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By:Andre Wehrle
Dates:3/15/2007 - 12/31/2009
Album Info:My first three years of railfanning the Canadian Pacific's Tomah Subdivision and Watertown Subdivision, part of their Chicago to Twin Cities mainline across Wisconsin. This is one of the busier rail lines in Wisconsin and the only one with regular Amtrak service. Some days it seems like all you see is CP's red, widecab GEs, but patience and luck will yield a wide variety of classic and colorful diesel power.
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Same colors, different builders and road names
Title:  Same colors, different builders and road names
Description:  Soo Line 6051 helps a Canadian Pacific 8700 series GE ES44AC speed a freight westbound past Lewiston Siding just east of Wis. Dells while a couple of deer look on.
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/16/2007 9:24:09 PM
Location:  Lewiston, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6051(SD60)
Views:  825   Comments: 1
SOO 6051
Title:  SOO 6051
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/16/2007 9:29:11 PM
Location:  Lewiston, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6051(SD60)
Views:  596   Comments: 0
DCLX 7201
Title:  DCLX 7201
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/16/2007 10:06:45 PM
Location:  Wisconsin Dells, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  580   Comments: 0
CP 420373
Title:  CP 420373
Description:  A crew was busy doing trackwork with a rail train near the Portage yard.
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/16/2007 10:43:54 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  685   Comments: 0
CP 420373
Title:  CP 420373
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/16/2007 10:46:24 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  647   Comments: 1
SOO 46
Title:  SOO 46
Description:  I was pleasantly surprised to see one of these Soo Line relics bringing up the rear of the rail train.
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/16/2007 10:49:33 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  757   Comments: 0
CEFX 6005 and others
Title:  CEFX 6005 and others
Description:  The Portage yard contained a colorful variety of locomotives and other interesting-looking equipment; but what with the prominently placed "No Trespassing" sign and several unpleasant encounters with law enforcement experienced by a railfan aquaintance, I decided against going in for a closer look.
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/16/2007 10:52:00 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CEFX 6005(SD60) EMDX 9060(SD60)
Views:  1243   Comments: 0
CEFX 6005 ex-SOO but still in its old stomping grounds
Title:  CEFX 6005 ex-SOO but still in its old stomping grounds
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/17/2007 12:26:10 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CEFX 6005(SD60) EMDX 9060(SD60)
Views:  1103   Comments: 0
FMLX 51450
Title:  FMLX 51450
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/2007  Upload Date: 3/17/2007 12:28:26 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  489   Comments: 0
AMTK 156
Title:  AMTK 156
Description:  Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder app‰oaches its stop in Wisconsin Dells.
Photo Date:  5/31/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2007 7:30:52 PM
Location:  Wisconsin Dells, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
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Locomotives:  AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  1008   Comments: 0
AMTK 159
Title:  AMTK 159
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/31/2007  Upload Date: 5/31/2007 7:35:34 PM
Location:  Wisconsin Dells, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
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Views:  1053   Comments: 0
CP 9740 east just before the parade
Title:  CP 9740 east just before the parade
Description:  An eastbound startles the spectators waiting for the Columbus Independence Day parade to begin.
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 7:40:12 PM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Jennifer Heise
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 9740(AC44CW)
Views:  813   Comments: 0
CCBX 73444
Title:  CCBX 73444
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 7:46:14 PM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Jennifer Heise
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  569   Comments: 0
CP 6042 WB interrupts the 4th of July parade
Title:  CP 6042 WB interrupts the 4th of July parade
Description:  This time it's a westbound forcing a halt to the parade in progress. The local police were in contact with the CP dispatcher so they could safely stop the parade and clear the tracks in time.
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 8:43:33 PM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6042(SD40-2)
Views:  963   Comments: 1
CP 6042
Title:  CP 6042
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 8:46:48 PM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6042(SD40-2)
Views:  735   Comments: 0
CP 8536
Title:  CP 8536
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 8:51:20 PM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8536(AC44CW)
Views:  636   Comments: 0
MILW 96034
Title:  MILW 96034
Description:  Didn't think I'd see any rolling stock in service left with Milwaukee Road reporting marks in 2007!
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 8:58:14 PM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  582   Comments: 1
ADMX 25734
Title:  ADMX 25734
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 9:01:32 PM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  510   Comments: 0
CP 384926
Title:  CP 384926
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/4/2007 9:08:05 PM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  508   Comments: 0
SOO 138
Title:  SOO 138
Description:  The paint job of this Soo Line caboose is in considerably better condition than that of #46 from March!
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/5/2007 8:38:41 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  625   Comments: 0
MILW 60116
Title:  MILW 60116
Description:  This MOW outfit was sitting on a siding just outside of Portage.
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/5/2007 8:42:15 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  967   Comments: 0
SOO 751203
Title:  SOO 751203
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/5/2007 8:45:57 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  704   Comments: 1
SOO 4444 AKA "QuadQuads"
Title:  SOO 4444 AKA "QuadQuads"
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/2007  Upload Date: 7/23/2007 7:22:24 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 4444(GP38-2)
Views:  881   Comments: 0
SOO 138
Title:  SOO 138
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/19/2007  Upload Date: 7/23/2007 7:23:50 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  734   Comments: 0
Two ES44ACs on EB intermodal train 198
Title:  Two ES44ACs on EB intermodal train 198
Description:  8858 leads sister 8801 with eastbound intermodal train 198 on the east side of Portage.
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/10/2007 11:06:30 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8858(ES44AC)
Views:  823   Comments: 0
CP 8801
Title:  CP 8801
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/10/2007 11:10:08 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8801(ES44AC) CP 8858(ES44AC)
Views:  780   Comments: 0
DTTX 658401
Title:  DTTX 658401
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/10/2007 11:44:58 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  430   Comments: 0
Two empties, one load
Title:  Two empties, one load
Description:  The train had a lot of double stack cars with no containers on them, as well as the ones that did have containers, although they may or may not have been actually loaded.
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/10/2007 11:49:29 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
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Views:  400   Comments: 0
End of the intermodal
Title:  End of the intermodal
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/11/2007 12:17:43 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
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Views:  468   Comments: 0
CN ex-Rock Island covered hopper
Title:  CN ex-Rock Island covered hopper
Description:  A faded CRIP relic in the Portage yard.
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/11/2007 12:21:40 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
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Views:  565   Comments: 0
MILW 973014
Title:  MILW 973014
Description:  This MoW gondola still bears the name of the original owner of this line.
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/11/2007 12:27:40 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  758   Comments: 1
CP snow plow 401015
Title:  CP snow plow 401015
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/11/2007 12:32:38 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  577   Comments: 0
AMTK 194 on the Empire Builder
Title:  AMTK 194 on the Empire Builder
Description:  The Empire Builder races eastbound across Industrial Drive.
Photo Date:  8/9/2007  Upload Date: 8/11/2007 12:34:52 AM
Location:  Lyndon Station, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 194(P42DC)
Views:  676   Comments: 0
CP 9596 westbound
Title:  CP 9596 westbound
Description:  CP 9596 leads 6006 and a long mixed freight westbound into Portage on a rainy Thursday.
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 9:56:15 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 9596(AC44CW) CP 6006(SD40-2)
Views:  798   Comments: 0
CP 6006
Title:  CP 6006
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 9:59:44 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6006(SD40-2)
Views:  622   Comments: 0
SOO 116491 displays a colorful tagging job
Title:  SOO 116491 displays a colorful tagging job
Description:  The first 1/3 or so of the train consisted entirely of covered hoppers.
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 10:07:46 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  481   Comments: 0
The computer language hopper
Title:  The computer language hopper
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 10:15:35 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  507   Comments: 0
Hoppers as far as the eye can see looking west
Title:  Hoppers as far as the eye can see looking west
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 10:21:26 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  349   Comments: 0
Hoppers as far as the eye can see looking east
Title:  Hoppers as far as the eye can see looking east
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 10:25:38 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  371   Comments: 0
Colorful CRYX 5363
Title:  Colorful CRYX 5363
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 11:08:07 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  386   Comments: 0
JRSX 6116
Title:  JRSX 6116
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 11:11:29 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  463   Comments: 0
Molten sulfur tank TILX 150592
Title:  Molten sulfur tank TILX 150592
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 11:14:06 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  417   Comments: 0
JRSX 6041
Title:  JRSX 6041
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 11:32:17 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  321   Comments: 0
NYC 628494
Title:  NYC 628494
Description:  This was one set of reporting marks I did NOT expect to see in Wisconsin, in 2007! I have since learned these marks were applied to identify Conrail cars going to CSX during the asset split with NS. The cars aren't actually ex-New York Central.
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 11:37:06 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  382   Comments: 0
NYC 627407 with CSX covers
Title:  NYC 627407 with CSX covers
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 11:45:54 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  393   Comments: 0
CSX 482894
Title:  CSX 482894
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/23/2007 11:52:10 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  346   Comments: 0
Finally, the last car
Title:  Finally, the last car
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/24/2007 12:06:10 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  388   Comments: 0
BNSF 9912
Title:  BNSF 9912
Description:  BNSF power sitting in the Portage yard.
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/24/2007 12:12:59 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9912(SD70MAC)
Views:  679   Comments: 0
BNSF 9828
Title:  BNSF 9828
Description:  An SD70MAC still in Burlington Northern colors.
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/24/2007 12:18:11 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9828(SD70MAC) BNSF 9980(SD70MAC)
Views:  731   Comments: 0
CP 3017 tied down in Lewiston Siding
Title:  CP 3017 tied down in Lewiston Siding
Description:  This westbound was idling without a crew in the siding between Portage and Wisconsin Dells, but never moved in the 2+ hours we spent further west up the line.
Photo Date:  8/23/2007  Upload Date: 8/24/2007 12:22:35 AM
Location:  Lewiston, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 3017(GP38AC)
Views:  552   Comments: 0


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