Trains of July 2019
Author: Dylan Zinkgraf
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Neat locomotive on a southbound Q. Lighting was not on my side.
I still have no idea how I pulled this off.
This was my first time ever doing long exposure photography. I was rather pleased with the results. As it happens, UP 3025 would end up following behind UP 4014 when the Big Boy visited Wisconsin three weeks later.
Southbound Q passes a manifest at Kampo Road in Neenah, WI. Although not seen in this shot, I high amount of haze was around the area due to wildfires in Western Canada.
L595 comes back empty handed. This really surprised my friend and I. Wed never seen a plain L595 with only a locomotive before.
CN 2933 leads a manifest with a neat combination of locomotive power and a few flatcars of new Caterpillar excavators.
The C40-8M is one of my favorite locomotives. It was a treat to see this locomotive in 2019. When I uploaded this in 2020, these locomotives were quickly becoming a rarity.
A couple of CSX units were spending the night in Neenah. Seeing bigger power stored at Neenah doesnt happen too often, especially foreign power.
The title says it all. I really like potash trains. On the CN, potash unit trains typically receive a "B7XX" designation. A typical loaded B train is almost always southbound in Wisconsin and has two units leading with one on the rear as DPU.
CN 4705 and CN 4711 appear at the wye by Arrowhead Park. They came with a few covered hoppers in which a couple were Burlington Norther hoppers.
Northbound manifest at Kampo Road in Neenah, WI lead by some excellent EMD power.
My friend and I were up by Anton Siding in Dale, WI hoping to catch a train. We ended up getting passed by this southbound Q that had a GECX demonstrator behind the lead. We raced down to Neenah with no time to spare as the train was near and the light was fading fast.
A northbound autorack train was waiting in Dixie for the southbound Q to pass. Light was fading fast, meaning the photos were going to be dark and grainy.
My friend and I went to chase train, so we immediately went to Medina Junction. We were quickly met by GTW 5857 on L595 returning to Neenah.