On the Chicago & North Western's Adams Line, train PREMA rolls westward on May 2nd, 1986 past the semaphore signals that were located just east of the Maple avenue grade crossing in Sussex, Wisconsin.
Semaphores and wig-wags were once plentiful on this line which used to be the route of the famous Twin-Cities 400 passenger trains. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
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On the summer afternoon of August 4th, 1991 a pair of Chicago & North Western EMD GP50s lead a westbound military train through the quiet farm countryside near Glen Oak, Wisconsin. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
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On February 25th, 1990 a set of three C&NW EMD SD40-2s lead an eastbound Chicago & North Western loaded ore train near Milwaukee at St Francis, Wisconsin. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
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A westbound Chicago & North Western train speeding past the old wig-wag signals at the Townline Road grade crossing just out of North Lake, Wisconsin. -- May 11th, 1992 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
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On July 3rd, 1994 eastbound Chicago & North Western train ITPRA is out of Dalton and approaching Friesland, Wisconsin. - A pair of C&NW SD40-2s, wig-wag crossing signals, a wooden overhead bridge and a farm.
This photograph encompasses in one shot everything that I will always remember about the Adams line. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
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