The Madison/Portage power is serviced after arriving from Madison,WI..

We're doing the walk-around inspection of our horse for the eastbound trip to Milwaukee. A little something extra has been added in the form of a GP35...hope it works.

Waiting for the west end crew train 255 (old 91) four unit set of wagons rest at the ready for the trip from Portage to St Paul.

We're about to board the lead locomotive of train 254 St.Paul/Milwaukee Way Frt at Portage,WI.. We'll be following an eastbound hotshot with three GP 40's and the switch engine down to Mudlake cro... (more)

We're stopped at the Junction as the Empire Builder approaches at Twilight. After they clear we'll back into Portage yard and get our train for our all night journey to Milwaukee on a covered wago... (more)

We're stopped at the Junction waiting for the westbound Empire Builder on its way to the coast at twilight. After 7 clears will back into Portage yard and tie onto our train for our overnight jour... (more)

Train 246 from Wausau and train 254 from St Paul are side by side just west of the Mudlake crossovers at Portage yard.

The Milwaukee Roads FP45's 5 and 1 repose east of the Cutoff along the mainline and Fowler lead near the same spot the original A-class 4-4-2's with the same numbers sat before their scrapping. Sa... (more)

We're stopped on the eastbound at the Mudlake crossovers getting ready to shove back into the yard to make a pickup. The Headman is lining the crossovers as I jump off to preserve the moment. Trai... (more)

We're stopped eastbound just east of Pewaukee,WI. on the Wisconsin Valley train from Wausau,WI.. The Brakeman can be seen walking about 20 cars back so we must have stopped to check a high reading... (more)