Just like in the late days of the Milwaukee Road, T007 crawls west at 10mph on jointed rail. After a slow start, the clouds cleared out resulting in a perfect westbound chase.
WSOR 4053, the specially painted "Grow Wisconsin" engine, leads the Madison to Prairie Du Chien road freight west into the setting sun near Lone Rock, WI.
With a pair of specially painted units up front, 75 empties head west on a perfect autumn afternoon.
As the sun sinks down the river valley, T007 continues it's 10mph trek westward on a beautiful afternoon.
A duo of SD40s pass the old Milwaukee Road depot in Black Earth on their way towards Boscobel.
The Prairie job finally nears the WSOR Madison Yard after derailing a non-hazardous tank car at a Middleton industry the night before. The capitol dome is present in the background, visible from ... (more)