We're on the house track at Watertown,WI. with a work train. The old 1850's freight house was still in use back then with the old "St.Paul" sign still affixed to the west end of the buil... (more)

We're stopped at Third Street in Watertown,WI.. It appears we've got one of the new SD rebuilds on a shake down run. Normally we'd only have the GP9 but today our consist has swelled. We'll set ou... (more)

We're stopped westbound just west of the "four mile curve" (old Milwaukee Road geography) on what appears to be a manifest freight with coal for Madison or the Valley on the head end. Co... (more)

We're stopped at MP 128 westbound on the Ford Train.

We're in the clear on the westward siding at Voltz with the Wisconsin Valley train. We've got three wagons and an ALCO RSD5..

We're in the clear on the westward siding at Voltz with the Wisconsin Valley train. We've got three wagons and an ALCO RSD.. Our ex-passenger unit is pretty battle worn and deserves a fresh coat o... (more)

Engineer Edwin Kiel running a westbound Milwaukee Road freight train between Milwaukee and Watertown,WI..

Engineer Frank Bottoni Jr. running a westbound Milwaukee Road freight train between Milwaukee and Portage,WI..

Milwaukee Road's Thunderhawk sits in Emergency atop the hill about a mile and a half west of the Watertown depot. I've been on the radio with the Watertown Operator telling him of our plight to re... (more)

Milwaukee Road's Wisconsin Valley hotshot is cooling its heels in the westbound siding at Voltz. We've stopped just short of the Provimi road crossing so we can't have more then 75 cars. We're wai... (more)

We're in the clear on the westward siding at Voltz just west of Watertown,WI. with the Chicago/Wausau train.

We're eastbound on a Milwaukee Road's Thunder Hawk half way down the hill just west of Watertown,WI.. The red flag in the holder on the left side of the cab was the lazy mans way of flagging the o... (more)

For some unusual reason we've got a Locotrol (Radio Master/Slave)unit on the westbound way freight. I'm sure I wasn't complaining but what a way to get spoiled. We will have to hang on to a least ... (more)

Photographed from the front porch of a Milwaukee Road SD40-2 the Ford train passes the Watertown,WI. depot westbound on its way to the Twin Cities.

Photographed from the front porch of a Milwaukee Road SD40-2 Amtrak's Empire Builder is westbound at the Watertown,WI. Depot on its way to Seattle.