Soo Line 1003 2-8-2 heads out of Brandon, WI after a quick stop.
The Soo Line 1003 puts on a show as it slows to a stop in Brandon, Wisconsin. Here the train will take on water before continuing south with this year's Santa Train.
The HO has just finished cutting 22 empties for Badger Mining and is back on the throttle as it crests a hill coming into Brandon. The squirrel did eventually get off the tracks!
After winter storm Isabella dropped 10" of snow on the Oshkosh Sub, WSOR sent a plow extra ahead of the daily road train.
The daily Wisconsin & Southern train heads west out of Brandon heading for Badger Mining in Fairwater. Sliced in the middle of the GP38 and GP7 is WSOR's new MP15 still in primer!
The Reindeer are resting for the big night so Santa simply borrowed SOO #1003 for his train. By the looks of the clouds you could expect some snow, no such luck.
The Santa Special steams out of Brandon with three cars in tow.
The 1003 poses for night shots at Brandon.
The relay box gives a clue to the past ownership of this branchline as part of the MILW Rd. Today, the WSOR Markesan and Oshkosh subs meet here and the HOK pumps air before highballing to Horico... (more)
Brief stop for a runby in late afternoon; portrait of an engineer in his office
