Nomad of Mid-America
What's Good for the Goose
In the first hour of the morning post-daybreak, a Saturday-edition Wisconsin Southern train T004H from Horicon to Janesville--sporting an all-red head end typical for most weekends--winds through Richfield, WI, utilizing the services of Canadian National's Waukesha Subdivision over which it has trackage rights to bridge the gap in home rails between Slinger and Waukesha. Slick autumn rail conditions and a hefty train topping over 100 cars would provide a challenge for the four EMDs powering the train and ultimately render them insufficient for the task. Things would grind to a halt shortly after rejoining the WSOR when the train stalled on the climb to Williams, requiring the crew to abandon a majority of the train on the hill and make the remainder of the journey to Janesville with only a fraction of what they started with.
What's Good for the Goose
In the first hour of the morning post-daybreak, a Saturday-edition Wisconsin Southern train T004H from Horicon to Janesville--sporting an all-red head end typical for most weekends--winds through Richfield, WI, utilizing the services of Canadian National's Waukesha Subdivision over which it has trackage rights to bridge the gap in home rails between Slinger and Waukesha. Slick autumn rail conditions and a hefty train topping over 100 cars would provide a challenge for the four EMDs powering the train and ultimately render them insufficient for the task. Things would grind to a halt shortly after rejoining the WSOR when the train stalled on the climb to Williams, requiring the crew to abandon a majority of the train on the hill and make the remainder of the journey to Janesville with only a fraction of what they started with.