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By:Andre Wehrle
Dates:3/15/2007 - 12/31/2009
Album Info:My first three years of railfanning the Canadian Pacific's Tomah Subdivision and Watertown Subdivision, part of their Chicago to Twin Cities mainline across Wisconsin. This is one of the busier rail lines in Wisconsin and the only one with regular Amtrak service. Some days it seems like all you see is CP's red, widecab GEs, but patience and luck will yield a wide variety of classic and colorful diesel power.
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Low angle on MRL 261's cab
Title:  Low angle on MRL 261's cab
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/10/2008  Upload Date: 2/27/2009 2:33:43 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 261(SD40-2XR)
Views:  373   Comments: 1
MRL 261 trio parked in the east siding
Title:  MRL 261 trio parked in the east siding
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/10/2008  Upload Date: 2/27/2009 10:07:06 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 261(SD40-2XR)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
CP 9513 in the hole
Title:  CP 9513 in the hole
Description:  Trailing are sister CP 8557 and a Soo Line SD60.
Photo Date:  11/17/2008  Upload Date: 2/27/2009 10:28:16 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 9513(AC44CW) CP 8557(AC44CW)
Views:  427   Comments: 0
CP 9513
Title:  CP 9513
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/17/2008  Upload Date: 2/28/2009 9:21:35 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 9513(AC44CW)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
CP 8557 and a Soo Line SD60 trail
Title:  CP 8557 and a Soo Line SD60 trail
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/17/2008  Upload Date: 3/1/2009 10:07:06 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8557(AC44CW)
Views:  237   Comments: 0
MRL 261 and SOO 6024 in the siding
Title:  MRL 261 and SOO 6024 in the siding
Description:  Westbound empties train #891.
Photo Date:  12/15/2008  Upload Date: 3/1/2009 10:15:46 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 261(SD40-2XR) SOO 6024(SD60)
Views:  378   Comments: 0
CP 5727 trails a lashup of four SD40-2s
Title:  CP 5727 trails a lashup of four SD40-2s
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/31/2009  Upload Date: 2/2/2009 3:35:08 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 5727(SD40-2)
Views:  292   Comments: 1
Dual Flags SD40-2 CP 5813
Title:  Dual Flags SD40-2 CP 5813
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/31/2009  Upload Date: 2/13/2009 11:16:18 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 5813(SD40-2)
Views:  278   Comments: 0
CP 5728 & 6060 complete the SD40-2 quartet
Title:  CP 5728 & 6060 complete the SD40-2 quartet
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/31/2009  Upload Date: 2/13/2009 11:20:04 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 5728(SD40-2) CP 6060(SD40-2)
Views:  536   Comments: 1
2 trains in the yarl
Title:  2 trains in the yarl
Description:  Train 281 west slows to a stop for a crew change.
Photo Date:  1/31/2009  Upload Date: 2/13/2009 11:46:08 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6060(SD40-2) CP 8800(ES44AC)
Views:  507   Comments: 0
CP 8800 on 281 making a crew change stop
Title:  CP 8800 on 281 making a crew change stop
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/31/2009  Upload Date: 2/13/2009 11:58:06 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8800(ES44AC)
Views:  392   Comments: 0
Front end of CP 6060
Title:  Front end of CP 6060
Description:  The train was beginning to move as I snapped this shot.
Photo Date:  1/31/2009  Upload Date: 2/14/2009 12:04:44 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6060(SD40-2)
Views:  305   Comments: 0
CP 6060 eases through the yard
Title:  CP 6060 eases through the yard
Description:  We drove away and set up to wait for this train to get a good runby shot, but it turned out it was only pulling a little ways out of the yard, and we went back to find it stopped again.
Photo Date:  1/31/2009  Upload Date: 2/14/2009 12:09:06 AM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 6060(SD40-2)
Views:  395   Comments: 0
CP 8543 leads a Soo Line SD60 eastbound
Title:  CP 8543 leads a Soo Line SD60 eastbound
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/12/2009  Upload Date: 2/19/2009 11:11:07 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8543(AC44CW)
Views:  233   Comments: 0
CP 8543
Title:  CP 8543
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/12/2009  Upload Date: 2/19/2009 11:15:16 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8543(AC44CW)
Views:  240   Comments: 0
MILW 52491 still sitting
Title:  MILW 52491 still sitting
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/6/2009  Upload Date: 3/6/2009 11:22:57 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  162   Comments: 0
CP 8853 starts to rattle the UP diamond
Title:  CP 8853 starts to rattle the UP diamond
Description:  Train #738 heads east. Last time I was in Watertown I saw this same locomotive leading a westbound.
Photo Date:  3/6/2009  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 1:01:36 AM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8853(ES44AC)
Views:  462   Comments: 0
CP 8804 on #283 westbound has MNN 1356 dead in tow
Title:  CP 8804 on #283 westbound has MNN 1356 dead in tow
Description:  The ex-CN/GTW Geep is fresh from the WSOR paint shop at Horicon, bound for Thief River Falls, MN. 283 was a huge train and the single GEVO was struggling a bit. The crew probably wouldn't have minded being able to cut in an extra 1,750 HP.
Photo Date:  3/6/2009  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 1:05:17 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8804(ES44AC) MNN 1356(GP9R)
Views:  772   Comments: 0
Minneosta Northern 1356 en route to delivery after paint
Title:  Minneosta Northern 1356 en route to delivery after paint
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/6/2009  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 1:24:28 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MNN 1356(GP9R) CP 8804(ES44AC)
Views:  1095   Comments: 2
A friendly wave from the engineer of CP 8829
Title:  A friendly wave from the engineer of CP 8829
Description:  Unit grain train #396 thunders over the diamond. This is the first GEVO I recall seeing with a lot of road dust on it. Usually they are among the cleanest locomotives out there.
Photo Date:  3/6/2009  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 3:59:11 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8829(ES44AC) CP 8823(ES44AC)
Views:  609   Comments: 0
No. 8 eastbound leans into the curve
Title:  No. 8 eastbound leans into the curve
Description:  I caught this same 'Builder on video a short distance to the east near Watertown.
Photo Date:  3/6/2009  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 4:00:17 PM
Location:  Reeseville, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 22(P42DC)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
Red Signals and Wild Turkeys - Portage Junction
Title:  Red Signals and Wild Turkeys - Portage Junction
Description:  From the Wauona Trail crossing, looking (RR) west. We're on the siding, main to the left, M&P Sub (branch to Madison) on the far left. Heading off to the right is the "old line" from Milwaukee that ran via Horicon, abandoned west of Cambria. A small stub remains on the Portage end to service one customer, Meigs. By the signal mast on the far left, a spur off the M&P dropped down a steep hill and then ran alongside Mullett Street to serve Alter Trading (a scrap/recycling yard). This was still in use at the time of the photo, but would be out of service and dismantled by the end of 2015. In the distance is the Highway 33 bridge. Way, waaaay back in the day, the (original) Soo Line's "P-Line" from Stevens Point would also have connected to the MILW in this area, but I can't tell where the right-of-way would have been.
Photo Date:  3/16/2009  Upload Date: 10/9/2019 10:37:30 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  73   Comments: 2
BNSF 9386 up close and personal
Title:  BNSF 9386 up close and personal
Description:  This SD70ACe is leading coal loads train #882 toward the Columbia Power Plant.
Photo Date:  3/19/2009  Upload Date: 3/19/2009 9:17:45 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9386(SD70ACe)
Views:  297   Comments: 0
SOO 76
Title:  SOO 76
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/2/2009  Upload Date: 10/9/2019 10:34:35 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  88   Comments: 1
DME 6093 nearing Humboldt St. with 486 east
Title:  DME 6093 nearing Humboldt St. with 486 east
Description:  This ex-CP is back "home" leading two ICE/DME-painted sisters.
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/17/2009 11:30:32 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DME 6093(SD40-3)
Views:  591   Comments: 1
DME 6071 "City of Ft. Pierre" trailing on 486
Title:  DME 6071 "City of Ft. Pierre" trailing on 486
Description:  Crossing Humboldt Street.
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/17/2009 11:55:27 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DME 6071(SD40-3)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
CP Hi-Rail approaching Humboldt Street
Title:  CP Hi-Rail approaching Humboldt Street
Description:  Following #486 eastbound.
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 5/20/2009 12:21:17 AM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  190   Comments: 0
CP 4407 brings the "East Patrol" into town
Title:  CP 4407 brings the "East Patrol" into town
Description:  One Geep + 3 cars make up today's westbound G67.
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/18/2009 12:02:56 AM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 4407(GP38-2)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
CP 4407 on G67 switching Specialty Ingredients
Title:  CP 4407 on G67 switching Specialty Ingredients
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/18/2009 1:08:46 AM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 4407(GP38-2)
Views:  483   Comments: 0
The conductor lines the switch for CP 4407
Title:  The conductor lines the switch for CP 4407
Description:  The engine has just run around its one eastbound car and is about to go pick it up.
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/20/2009 1:43:20 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 4407(GP38-2)
Views:  368   Comments: 0
CP 4407 heads east with its one-car pickup from Specialty Ingredients
Title:  CP 4407 heads east with its one-car pickup from Specialty Ingredients
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/24/2009 11:15:44 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 4407(GP38-2)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
Its work done, G67 goes back east
Title:  Its work done, G67 goes back east
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/24/2009 11:19:33 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 4407(GP38-2)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
The eastbound 'Builder pounds over the diamond
Title:  The eastbound 'Builder pounds over the diamond
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/24/2009 11:38:09 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 199(P42DC) AMTK 86(P42DC)
Views:  299   Comments: 0
Waving to CP 8822 east
Title:  Waving to CP 8822 east
Description:  Train #282.
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/25/2009 9:17:48 AM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8822(ES44AC)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
CP 8822 leads #282 across the diamond
Title:  CP 8822 leads #282 across the diamond
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/25/2009 10:48:46 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8822(ES44AC)
Views:  312   Comments: 0
CP 8569 and 8764 round out the lashup on 282
Title:  CP 8569 and 8764 round out the lashup on 282
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/25/2009 10:55:01 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8569(AC44CW) CP 8764(ES44AC)
Views:  437   Comments: 0
Pure ICE power on #487
Title:  Pure ICE power on #487
Description:  Approaching the Provimi Rd. crossing west of town.
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 4/25/2009 10:59:48 PM
Location:  Watertown, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICE 6421(SD40-2)
Views:  497   Comments: 1
AMTK 67 leads a truncated #7 across County Q
Title:  AMTK 67 leads a truncated #7 across County Q
Description:  #7 was miniaturized in train size (1 unit, 3 cars) and route (terminus at St. Paul) for a few days due to flooding problems on the BNSF further west.
Photo Date:  4/17/2009  Upload Date: 6/25/2009 10:04:12 PM
Location:  Richwood, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  234   Comments: 0
SOO 6045
Title:  SOO 6045
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/20/2009  Upload Date: 5/1/2009 10:12:36 PM
Location:  Wyocena, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6045(SD60)
Views:  146   Comments: 0
MRL 265
Title:  MRL 265
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/20/2009  Upload Date: 5/9/2009 9:42:00 PM
Location:  Wyocena, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 265(SD40-2XR)
Views:  157   Comments: 0
SOO & MRL power on a parked coke train
Title:  SOO & MRL power on a parked coke train
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/20/2009  Upload Date: 5/9/2009 9:45:37 PM
Location:  Wyocena, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6045(SD60) MRL 265(SD40-2XR)
Views:  223   Comments: 0
Front end closeup on SOO 6045
Title:  Front end closeup on SOO 6045
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/20/2009  Upload Date: 6/22/2009 12:19:03 AM
Location:  Wyocena, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6045(SD60)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
CP 8765
Title:  CP 8765
Description:  Just a lone GEVO holding a coke train in Portage East siding.
Photo Date:  4/27/2009  Upload Date: 5/15/2009 5:08:02 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8765(ES44AC)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
Lineup
Title:  Lineup
Description:  Would be even cooler if they were moving! View from the Highway 33 bridge.
Photo Date:  5/12/2009  Upload Date: 5/25/2009 1:53:32 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8757(ES44AC) CP 8849(ES44AC)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
Side by side
Title:  Side by side
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2009  Upload Date: 5/25/2009 2:00:24 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8757(ES44AC) CP 8849(ES44AC)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
GE Cluster
Title:  GE Cluster
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2009  Upload Date: 6/20/2009 7:23:02 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8757(ES44AC) CP 8849(ES44AC) CP 9707(AC44CW)
Views:  504   Comments: 0
Another ICE trio is on today's train 486
Title:  Another ICE trio is on today's train 486
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2009  Upload Date: 6/20/2009 10:41:45 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  551   Comments: 0
ICE 6403 "City of Washington"
Title:  ICE 6403 "City of Washington"
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2009  Upload Date: 6/20/2009 10:45:07 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICE 6403(SD40-2)
Views:  326   Comments: 0
ICE 6413 and 6443
Title:  ICE 6413 and 6443
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2009  Upload Date: 6/20/2009 10:47:24 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICE 6413(SD40-2) ICE 6443(SD40-2)
Views:  466   Comments: 0
ICE 6403 closer view
Title:  ICE 6403 closer view
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/12/2009  Upload Date: 6/20/2009 10:49:32 PM
Location:  Portage, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICE 6403(SD40-2)
Views:  348   Comments: 0


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