Fluidr / Moffat Road's "Wisconsin & Southern" set

Eastbound at Woodland

N 37 B 3.7K C 20 E Jul 6, 1992 F Feb 21, 2012

G United States > Wisconsin > Dodge > Woodland >

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Wisconsin & Southern F45 No. 1002 leads three Geeps eastbound at Woodland, Wisconsin, and has just crossed Lilac Road on July 6, 1992. WSOR didn't use the F45s very long since their weight was hard on the track structure.

Tags: WSOR Wisconsin & Southern F45 barn farm Woodland Wisconsin WI train railroad Lilac Road dairy farm freight

Mountain vistor

N 43 B 6.9K C 20 E Oct 2, 1998 F May 17, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Gilpin > East Portal >

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We’re not in Wisconsin anymore, Bossie! After a trip out west, Wisconsin and Southern’s passenger train, with a few other cars thrown in for good measure, pops out of the Moffat Tunnel at East Portal, Colorado, on October 2, 1998. During the outing, the other E unit had mechanical issues and was set out, replaced by BNSF Dash 9 No. 1039. Autumn color is turning to white during the change of seasons as snow falls on the Continental Divide in the background. It was a fun chase, both westbound and eastbound on the Moffat Subdivision!

Tags: UP Moffat Tunnel Sub WSOR Wisconsin & Southern passenger train EMD E9 E unit autumn color fall color snow Continental Divide East Portal Moffat Tunnel Colorado train railroad CO

10C flying

N 16 B 2.9K C 9 E Oct 2, 1998 F Jul 14, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Jefferson > Leyden Junction >

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In a pan photo, Wisconsin and Southern E9 No. 10C flies through Leyden, Colorado, on a special west coast passenger train now headed back home eastbound on October 2, 1998.

Tags: WSOR Wisconsin and Southern passenger train passenger special EMD E9 covered wagon pan photo Leyden Colorado Moffat Sub. train railroad CO Moffat Tunnel Sub.

E units in the high country

N 51 B 7.1K C 24 E Sep 25, 1998 F Dec 3, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Gilpin > Phoenix >

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The “Bill Gates Special,” a chartered Wisconsin and Southern passenger train with a few added cars for good measure, heads westbound just west of Rollins, Colorado, on September 25, 1998. In less than a half hour, this train be taking the plunge in the 6.21-mile Moffat Tunnel. Oh, and all the young trees in this shot have now “grown up” making this shot impossible now.

Tags: Wisconsin and Southern WSOR EMD E9 passenger train passenger special chartered train Moffat tunnel Subdivision Union Pacific former Rio Grande train railroad Colorado CO Rollins Rollinsville Boulder Creek UP

Peeking around a curve

N 19 B 4.4K C 12 E Sep 25, 1998 F Dec 3, 2012

G United States > Colorado > Jefferson > Golden > South Pine Cliff

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The so-called “Bill Gates Special,” a chartered Wisconsin and Southern passenger train is westbound and peeks around the corner near the site of Tunnel 28 east of Cliff, Colorado, on September 25, 1998. An EMD E9 going through sharp curves such as this make the it look almost toy train-like, albeit in some pretty good looking scenery! E units operating on this former Rio Grande main line were rare; like many western roads, D&RGW found EMD F unit more suitable for passenger trains on mountain grades.