This day dominated by clouds broke into full sun at historic Cassville for a few minutes. Luckily the sun coincided with this empty oil train headed west on the Aurora Sub.
With 16 loads of logs from Ashland, the local runs south through the small town of Glidden. This line was constructed as part of the original Wisconsin Central mainline across the state. Current t... (more)
The CN turn from Bradley to Park Falls and back crosses a swollen South Fork of the Jump River at Prentice. In Wisconsin Central days smaller four axle power was the mainstay on local and branchli... (more)
NS 6784 with westbound oil empties pass train 471, a manifest for the Waseca Sub at Goodview, MN. CP 6236 west is stopped and waiting for a cab to pick up the crew. The 6784 started life on Conrai... (more)