Y301 heads into the rising sun as they crawl through Orfordville on their way to Janesville. This 0500 crew relieved the 1900 L355 crew from the night before. Ordinarily, one crew could complete t... (more)

WAMX 5907 and 5900 have found the first rays of sun of the day, as they lead the Monroe Turn back East. A tie and surfacing project has the entire Monroe Sub reduced to 10 MPH, so the Y301 crew ha... (more)

Illuminated by the last rays of the day, L724 knocks down Milepost 177 on the WSOR Prairie Sub. They've got 102 empty grain cars in tow for that they will spot at United Coop in Boscobel.

After stopping at Spring Green and adding 4223 to the point, L724 continues their Westbound journey into the setting sun.

L724 is Westbound between Arena and Spring Green.

WAMX 4197 crawls through Arena with an empty unit grain train.

L724 briefly gets to crank them up to 25 MPH as they hook the curve at Blynn Road. For the next 50 or so miles between here and Woodman, curves are a pretty rare sight on the Prairie Sub. In fact,... (more)

The L724 crew eases West through Mazomanie after relieving Y303. They've got a 102 car string of empty grain hoppers in tow bound for United’s elevator at Boscobel.

The Y303 crew has just half a mile to go before being relieved by the Prairie du Chien based L724 at Mazomanie. Y303s day began with a cab ride from Janesville to Zenda, where they boarded a grain... (more)

Y303 ambles along at 10 MPH between Black Earth and Mazomanie.

The Labor Day peace and quite is momentarily interrupted, as WAMX 4196 leads 102 empty grain cars West passed the former Milwaukee Road depot at Black Earth.

Y303 rolls past the Burro Crane in Cross Plains.

A pair of former Burlington Northern SD40-2s tip-toe through Middleton with an empty grain train.

WAMX 4197 and 4196 are in charge of 102 empty grain cars bound for the United grain facility in Boscobel. The train is about to duck under the University Avenue overpass.

Y302 has reached Wheeler Pit, which is located on Janesville's Southeast side. All of their cars are bound for Chicago, and they will set them to the pass to stage them for pick up by the T004 lat... (more)