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5/4/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Brian Connolly
Dates:4/4/2005 - 6/5/2011
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EB Freight
Title:  EB Freight
Description:  An eastbound freight slows to exit the main at Portage west.
Photo Date:  2/13/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 7:26:24 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  RCPE 6419(SD40-2) CP 6017(SD40-2)
Views:  112   Comments: 2
Side by Side
Title:  Side by Side
Description:  A road warrior pauses next to the local talent.
Photo Date:  2/13/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 7:48:40 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  RCPE 6419(SD40-2) CP 2206(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  178   Comments: 0
Empire Builder
Title:  Empire Builder
Description:  The westbound Empire Builder explodes through town at speed. I barely got this shot off in time, half-standing in the open door of my illegally parked car!
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 11:03:21 PM
Location:  Rio, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  AMTK 150(P42DC)
Views:  98   Comments: 1
CP 8707
Title:  CP 8707
Description:  A westbound approaches Boeck road on the west side of Portage.
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 10:20:05 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 8707(ES44AC) CSX 779(ES44AC-H) CSX 981(ES44AC-H)
Views:  158   Comments: 0
CP 9803
Title:  CP 9803
Description:  A pair of GEs guide autoracks westbound into the afternoon sun.
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 10:54:24 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 9803(AC44CW) CP 8560(AC44CW)
Views:  168   Comments: 1
CSX 3211
Title:  CSX 3211
Description:  After a meet/roll-by for a westbound, this crew has their train underway eastbound once again.
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 10:41:57 PM
Location:  Lewiston, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CSX 3211(ES44AC-H) NS 7006(SD60E)
Views:  248   Comments: 0
CSX 3211
Title:  CSX 3211
Description:  I had one last look at this eastbound as it crossed a private drive in Wyocena.
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 11:12:30 PM
Location:  Wyocena, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CSX 3211(ES44AC-H) NS 7006(SD60E)
Views:  244   Comments: 0
CSX 3211 EB
Title:  CSX 3211 EB
Description:  With a little acceleration of my own, I was able to get just far enough ahead of this eastbound to catch them at Industrial road on Portage's west side.
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 10:48:36 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CSX 3211(ES44AC-H) NS 7006(SD60E)
Views:  418   Comments: 1
CSX 7711
Title:  CSX 7711
Description:  Another view of the meet at Lewiston.
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 10:36:20 PM
Location:  Lewiston, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CSX 7711(C40-8W)
Views:  83   Comments: 1
CSX 7711
Title:  CSX 7711
Description:  You'll be forgiven for not being able to recognize which railroad this is... a WB with a CSX GE leading an NS EMD meets an EB with a CSX GE leading an NS EMD ... on CP. LMNOP.
Photo Date:  3/20/2016  Upload Date: 8/27/2016 10:27:42 PM
Location:  Lewiston, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CSX 7711(C40-8W) CSX 3211(ES44AC-H) NS 7006(SD60E)
Views:  500   Comments: 2
Empire Builder
Title:  Empire Builder
Description:  Train #8 blasts through the mid-morning quiet in West Salem.
Photo Date:  6/18/2016  Upload Date: 12/25/2016 7:17:57 PM
Location:  West Salem, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  AMTK 201(P42DC)
Views:  62   Comments: 0
Stacks, Meet Stacks
Title:  Stacks, Meet Stacks
Description:  A WB stack train with a trio of matching power passes an EB waiting for its turn at Grand Crossing.
Photo Date:  6/18/2016  Upload Date: 12/25/2016 7:47:52 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  BNSF 8029(ES44C4) BNSF 8079(ES44C4) BNSF 6914(ES44C4)
Views:  184   Comments: 0
CSX 5272
Title:  CSX 5272
Description:  CSX power winds through BNSF's North La Crosse yard with a string of autoracks. The newly-built bike trail overpass offers a great view of the yard.
Photo Date:  6/18/2016  Upload Date: 12/25/2016 7:30:12 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CSX 5272(ES44DC) CSX 8606(SD50-2)
Views:  65   Comments: 0
Empire Builder Deja Vu
Title:  Empire Builder Deja Vu
Description:  24 hours to the minute after Amtrak's train #8 (6/18/16 version) blasted through town, the 6/19/16 edition makes an appearance. Quite a rush to be standing trackside when the Empire Builder comes through at speed.
Photo Date:  6/19/2016  Upload Date: 12/25/2016 8:02:51 PM
Location:  West Salem, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  AMTK 41(P42DC)
Views:  63   Comments: 1
CP 8802
Title:  CP 8802
Description:  A couple of GEs are pulling hard on a long string of loaded tankers, leading them uphill out of the Mississippi River valley.
Photo Date:  6/19/2016  Upload Date: 12/25/2016 8:21:02 PM
Location:  West Salem, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 8802(ES44AC)
Views:  61   Comments: 0
CP 2302
Title:  CP 2302
Description:  Afternoon skies hint at evening rain as the local tiptoes through the Audbon Goose Pond Sanctuary
Photo Date:  8/26/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2017 7:31:17 PM
Location:  Arlington, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 2302(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
CP 2302
Title:  CP 2302
Description:  The local heads north through Cherokee marsh on their way back to Portage on a Friday evening.
Photo Date:  8/26/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2017 7:21:58 PM
Location:  Madison, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 2302(GP20C-ECO)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
WB Autoracks
Title:  WB Autoracks
Description:  Two GEs sandwich an EMD on a WB autorack train as it approaches Barlow road in the Dells.
Photo Date:  10/8/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2017 7:55:32 PM
Location:  Wisconsin Dells, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 8654(AC44CW)
Views:  138   Comments: 0
CP 8799
Title:  CP 8799
Description:  This typical GE heads up an eastbound hopper train with another GE in DPU mode halfway. The train is crossing the Wisconsin river in downtown Wisconsin Dells.
Photo Date:  12/10/2016  Upload Date: 2/21/2017 8:08:12 PM
Location:  Wisconsin Dells, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 8799(ES44AC)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
#7
Title:  #7
Description:  Today's westbound Empire Builder throttles up at dusk after making a station stop in Columbus.
Photo Date:  2/19/2017  Upload Date: 3/5/2017 10:40:02 AM
Location:  Columbus, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  AMTK 155(P42DC)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
CP 8567
Title:  CP 8567
Description:  An eastbound loaded coal train (2nd unit DPU halfway back) takes the siding at Portage west. Crew has to set out a bad-order car on the rear of the train - the rotating coupler is stuck in the rotated position. Wish I would have kept my camera out as FRED was hanging on for dear life!
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 9/4/2017 9:36:56 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 8567(AC44CW)
Views:  58   Comments: 0
CP 9718
Title:  CP 9718
Description:  For reasons unknown to me, this EB freight came to a complete stop just shy of Industrial road in Portage prior to proceeding. There did not seem to be anything wrong with the crossing signals...
Photo Date:  6/11/2017  Upload Date: 9/4/2017 10:08:19 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Brian Connolly
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Locomotives:  CP 9718(AC44CW)
Views:  52   Comments: 1


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