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Wisconsin and Southern Railroad

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A red and white Soo Line diesel locomotive numbered 4648 pulls freight cars on a railroad track beneath a concrete highway overpass on a sunny day. Soo Line GP38-2 #4648 leads a freight train under a highway overpass on a clear summer day. June 1, 1980 · Front and Lincoln, Franklin Park, IL A red and grey diesel locomotive numbered 4490, coupled to a blue bulkhead flatcar and a red-orange flatcar, beside a railroad crossing with signals and a waiting car. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 4490 shoves flatcars past a grade crossing on an overcast summer day. c. 1990 to 2000 Side view of a red and white diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern, number 2052, parked in a yard between a green locomotive numbered 7204 and a faded green and cream locomotive numbered 6622, under an overcast sky. Wisconsin & Southern 2052 in a rail yard between Wisconsin & Southern 6622 and Burlington Northern 7204. c. 1990 to 2002 A red and gray diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern, numbered 4490, coupled to a rusty blue freight car beside a road crossing with gates and signals under an overcast sky. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 4490 coupled to a freight car at a grade crossing, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1994 · Janesville, WI Two green and yellow diesel locomotives numbered 6641 and 6625 on a yard track, with a red and white locomotive numbered 2052 and the red end of a passenger car at left, trees and houses behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6641 and 6625, in green and yellow, sit in a yard beside red WSOR 2052. c. 1995 to 2005 An elevated train with a silver and red locomotive and a yellow passenger car travels over a street with a large 'Braun Bottles' sign on a building and parked cars below, under an overcast sky. A Wisconsin & Southern Railroad diesel locomotive and a yellow passenger car on an elevated structure over a city street with a 'Braun Bottles' sign below. March 1996 · Canal and Lake, Chicago, IL A red tandem-axle truck with a large red knuckle-boom crane stands on gravel beside yard tracks. A worker in a yellow hard hat sits at the crane controls, and its grapple rests on a load of black crossties. A blue boxcar with an EP herald is at the right. A Wisconsin & Southern grapple-crane truck handles crossties beside boxcar WSOR 503173 in a rail yard, August 1998. c. 1998 · Janesville, WI A black diesel locomotive numbered 2015 and lettered WSOR stands on a yard track in light snow, with a locomotive with a red nose and another numbered 2009 behind it, bare trees and an overcast sky beyond. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 2015 sits in a snowy yard beside another locomotive and 2009. February 12, 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A red and silver Wisconsin & Southern diesel locomotive numbered 751 stands at a street crossing behind a crossbuck and flashing signals, with a second red locomotive numbered 4493 behind it and light snow on the ground. Wisconsin & Southern 751 and 4493 at a grade crossing, likely Arch and Court in Janesville, Wisconsin, on a snowy winter day. February 12, 1998 · Arch and Court, Janesville, WI A dark diesel locomotive numbered 2009 and lettered WSOR sits beneath a red sand tower in a snowy rail yard, with two more locomotives at left and a small white shed at right. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 2009 stands under the sand tower in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin, with 2015 and 6585 alongside, on a snowy winter day. February 17, 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A red and gray Wisconsin & Southern diesel locomotive numbered 4493 seen from the side behind a railroad crossing signal with one red light lit, with light snow on the grass in the foreground and gray covered hoppers behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 4493 crosses a street at a three-track grade crossing on a snowy overcast day, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. July 12, 1998 · Arch and Court, Janesville, WI A dark gray diesel locomotive lettered WSOR 6620, side view, coupled between a light gray switcher numbered 1792 and a red and silver cab unit, with a maroon and gold locomotive at the right, seen across empty yard tracks on an overcast day. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 6620 likely stands among other diesels in the yard at Court Street in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A weathered green and yellow diesel locomotive lettered WSOR and numbered 4535 stands nose to nose with a gray locomotive with red and yellow stripes, on yard tracks under an overcast sky. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 4535, in worn green and yellow paint, stands beside a gray locomotive in a yard, likely on Court St in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI Side view of a red and light gray streamlined diesel locomotive numbered 10C, with WISCONSIN lettered on its side, standing on a track in front of dense green trees. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 10C in red and gray at Court Street in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A red and silver passenger diesel locomotive set parked behind two red sand towers in a rail yard, with a blue-gray hood locomotive numbered 1792 at left and several empty tracks in the foreground. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad E unit 10C and a second E unit stand behind red sand towers in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI Side view of a dark blue-black diesel locomotive lettered WSOR and numbered 6661, with yellow trim and yellow-and-black chevrons on its rear end, standing on one of several tracks beside a grassy field and trees. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad diesel locomotive 6661 coupled to a second unit on a multi-track layout under an overcast sky. August 1998 A red Wisconsin and Southern Railroad diesel locomotive numbered 1848 stands in front of a white enginehouse with numbered stalls, with empty yard tracks in the foreground. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad diesel locomotive 1848 in front of the enginehouse, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI Side view of a red Wisconsin and Southern diesel locomotive numbered 1848, with a gray cab band and state seal emblem, standing beyond several yard tracks beside a brick building on an overcast day. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad diesel locomotive 1848 in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A red and gray Wisconsin and Southern diesel locomotive numbered 701 on a yard track, with a gray locomotive numbered 1852 behind it, a yellow and maroon locomotive numbered 3026, a gray and red passenger car lettered WISCONSIN, and a tall red tank. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 701 in a yard among other locomotives and a passenger car, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI Two black four-axle diesel locomotives coupled together on a yard track under a gray sky, the lead unit numbered 2016 and lettered WSOR, with trees behind them. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 2016 and National Railway Equipment 2028, both black diesel locomotives, at a yard, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Janesville, WI A red diesel locomotive stands in front of a long white roundhouse with red-framed doors, with yard tracks and a stack of ties in the foreground under an overcast sky. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 1648 at the roundhouse and turntable, likely in Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Roundhouse and Turntable, Janesville, WI A red and gray diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and numbered 701 stands on a yard track under an overcast sky, with a dark car with an orange band behind it. Wisconsin and Southern 701 in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin, with Janesville and Southeastern car 52 behind it. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI Side view of a weathered yellow and green diesel locomotive lettered WSOR and numbered 4535, coupled to a gray locomotive with yellow and red stripes, with a brick building behind and a gravel lot and grass in front. Wisconsin and Southern 4535 at a yard in Janesville, Wisconsin, with gray locomotive 1852 coupled behind it. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A silver and red streamlined passenger diesel lettered Wisconsin & Southern, number 10C, is coupled to a matching cabless unit. They stand in a yard behind several empty tracks, next to two red sand towers, with a pile of railroad ties in the foreground. Wisconsin & Southern 10C and a booster unit beside the sanding tower in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin. August 1998 · Court St, Janesville, WI A black diesel locomotive lettered WSOR and numbered 2012 rolls along the tracks with a red locomotive numbered 1848 behind it. A crew member waves from the cab window, and trees and a yellow construction machine stand in the background. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive 2012, in black paint, leads red unit 1848 past the camera on an overcast summer day, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red diesel locomotive with a silver stripe reading '& SOUTHERN' sits on a turntable in a rain-soaked yard in front of a tan brick building and trees, with a black and orange streamlined locomotive beyond it. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotive [?]492 on a turntable on a wet, overcast day, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin, with a black and orange cab unit parked behind it. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A black six-axle diesel locomotive lettered WSOR and numbered 2015, seen from the side on a yard track, with part of a yellow and green locomotive at the left, a silver and red passenger car at the right, and wet ground and stacked materials in front. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad diesel locomotive 2015 in black paint sits in a yard on a rainy summer day, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A green and yellow diesel locomotive lettered WSOR, numbered 6625, coupled to a black locomotive on yard tracks under an overcast sky, with wet pavement in the foreground. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6625, in green and yellow paint, coupled to a black locomotive numbered 201[...] in a rain-soaked yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI Side view of a red diesel locomotive numbered 1848, lettered Wisconsin & Southern with a round sesquicentennial emblem and the Wisconsin state seal, coupled between a black locomotive and another red locomotive on a track under an overcast sky. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 1848 in its Wisconsin sesquicentennial paint, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A faded blue-gray locomotive lettered WSOR 6604 stands beside the cab of a red and silver locomotive numbered 3501, with a red boxcar behind them and a white highway trailer in the foreground at the right. Wisconsin and Southern locomotives 6604 and 3501 in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin, on a wet, overcast day. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI Side view of a red and silver Wisconsin & Southern diesel locomotive numbered 3501 on a track, with wet gravel and puddles in the foreground and trees behind it. Wisconsin & Southern diesel locomotive 3501 sits in a yard on an overcast day. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red and silver streamlined diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and numbered 71A, shown from the side in a rain-soaked rail yard, with a black locomotive at left and a red and silver locomotive at right. Wisconsin & Southern 71A stands in a wet yard between WSOR 2015 and Wisconsin & Southern 751, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red and silver streamlined diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern, numbered 71A, stands in a rail yard on an overcast day, with a black locomotive behind it and a red locomotive at right. Wisconsin & Southern 71A in a rail yard, with a black locomotive and a red Wisconsin & Southern locomotive nearby. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red and gray diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and numbered 4492 stands on a turntable beside a white shanty and a steel light tower, with two dark locomotives with orange stripes and green trees behind. Wisconsin & Southern 4492 sits on a turntable in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin, with two dark F-unit boosters behind it. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red diesel locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and numbered 1848 stands on a track, coupled to a black locomotive on the left and a red-and-grey locomotive on the right, with grass and a wet gravel area in front. Wisconsin & Southern 1848, in a special red scheme with a sesquicentennial emblem, sits coupled between a black locomotive and another Wisconsin & Southern unit on an overcast day. June 13, 2000 · Janesville, WI A red locomotive lettered Wisconsin & Southern and a weathered green and cream locomotive numbered 6625 stand on a track with brown covered hoppers behind, next to an orange locomotive at right, under a blue sky with clouds. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotives 1848 and 6625 with covered hoppers, beside an orange locomotive lettered WISCONSIN, likely at Whitewater, Wisconsin. July 2000 · Whitewater, WI A red-orange and white diesel locomotive numbered 4491, lettered Wisconsin & Southern, stands on a track beside a second track under a blue sky with clouds, with a yellow unit coupled behind it. Wisconsin & Southern locomotive 4491 at Whitewater, Wisconsin, in September 2000. September 2000 · Whitewater, WI A line of weathered yellow and dark green diesel locomotives, two lettered WSOR, parked beside yard tracks under an overcast sky, with red water tanks, an American flag and white houses behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad locomotives 6641 and 6625 stand with other units in a yard, likely at Janesville, Wisconsin. October 2000 · Janesville, WI Three diesel locomotives in faded yellow and dark green with WSOR on the cab sides stand in a row beside two red tanks on a steel frame, with yard tracks in the foreground and trees and buildings behind. Wisconsin and Southern Railroad 6625 and other locomotives in worn yellow and green paint sit in the yard at Janesville, Wisconsin. October 2000 · Janesville, WI