During its very last week of operation - Kettle Moraine Railway ex-McCloud River Baldwin 2-6-2 locomotive #9 crosses the scenic Oconomowoc river trestle near North Lake Wisconsin. -- October 14th, 2001 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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Back on October 10th, 1994 I was out photographing the Wisconsin Central up towards Oshkosh and this is one of the trains that I was able to catch (I did not know in advance that it was coming through).

I don’t recall the exact reason that Milwaukee Road 4-8-4 #261 was disguised as the Lackawanna #1661, but it did make for some unique photos of this beautiful steam engine and I was fortunate enough to be able to catch it twice in Oshkosh as well as here at Van Dyne, Wisconsin. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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Back on August 12th, 1988 Frisco 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotive #1522 is storming through Lomira on Wisconsin Central rails. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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Wisconsin & Southern SD40-2 #4006 and Soo Line 2-8-2 #1003 are charging out of Slinger, Wisconsin on Canadian National trackage.

I am not sure where the Soo 1003 was headed on this July 7th, 2005 – At that time (and probably still so today) it was a standard requirement by the CN to have a diesel leading any steam move. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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Restored Soo Line Mikado #1003 is leading an excursion on the Wisconsin & Southern September 16th, 2000 where it is stopped to take on water from a hydrant at the corner of Dunbar Avenue & Marshall Street in Waukesha, Wisconsin. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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