Photog Mike Bingen.......from my collection....
Merger talks were on with the GTW.......their business cars were on a Sprint train westbound at Wauwatosa,WI.......
Westbound Sprint train 211 tears through Watertown past the depot kicking up the dust from Milwaukee's sand and gravel ballast on its journey from Chicago to St.Paul. Note the C&NW diamonds have n... (more)
We're in the clear in the Voltz westward siding with a Wyoming to Columbia via the R&SW Division coal train. Sprint train 211 is running hot on the westward main destined for St.Paul,MN..
We've changed crews on Sprint train 211 and the west end crew will take the train from Portage to St.Paul,MN.. The crew assignments from Milwaukee to St.Paul have been abolished and the trains wer... (more)
Milwaukee Road Head Brakeman Larry Hodan climbs up the 2006 while Fireman Ron Morales leans out the left window while it appears the Con is still walking the train. We're stopped between Rio and W... (more)
Sprint train 211 blasts out of Portage,WI. passing the Portage Round House and Valley train 247 at the west end of the yard.
We're in the siding at Voltz on the Extra 205 West as the Extra 175 West passes us on the westbound main. These trains should be 213 and 211 left to right.
Milwaukee Extra 133 West Sprint train 211 passing through the Watertown,WI. interlocking headed for the Twin Cities.
We're changing crews at Portage on one of Milwaukee Road's Sprint trains. The Sprint Milwaukee/Twin Cities assignments have been busted and all Sprinters have gone to the east and west end freigh... (more)