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Steaming out of the station |
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8/9/2011 Upload Date: 8/13/2011 6:10:12 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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FCC 75(0-4-0T) |
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ALCo diesels outside the shops |
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The paint on these two has faded noticeably since I last saw them in 2009. No. 7 is operational and trades off with 1256 on the regular passenger train. 988 has been "close" to operational condition for several years. |
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8/9/2011 Upload Date: 8/13/2011 6:13:56 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 7(S1) MILW 988(RSC2) |
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Flagg Coal 75 chuffs along the former C&NW mining branch |
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8/9/2011 Upload Date: 8/13/2011 6:29:59 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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FCC 75(0-4-0T) |
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The caboose and the helper |
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8/9/2011 Upload Date: 8/13/2011 6:33:11 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 1256(RS-4-TC) |
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CBQ 4978 |
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Guided tours of the preserved equipment, including the locomotive's cab, are available from the depot museum. The bell works, and you can ring it. |
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9/22/2012 Upload Date: 9/23/2012 6:53:39 PM |
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Mendota, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CBQ 4978(2-8-2) |
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CBQ 4978 looks good |
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This class O1a Mikado is the centerpiece of the small but well-maintained railroad museum based out of the Mendota Amtrak station. All the connecting rods and valve gear are intact too, instead of being torched off like so many locomotives. |
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9/22/2012 Upload Date: 9/23/2012 6:55:23 PM |
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Mendota, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CBQ 4978(2-8-2) |
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Tour group entering MILW 2713 |
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9/22/2012 Upload Date: 9/23/2012 7:10:01 PM |
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Mendota, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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The Cadillac & Lake City Railway "American View" dining car |
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9/22/2012 Upload Date: 9/23/2012 7:15:23 PM |
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Mendota, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Former IC bilevel electric commuter cars |
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9/22/2012 Upload Date: 9/23/2012 7:24:11 PM |
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Mendota, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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UDRM 1619(Electric M.U.) |
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| Title: |
MCRY 7 leads the 1:00 PM Sunday Snow Train departure |
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2/16/2014 Upload Date: 2/18/2014 6:29:45 PM |
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La Rue, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 7(S1) |
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MCRY 7 returns north toward the museum |
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2/16/2014 Upload Date: 2/18/2014 6:36:47 PM |
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La Rue, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 7(S1) |
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MCRY 1256 follows #7 out of the old quartzite mine with the "extra" mixed train |
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2/16/2014 Upload Date: 2/18/2014 6:38:03 PM |
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La Rue, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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Roster |
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MCRY 1256(RS-4-TC) |
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MCRY 1256 crosses Ulrich Rd. just south of the museum grounds |
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2/16/2014 Upload Date: 2/18/2014 6:38:50 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 1256(RS-4-TC) |
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MCRY 7 approaches Ulrich Rd. with the 2PM Snow Train |
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2/16/2014 Upload Date: 2/18/2014 6:40:42 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 7(S1) |
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MCRY 1256 rounds the S-curves just north of Ulrich Road |
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11/29/2014 Upload Date: 12/1/2014 4:14:18 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 1256(RS-4-TC) |
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| Title: |
MCRY 1256 emerges from the woods |
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11/29/2014 Upload Date: 12/1/2014 4:17:58 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 1256(RS-4-TC) |
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MCRY 1256 approaching Ulrich Road with the first Santa Express excursion of the weekend |
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11/29/2014 Upload Date: 12/1/2014 4:21:22 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 1256(RS-4-TC) |
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MCRY 1256 approaching the park and "station" |
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A little shed with a station sign and a couple of buildings near the County Highway PF crossing are all that remain to mark the location of an early 20th-century mining boomtown. |
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11/29/2014 Upload Date: 12/1/2014 4:22:46 PM |
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La Rue, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 1256(RS-4-TC) |
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1915 Pullman combine CNW 7409 will be used in today's trains |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:09:45 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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PLC 2 gets a (so far) rare day basking in the sunlight |
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The famous 1385 sat forlorn on a siding at the museum for many years until restoration work began in earnest a few years ago, but #2 has been largely hidden from the public eye since it last operated in the year 2000. |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:14:21 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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PLC 2(2-8-2) |
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MCRY 4 sits on the shop leads after being used to adjust #2's positioning |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:15:30 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 4(45Tonner) MCRY 7(S1) |
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| Title: |
PLC 2 tender view |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:17:14 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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PLC 2(2-8-2) |
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Old #7 rests on one of the museum's shop tracks |
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In the absence of operable steam, this S1 switches off with the 1256 on the museum's regular passenger train. The new coat of paint it received in 2006 has faded considerably. |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:18:27 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 7(S1) |
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New tender tank for #2 bearing its Saginaw Timber Company identity |
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The 1912 Baldwin 2-8-2 worked for two logging companies in the state of Washington during its pre-museum career. The museum alternates its apperance to represent both eras. |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:19:38 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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STC 2(2-8-2) |
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Looking pretty sharp for a century old |
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This 1915 Pullman combine will be used in today's trains. Typically, the DL&W coaches are the only ones used except for special events. |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:22:49 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 1256 stands ready to take the first train of the day |
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The somewhat incongrous combo of mid-century diesel switchers hauling early 20th century varnish has ruled at Mid-Continent since the steam locomotives all went out of service. That should change in the near future with the significant progress on #2, and a few more years down the road with 1385. 2024 edit: That statement didn't age well, nearly nine years on from this photo No. 2 is in Orgeon while 1385 is still sl...ow...ly being pieced back together at Spec Machine. |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:29:23 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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SOO 2645 remains one of the more complete exhibits in the museum's collection |
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Looks ready to fire up and chuff away if not for the missing main rods. |
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7/18/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:32:48 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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SOO 2645(4-6-0) |
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Activity in the Mid-Continent Railway shops as #2 is prepared for a steam test |
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While much of the media attention has gone to the C&NW 1385, this locomotive has quietly come much closer to being ready for operation. It last operated in 2/2000. |
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7/21/2015 Upload Date: 7/21/2015 2:11:49 PM |
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North Freedom, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MCRY 4(45Tonner) MILW 988(RSC2) PLC 2(2-8-2) |
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Plymouth's Plymouth |
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A 3' gauge gasoline-powered switcher built by Plymouth Locomotive Works of Plymouth, OH and currently owned by the Plymouth Model Railroad Club of Plymouth, WI. |
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11/23/2015 Upload Date: 11/25/2015 3:46:45 PM |
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Plymouth, WI |
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Andre Wehrle |
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PMRC 100(UNKNOWN) |
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The (in)famous Empire State Express 4-4-0 No. 999 displayed in MSI |
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As preserved, it is without the giant drivers that made it possible for it to reach unprecendented speeds for its time. Claimed (never confirmed) to be the first engine to break 100 MPH. |
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8/26/2017 Upload Date: 8/29/2017 8:34:07 PM |
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Chicago, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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NYC 999(4-4-0) |
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Had to stand way back to get all of DMIR 225 and tender in the frame |
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The massive Yellowstone sits in a park overlooking the main road (US Highway 2) into Proctor. |
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10/5/2017 Upload Date: 10/8/2017 12:42:12 PM |
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Proctor, MN |
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Andre Wehrle |
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DMIR 225(2-8-8-4) |
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DMIR 225, engineer's side |
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Been many years since I stood up close to a standard gauge articulated steam locomotive (would have been the Big Boy at NRM in 1993). If you thought modern six-axle diesel locomotives were big, well... |
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10/5/2017 Upload Date: 10/8/2017 12:48:16 PM |
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Proctor, MN |
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Andre Wehrle |
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DMIR 225(2-8-8-4) |
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| Title: |
Off Kilter |
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The photo's horizon is straight, but the display track on which the massive Yellowstone sits appears to have sunk a bit on the engineer's side. |
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10/5/2017 Upload Date: 10/8/2017 12:48:48 PM |
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Proctor, MN |
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Andre Wehrle |
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DMIR 225(2-8-8-4) |
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DMIR 225, fireman's side |
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Although they had one fewer axle, these behemoth Yellowstones matched or exceeded Union Pacific's famous "Big Boys" in most metrics for size and power among steam locomotives. |
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10/5/2017 Upload Date: 10/8/2017 12:49:25 PM |
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Proctor, MN |
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Andre Wehrle |
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DMIR 225(2-8-8-4) |
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DMIR 225 front engine, fireman's side |
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10/5/2017 Upload Date: 10/8/2017 4:22:10 PM |
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Proctor, MN |
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Andre Wehrle |
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DMIR 225(2-8-8-4) |
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DMIR 225 front engine, engineer's side |
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10/5/2017 Upload Date: 10/8/2017 4:25:35 PM |
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Proctor, MN |
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Andre Wehrle |
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DMIR 225(2-8-8-4) |
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DMIR 225 rear engine, engineer's side |
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10/5/2017 Upload Date: 10/8/2017 4:29:18 PM |
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Proctor, MN |
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Andre Wehrle |
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DMIR 225(2-8-8-4) |
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CNW 1518 and SP "Santa Fe" No. 975 posed outside Display Barn No. 9 |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:46:09 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1518(GP7) SP 975(2-10-2) |
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GoPro Hero10 fisheye on BN 5383 as it pauses outside the Central Pavilion once again |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:49:48 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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BN 5383(U30C) |
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BN 5383 engineer's side |
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Can you tell I was fond of this Cascade Green U-boat? |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:52:15 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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BN 5383(U30C) |
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HILW 1603, an ALCo HH-660 built in 1939 |
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I wasn't aware of any preserved Milwaukee Road ALCo diesels other than the RSC-2 988 at Mid-Continent Railway (North Freedom, WI), so this was n neat find. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:52:43 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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MILW 1603(HH660) |
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BN 5383&running long hood forward approaching "Depot Street" |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:54:36 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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BN 5383(U30C) |
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BN 5383 west of "Depot Street" |
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While the IRM has a spectacular collection and is well worth the visit for any Midwest railfan, the trolley poles and yires everywhere make photography a challenge! |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:54:53 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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BN 5383(U30C) |
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CBQ 9911A "Silver Pilot" ready to depart with another Nebraska Zephyr excursion |
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Previously, the first and only time I'd seen this unique locomntive (the only survivor out of only 11 E5 A-units built, all specifically for CB&Q's Zephyr trains) was when it along with the Nebraska Zephyr trainset ran a weekend of special excursions from Chicago Union Station to Quincy and back on BNSF's ex-CB&Q Mendota Sub in September, 2012. I caught it heading west at Mendota. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:55:12 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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GoPro closeup on the sharply sloped front of CB&Q 9911A |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:56:58 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CBQ 9911A(E5A) |
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BN 1 |
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This F-unit in the BN "Executive" scheme is re-engined with a 16-645 like that found in a GP38-2. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 2:57:32 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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BN 1(F9A) |
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MTFR 200 along with fellow ALCo C&NW 1689 were power on the "coach" train |
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This train consisted of 1910s-vintage Pullman coaches, a bit odd to see strung out behind a couple of road switchers. Still, these marked my first ALCo diesels personally seen in action other a few S-series switchers like No. 7 at Mid-Continent Railway. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:01:39 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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The pair of ALCos rolls toward the crossover to the "loop" and Barn 2 lead |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:03:58 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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CNW 1689 short hood end |
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This ALCo has an interesting history. After "retirement" from the C&NW, it came into private ownership and was leased to the Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad where it worked the ex-Milwaukee Road branch lines in southwestern Wisconsin (those which survive are now part of the WSOR) in the early 1980s. Then it went to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio (where it was restored to its old "Route of the Streamliners/400" C&NW scheme in the early 2000s, which then faded considerably during several years of outdoor storage) before coming "home" to IRM in 2014. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:04:57 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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WC 7525 paired with 20-cylinder compatriot Santa Fe 92 |
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The Wisconsin Central Ltd. SD45 was a favorite target of Midwest railfans from the arrival of the first ones in the late '80s until the last few were withdrawn by CN in the mid-2000s. Unfortunately for me I took up railfan-photography just a couple of years too late for them. Most of them came from the BN or Santa Fe, arriving in Cascade Green or Yellow Bonnet before receiving WCL's classy maroon and gold scheme. |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:05:17 PM |
| Location: |
Union, IL |
| Author: |
Andre Wehrle |
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| Locomotives: |
WC 7525(SD45) |
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