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  1. This train makes no stops

    This train makes no stops

    CP8635, GCFX3066, and CP8773 curl around the Libertyville Metra station pulling Flood Detour train #284 over the Fox Lake sub. This train started in Madison the night before and detoured over the WSOR through Janesville. In a couple of miles they will reach Rondout, where a fresh crew awaits...
  2. The Milwaukee Lives

    The Milwaukee Lives

    A vestige of the Milwaukee Road clings to life on the side of this bridge as the current tenant poses for her picture over US14 in Darien, Wi.
  3. Grayslake Rocket

    Grayslake Rocket

    As dusk settles in, Metra North Central train #120 waits for the light on the connector track as Metra Milwaukee North train #2147 streaks past. In a minute #120 will turn the corner and start its non-stop journey to Chicago Union Station, some 40 miles distant, passing 16 stations along the way.
  4. Chuggin through the woods

    Chuggin through the woods

    CP8835 is in charge of this Eastbound train doing a little "jungle running" on its way to Bensenville.
  5. Midwest Tsunami

    Midwest Tsunami

    Metra 2113 breaks the silence of the forest a day after 15" of snow fell in the region. A lone cross country skiers tracks are the only evidence left in the fresh power on the Des Plaines river trail, ducking under Metras Fox Lake sub along side the Des Plaines river.
  6. Power Shuffle

    Power Shuffle

    Janesville shop forces shuffle power onto the turntable lead on a crisp 4 degree morning.
  7. Benched!

    Benched!

    No takers on the bench during this rainstorm. The rocks however. must go through...
  8. Failing in the Fall

    Failing in the Fall

    Things are dropping like flies this time of year. Leaves, grass, and reportedly, a traction motor on INRD 43, which sidelined this coke train.
  9. Must... Have... Coal...

    Must... Have... Coal...

    EJE 703 leads a UP coal train to the Waukegan Power Plant
  10. Hot Dog Hack

    Hot Dog Hack

    Only in the Wisconsin Dells can you find a Bay Window Caboose/Hot Dog Stand...
  11. WSOR JC past Rondout

    WSOR JC past Rondout

    A very late JC (Janesville to Chicago) train has just passed Rondout Tower on the CP/Metra NW line. Normally this train would pass through around midnight. Power for the days train is SD40-2 4008, SD20 2056, SD20 2053, and SD40-2 4052.
  12. Grey Ghost

    Grey Ghost

    On a day the temp pegs at 96 degrees, I'd choose the light colored loco too... Shot July 17th, Libertyville, Il on the CN
  13. EndOfTheLine

    EndOfTheLine

    End of the line at the Mid Continent Railway Museum.
  14. Heading North

    Heading North

    NB Freight after the "big one" 01/22/2006
  15. eastonj

    Comment by 'eastonj' in media 'Action on the WSOR at the Janesville yard'

    Great shot. Excellent DOF considering where your standing (5 points) and where 3807 is (over a block away).




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