The crew of a westbound Canadian Pacific freight train has a 6:00am Hazy March Sunrise at their back as they are about to cross the Canadian National diamonds at Duplainville, Wisconsin in the year 2002. -~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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Even though it was already 45 minutes after Sunrise, the dashboard thermometer in my truck still showed the outside temp at 20 below zero in the area of Lebanon, Wisconsin.

This westbound Union Pacific freight train is demonstrating for us how warm diesel exhaust reacts the moment it clashes with such cold Winter air. – January 26th, 2022 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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On the afternoon of February 20th, 1999 eastbound Wisconsin Central train T048 with a Big Blue Conrail GE C40-8W leading and EMD SD50 trailing is stopped and waiting for their signal to proceed across the CP diamonds at Duplainville, Wisconsin. - WC symbols T048/T049 were the Conrail connection trains out of Chicago and often featured run-through power, especially in the later years of the WC. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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As an avid fan of old vehicles from the 1930s, 40s & 50s - I have always considered Diamond T as being a kind of “Royalty” when it came to old trucks.

I spotted this one along Highway 14 just west of Huron, South Dakota. – Since truck styles would commonly be carried over for a period of time I am not sure what the exact year of this Diamond T road tractor would be, but it sure looks like 1950s.

The condition may be a little bit rough, but I think that the right person could get this Jewel of an old Diamond T truck back on the road again.

And how about that neat old Bucyrus Erie drag-line shovel in the background ! – May 2019 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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A fast moving train of black tank cars emerges out of its own swirling cloud of whipped up January snow near North Lake, Wisconsin. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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