Just about everything you see here is ex-Milwaukee Road--the locomotives, cars, and railroad--and CP has decorated the 3 locomotives, all GP40s, in 3 differing paint schemes. Only a railfan would... (more)
Built in 1926, this flatcar is still in service supporting the Car Dept. on the CP.
Santa Fe Southern makes an appearance at the Lamy depot.
Before her days as a North Pole movie star, but still deep into her 'second' life as an excursion engine, 1225 makes friends in Marion as she highballs her train through town.
Vestiges of the Pennsy abound in this scene of an eastbound leaving Crestline.
Built in 1928, the ex-Kennicott Utah electric has been on the B&SVRR property since '85.
#72 & #79 went on to work for the Gateway Western as #1201 & #1204 respectively, seen here 25 years into their service lives for the KCT at their terminal near the MO/KS state line off Southwest B... (more)
Here's one for the modelers. I don't advise trying to get on the property and taking this picture in this day and time.
WSOR power spots a load at Techline, a customer in Waunakee.
WSOR offered free train rides on this day as part of a community event, using their bi-levels in push-pull mode.
At Thorton St. in Madison the only set of in-service wigwags in town still swing, even though the City recently converted the street to a bike path. Ironically, that conversion may have spared th... (more)
WSOR has been dumping some rock on this old Milwaukee Road passenger main so the WSOR extra is running at restricted speed.
All the big fish are in deeper water.
The WSOR executive train deadheads back to Madison skirting past Lake Kegonsa State Park much like the Varsity did in Milwaukee Road days.
The M&P turn rolls past Goose Pond bird sanctuary on the way to Madison.