An 8HR late train 98 (ROARING 90's) departs Portage already at 60mph about to cross WI.HY P Town of Pacific. The early morning sun was unusual as this train usually departed Portage about Midnight... (more)
A typical Milwaukee Road rib side caboose built at the West Milwaukee Shops in the 1940's and rebuilt in the 1960's sits near the Portage Freight House...I lived on one in the 60's forced out of M... (more)
Milwaukee Road train 255 is stopped at E.RIO after making a pick-up.....after the photo we'll be on our way to Portage.....photo taken just after sunrise.
M&P Patrol makes its way south from Portage to Madison with Engineer John Catlin..Fireman Bob Catlin....train will be passing the Columbia generating station in moments. Photo taken in the early m... (more)
Milwaukee Road Engineer Dick (RR) Frette stands at attention for his photograph on the head end of transcontinental train 264 stopped at Harwood Ave in TOSA. Dick hired out in 1964 back when the M... (more)