Before the "StPaul" was called the "Milwaukee" and before the "Pacific" was added the photo above was captioned as train #8 stopped at Portage,WI. date on back showed 1898. Photo hung for years in... (more)
The Empire Builder cruises into Portage, Wisconsin, about an hour late of it scheduled stop at 5:34 PM. The station and platform in Portage is more or less a glorified bus stop, which make... (more)
Having recrewed east of town, #281 is on the move with an interesting consist today. It's passing the yard office with 92 loads, 0 empties, 7600'+ of train. I couldn't resist setting up and sho... (more)