With the Princess Lines Diamond Princess
Unloading passengers at the end of the day. The MEX (McKinley Express) is operated by ARR for Princess Lines in the summer Whittier to Princess's Lodge near Talkeetna and return each Saturday and... (more)
The train is about to enter Whittier Tunnel (3013 is the trailing unit) then head home to Steward. The MEX (McKinley Express) is operated by ARR for Princess Lines in the summer Whittier to Princ... (more)
A rare move over the otherwise unused Sauk branch is seen as the WSOR shoves hopper cars into storage. This ex-Milwaukee branch once served the US Army Badger Ammo plant.
A WSOR hopper train quietly passes the frozen mill pond nearing "Mazo". The hoppers will be shoved onto the Sauk spur for storage after the train passes the switch lead a few hundred yards ahead.
WSOR makes a move on the Prairie sub past the old wig-wag dating from the Milwaukee Road days. This is one of two active magnetic flagmen that can be found along this line west of Madison.
The Madison extra job returns to town with empties from Cottage Grove.
WSOR works the Cottage Grove industries. The track on the right is the former CNW Madison-Waukesha main, which turns into a bike path about 2000' down the track.
WSOR yard job pulls a cut of boxcars.
A visitor to the WSOR is this set of CSX ex-CR power with ballast loads, seen working at the yard in Madison adding a few Janesville cars. The 2481 is a dedicated MOW unit, having been downrated ... (more)