Milwaukee Road Seattle/Chicago train 264 is stopped on the eastbound main to change crews while 254's power is on the engine track at Portage,WI........
We're stopped at Watertown west of the depot and interlocking on train 254 the St.Paul/Milwaukee Patrol/Way Frt.......we have a slug set 5604/SE1/5602 today........sucks....as we can't get over 35... (more)
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)