Soo Line #1003
Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Wisconsin and Southern Railroad
On July 24, 2005 in Madison, WI the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad celebrated 25 years of service to the railroad industry.
The WSOR provided FREE rides in specially painted Bi-Level coaches pulled by the WSOR E-unit #10-C (former Miwaukee Road).
Also present was Soo Line #1003 2-8-2 Mikado Steamer. The #1003 pulled a short freight consist from the yard to MX Junction and back through out the day.
Below are some shots from the days activities. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate.
Click on the thumbnail photos to see larger images. The larger image is not the actual size of the photo it is only about 20% of the actual size. Original Photo size is 3072x2048 pixels.
Photo Description and Location all are in Madison, WI
IMG 3876 - WSOR E-unit #10-C - Johnson St Yard
IMG 3879 - WSOR Bi-Level Coaches Johnson St Yard
IMG 3893 - WSOR E-unit #10-A Johnson St Yard
IMG 3925 - WSOR #4025 25th Aniversary SD40-2 Johnson St Yard
IMG 3944 - WSOR Operation Lifesaver Unit #2053 Johnson St Yard
IMG 3974 - WSOR Transfer Caboose Johnson St Yard
IMG 3999/4000 WSOR Excursion Train at Knutson Street Bridge
IMG 4016 - #1003 at Ingersoll Road
Lightning Strike Near #1003
IMG 4031/4035/4039/4043 - #1003 comes out of a tunnel along John Nolan Drive
IMG 4051/4059 #1003 and Soo Caboose on causeway at MX Junction
IMG 4119/4121/4126 WSOR E-units at Forester Drive
IMG 3885/4109- B-17 "Fuddy Duddy" flies over Madison enroute to EAA at Oshkosh, WI
Actual Size of photo file is 3072x2048 pixels or about 1 to 1.5 MB per photo. Of course photos on the CD will not have the "Steam Trains and Tractors" watermark printed across them.
To order any of the above photos use File Name WSOR 25th and the File number below the photo.
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All Photos above were taken by Keith Schmidt Copyright 2005