Jefferson Jct, an Elevated View
On Easter Sunday, the crew on LBU53X out of Butler have been called for a run down the Clyman Subdivision to Jefferson. They've spent most of the day at their tasks of spotting a long string of U.P. reefer storage cars and two loads for the coop on the north side of Jefferson. With their work completed, the duo of UP 1024 and UP 1480 are now light power and are finally beginning the run back north for Clyman Junction and then Butler for the tie-up. Here they clattering over the diamond at Jefferson Junction as the crew checks in with the dispatcher. There's not any mainline traffic, so it sounds like it'll be a quick run back to Butler once they reach the mainline.
The caboose at right, CNW 10958, along with the font of the office sign help make the heritage of this area pretty obvious, despite the UP shield on the power and office door. "JJ" was once the crossing of the CNW mainline from Fond Du Lac to Janesville (which the LBU53X is on) and the mainline from Waueksha to Madison. Both lines have been significantly trimmed down, and with the dwindling of industries on the modern-day Clyman subdivision, this junction is quite sleepy compared to even a couple decades ago. Still though, just being able to see something still clattering through the diamonds here in 2021 is a neat sight in my book, especially from this elevated view.
Jefferson Jct, an Elevated View
On Easter Sunday, the crew on LBU53X out of Butler have been called for a run down the Clyman Subdivision to Jefferson. They've spent most of the day at their tasks of spotting a long string of U.P. reefer storage cars and two loads for the coop on the north side of Jefferson. With their work completed, the duo of UP 1024 and UP 1480 are now light power and are finally beginning the run back north for Clyman Junction and then Butler for the tie-up. Here they clattering over the diamond at Jefferson Junction as the crew checks in with the dispatcher. There's not any mainline traffic, so it sounds like it'll be a quick run back to Butler once they reach the mainline.
The caboose at right, CNW 10958, along with the font of the office sign help make the heritage of this area pretty obvious, despite the UP shield on the power and office door. "JJ" was once the crossing of the CNW mainline from Fond Du Lac to Janesville (which the LBU53X is on) and the mainline from Waueksha to Madison. Both lines have been significantly trimmed down, and with the dwindling of industries on the modern-day Clyman subdivision, this junction is quite sleepy compared to even a couple decades ago. Still though, just being able to see something still clattering through the diamonds here in 2021 is a neat sight in my book, especially from this elevated view.