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  1. 3 Way Meet of Alcos!

    3 Way Meet of Alcos!

    3 LS&I ore trains meet at the east end of the railroad's headquarters yard in Eagle Mills, MI
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    • Category: Central and Midwestern United States
  2. The Circus Train is Here!

    The Circus Train is Here!

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    • Category: Circus Trains
  3. Scenic Rail Dining

    Scenic Rail Dining

    A dinner train that formerly ran from the northwest side of Milwaukee to points north. This E-unit is now Wisconsin & Southern 10C.
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    • Category: Special Trains, Charters and PV's
  4. Santa Fe F's - wow!

    Santa Fe F's - wow!

    These rare F-units were on display at the California Railway Museum in Sacramento, and were illuminated with car headlights!
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    • Category: Night Photos
  5. SDL39 on Fantrip

    SDL39 on Fantrip

    A WC SDL39 leads an "explorer" fantrip at Muskego, Wisconsin.
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    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  6. Wide-Angle Gator

    Wide-Angle Gator

    A Fox River Valley RSD15 idles at C&NW's Butler engine facility in suburban Milwaukee between runs. A low wide-angle view accentuates the long snout of this classic Alco.
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    • Category: Regionals and Shortlines
  7. Slowing for Duplainville Xing

    Slowing for Duplainville Xing

    An eastbound CP coal train throttles down as it approaches Duplainville crossing, where the CP and CN (ex-WC) mains cross near Milwaukee.
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  8. C&NW 1385 Madison Fantrip

    C&NW 1385 Madison Fantrip

    C&NW 402 brings up the rear of this 1385 fantrip. In the distance, the old steamer can be seen generating quite a cloud of black smoke as it pulls this Edgerton-bound excursion south.
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    • Category: Mainline Excursions
  9. Switching on the GB&W

    Switching on the GB&W

    Erie Western 207 pauses between its duties as the yard switcher at GB&W's Norwood Yard in Green Bay. GB&W repaired the unit for Erie Western, but when the shortline couldn't pay the bill, this ex-LI C420 ended up working off the bill. Eventually, it was rebuilt and shipped to the Little...
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  10. Weird Milwaukee Road Lashup

    Weird Milwaukee Road Lashup

    An eastbound Milwaukee Road manifest pauses at the Portage, WI yard with a wild power consist: A rare U36C, a U25B and a leased Precision National SD24!
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  11. Big Motor, Small Number

    Big Motor, Small Number

    Milwaukee Road SD45 #13 idles away at the Bensenville fuel rack, awaiting its next assignment.
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  12. Milwaukee Motors at Portage

    Milwaukee Motors at Portage

    A pair of Milwaukee Road units idles away the night at the railroad's tiny engine facility in Portage, Wis. on a humid summer night.
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  13. Milwaukee veterans at night

    Milwaukee veterans at night

    A GP9 and 2 F-units congregate around the turntable at Milwaukee Road's Savanna, IL yard.
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  14. LS&I RSD12

    LS&I RSD12

    An aging RSD12 burbles away at LS&I's engine facilty at Eagle Mills, MI.
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  15. Outside the B'ville Engine House

    Outside the B'ville Engine House

    A Milwaukee Road SD40-2 awaits its next assignment next to the engine house in Bensenville, IL.
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