along approaching Van Allen Road |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:54:25 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4171(SD40-2) |
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Clean car, dirty mind |
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The reporting marks are a slight eyebrow-raiser. Badger State Ethanol was built in Monroe at the start of the 2000s ethanol boom (when ethanol was supposed to be the savior that would end our dependence on fossil fuels), and long strings of these cars for the inbound corn and tank cars for the outbound product were all over the WSOR system. It didn't quite work out that way, and it's been quite a few years since I last saw one of these cars. However, Badger State was perhaps single-handedly responsible for ensuring continued rail service to Monroe, as the high volume of traffic it generated in the early years spurred improvements to the previously moribund line. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:55:30 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WSOR RBL boxcar 503211 |
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Rolling across Pearl St. as T006 switches in the yard. This is another type of car that used to be very common on WSOR trains about 10-15 years ago, less so in the last few. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:56:59 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4172 |
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Formerly WSOR 4003, one of the original group of six ex-CRIP SD40-2s put into WSOR service (4001-06, re# WAMX 4170-4175). The red and gray paint applied at Horicon in the early 2000s has held up well, considering. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:58:06 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4172(SD40-2) |
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T006 power shoves their CP interchange cars down to Rockport Road |
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Never seen red and gray power down this track before. Although WSOR technically owns this part of it, in the past CP's (formerly ICE/IMRL) local has come into the WSOR yard to perform the interchange work. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 7:59:11 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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Backlit, but it's uncommon to see red and gray on this set of rails |
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T006 shoves their CP interchange cars into position so CP's local can grab them without coming into the yard (Must not be any cars being handed off the other way). Bridge in the background is WSOR's "mainline" to Chicago via Fox Lake and Rondout, IL. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 8:00:11 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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WAMX 4179 on the fuel ramp |
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Formerly WSOR 4010, one of two ex-UP units brought to the railroad in late 2007. Behind it is the ex-SD45, WAMX 4223. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 8:03:04 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4179(SD40-2) |
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BNSF 808286 on one of the UP interchange tracks |
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This small covered hopper caught my eye. It is labeled "BUFFER SVC ONLY." Not sure what it would be doing here, as WSOR doesn't really handle unit trains of flammable materials that would require buffer cars. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 8:06:00 PM |
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Janesville, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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T006 power heads back to the yard after setting out the cars for CP |
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Again, despite the track being WSOR-owned at this point, historically it hasn't been too common to see red and gray power going over this crossing. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 8:08:09 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4183(SD40-2) |
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Not-quite-perfect light on T003 |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 8:10:06 PM |
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Milton Junction, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4182(SD40-2) |
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A peek of the setting sun glints off WAMX 4182 as T003 heads east through Milton |
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This was a busy little stretch of railroad this day; with T006 coming over from the Madison side to switch, then T004 coming from Horicon, now T003 going to Horicon! They're gonna need to install CTC at this rate! Note the U.S. flag stuck in 4182's sand hatch. |
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3/6/2020 Upload Date: 3/7/2020 8:11:44 PM |
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Milton, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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WAMX 4182(SD40-2) |
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