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| By: | William H. Davis Jr. | | Dates: | 8/18/1999 - 8/18/1999 | | Album Info: | Wisonsin & Southern Railroad, LCC ( WSOR ) is a privately held & managed Class 2 regional railroad company operating in the southern half of the state of Wisconsin & a small portion of northeastern Illinois. WSOR operates over 700 miles of branch & mainline track traversing a total of 21 counties in Wisconsin & Illinois. WSOR is Wisconsin's 2nd largest railroad. WSOR directly connects within the state with the western Class 1 railroads BNSF, CN, CP, & UP. With access to Chicago via the Belt Railway of Chicago, WSOR connects with the eastern Class 1 railroads CSXT & NS. WSOR also has access to harbor facilities on the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien & maintains several transloading sites within its system. WSOR has branch offices in Milwaukee, Janesville, Madison, & Horicon, Wi. WSOR operates on mostly former Milwaukee Road tracks that were earmarked for abandonment in the late 1970's & early 1980's. These tracks are now owned & managed cooperatively by the state of Wisconsin & 18 counties with which WSOR has a 50 year operating agreement. WSOR also leases & operates 66 miles of tracks owned by UP. WSOR transports a variety of commodities for its customer base including lumber, coal, liquid & dry fertilizers, corn, beans, plastic, aggregates, ethanol, & liquid petroleum. Since its inception in 1980, WSOR has quadrupled the freight business of the previous carriers, handling over 50,000 carloads in 2008 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
| Description: |
WSOR Eastbound Freight Train passing through Ackerville, Wisconsin on their way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/2002 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 7:15:22 PM |
| Location: |
Ackerville, WI |
| Author: |
william davis |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WSOR 4493(GP9E) |
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419 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
| Description: |
WSOR Northbound Freight Train Janesville to Horicon, Wisconsin passing through Pewaukee, Wisconsin running via trackage rights over CN/WC, this train runs via CN/WC from Ackerville to Waukesha, Wisconsin before getting back to their home rails |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/2002 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 7:01:18 PM |
| Location: |
Pewaukee, WI |
| Author: |
william davis |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WSOR 6045(SD40-2) |
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1280 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
| Description: |
WSOR Eastbound Freight Train passing through Ackerville, Wi. on their way to Milwaukee, Wi. |
| Photo Date: |
9/8/2002 Upload Date: 12/9/2008 12:45:06 AM |
| Location: |
Ackerville, WI |
| Author: |
william davis |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WSOR 3804(GP38) |
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2784 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
| Description: |
WSOR SD20 2056 & SD40-2 4050 are getting ready to do some switching at Janesville, Wi. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2004 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 6:07:01 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
william davis |
| Categories: |
Roster,Scenic,Yard |
| Locomotives: |
WSOR 2056(SD20) WSOR 4050(SD40-2) |
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519 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
| Description: |
WSOR Freight Train doing some switching at Janesville, Wi. |
| Photo Date: |
8/3/2004 Upload Date: 2/11/2009 6:43:23 PM |
| Location: |
Janesville, WI |
| Author: |
william davis |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WSOR 2056(SD20) WSOR 4050(SD40-2) |
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1420 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
| Description: |
WSOR Southbound Local Freight Train T04 ( Horicon to Janesville, Wi. ) getting ready to secure their train in Waukesha, Wi. for a relief crew to come get their train later & take it on to Janesville, Wi. |
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5/13/2012 Upload Date: 5/15/2012 12:40:14 AM |
| Location: |
Waukesha, WI |
| Author: |
william davis |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WSOR 4052(SD40-2) WSOR 4030(SD40-2) |
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2489 Comments: 10 |
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| Title: |
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad |
| Description: |
WSOR Southbound Local Freight Train T04 ( Horicon to Janesville, Wi. ) stopped in Waukesha, Wi. securing their train for another crew to take the train to Janesville, Wi. at a later time |
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5/14/2012 Upload Date: 6/6/2012 11:31:53 PM |
| Location: |
Waukesha, WI |
| Author: |
william davis |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Action |
| Locomotives: |
WSOR 4052(SD40-2) WSOR 4030(SD40-2) |
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491 Comments: 2 |
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