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 Photo Gallery James M. Gardner Last Run, August 7, 2008 The Wisconsin & Southern Railroad Co. paid respects to Jim Gardner, supporter of our railroad and father of WSOR CEO William Gardner, with a final run to his resting place. Soo Line steam locomotive 1003 did the honors at Hartford, Wisconsin, with a fitting and memorable send-off.
More Snow Plowing on the Oshkosh and Markesan Subs, February 23, 2008 This series of photos by Matt Lastovich was taken on February 23rd as WSOR 4077 worked the Oshkosh and Markesan Subs again clearing out drifting snow using WSOR’s Jordan Spreader/Ditcher. The snowfall of the winter of 2007-2008 has been the most seen in many years, creating a challenge for WSOR crews systemwide.
Deep Snow Drifts on the Oshkosh Sub, March 2008 This photo by Northern Division Roadmaster Jim Sukopp, taken between Island Road and Locust Road just north of Ripon on the Oshkosh Sub, shows the extent of snow drifts that were battled on the WSOR during the Great Winter of 2008.
Weather Conditions Provide Challenge for WSOR Employees, week of February 18, 2008 Heavy rain on Sunday, February 17, followed by sub-zero temperatures caused switches to freeze in yards, and many road crossings across the Southern Division to become buried in ice and frozen slush, and impassable to train movments. Witness this crossing on the Monroe Sub, covered with eight inches of solid ice. Maintenance-of-Way employees had to chip out ice from flangeways before the train could pass through. It took two days to reach Monroe from Janesville. Photo by Matt Heeren.
Snowplowing on Oshkosh Subdivison, February 11, 2008 WSOR’s Jordan Spreader was sent out on the Oshkosh Sub north of Horicon on Monday, February 11, 2008 to clear drifts up to twelve feet deep from recent snowstorms. The Horicon Car Shop had worked through the night to ready the plow for service, which had been in storage for over a year. Photos by Dennis Prescott.
WSOR Grain Train on the Union Pacific at Granville, WI, September 25, 2007 Wisconsin & Southern handed 25-car grain trains to the Union Pacific at its interchange point at Granville, Wisconsin for furtherance to Jones Island in Milwaukee several times in 2007. This photo by Mark W. Hintz shows empties returning to the WSOR from UP. WSOR power ran through on these moves.
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