Western Railroad Discussion > Midwest Vacation 09' Vol 6

On April 11, we made our way from La Crosse to Janesville. We spent the morning around the old Milwaukee Road depot in La Crosse, and then headed east. We stopped in Thoma for lunch, and went to an Amish store to get some cashew brittle. We checked out the depot, and just as we were getting out of the car, the gates went down and here came a wb train. We continued on to Portage, and then followed the branch line south looking for the G64 Job, also known as the M&P Turn. With a blip on our scanner from the fred frequency, we started checking down each road we came to. South of Arlington, we finally saw a slow moving NB freight, and we hurried to get into position for a shot. We were able to get 5 shots between there and Portage, as well as a mainline train near the junction of the branch in Portage. We then headed on south for a good nights rest in Janesville.

Photo 1 Grand Crossing Tower at Copeland Park in La Crosse

Photo 2 CB&Q 4-6-4 in Copeland Park

Photo 3 The old Milwaukee Road depot in La Crosse

Jamie Miller

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Photo 4 The Empire Builder arrives at La Crosse

Photo 5 A CP local with a pair of SOO GP's at La Crosse.

Photo 6 MRL 265 West at Tomah

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Photo 7 The old depot at Tomah

Photo 8 The M & P Local at Richard Road

Photo 9 The M & P Local in Poynette

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Photo 10 A wb CP road freight arrives at the yard in Portage

Photo 11 The M & P Local is almost home as it crosses route 51/16 in Portage

To be continued...

Jamie Miller

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I've been following these postings and they've all been very interesting.
There were a couple of really good catches in this sequence. First, the
MRL leader with what appears to be two of the wide-nose Soo SD60M's trailing
on a hopper train. The second, of course, is the local, with a rebuilt
GP40X trailing. I'd say you had excellent luck for this day.

Looking forward to the rest of the trip.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA