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A year ago today CN was making their last run to 3M in Wausau. The FOXY was set to take over the next day which appears to have been a good move. WATCO has increased service to the facility which now gets switched twice a day, just as they did with WC.
Despite the WC lash, CN had been in charge for two years when I took this. A461 was the afternoon freight for the northwoods, with a large cut of boxcars for the papermill in Tomahawk on the head end. Summer of 2003.
Evergreen branches with a fresh coat of snow and sun peeking through at Marathon Park, Wausau, Wisconsin
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Marathon County, Wisconsin
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The moon looks down over the southeast side neighborhood of Wausau, Wisconsin. (Taken last Saturday, not last night's impressive full moon)...
Last of the shots taken on a foggy December Saturday morning in Memorial Park on the southeast side of Wausau, Wisconsin.
Big Sandy River in Winter - Wausau, Wisconsin
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Tomahawk-Wausau train #462 is seen arriving at the north end of Wausau yard. Credit Stephen Nelson for the photo.
During the first week of operation, a Fox Valley & Lake Superior Rail System (FOXY) train passes thru a residential neighborhood in Wausau, Wisconsin on January 31, 2022.
FOXY's Wausau local heads back to the yard after switching out 3M on the west side of town. I've done this shot a handful of times over the years, the one thing that remains the same is the fire station, which was built in 1960.
It has become my tradition this time of year to "look back" over the last 11 months and choose images from each that I didn't get around to posting for some reason or another.
I left home early on a foggy Saturday morning in August to capture the sunrise in the Marathon County countryside east of Wausau, Wisconsin.
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Two GTW GP9R’s are seen working 3M in Wausau. The plant makes roofing granules that are shipped in covered hoppers.
Taken on a beautiful September morning in Memorial Park on the southeast side of Wausau, Wisconsin. I plan to go back once the fall colors have reached their peak.
The former Milwaukee Road yard still served the Wisconsin Central in its early days; I don't recall they ever actually used the enginehouse in the background. Judging by the sunlight angle, I'm guessing this is the power for #17 ( Stevens Point to Wausau): SD45, GP30, rebuilt GP35 (6499-721--4005.) It appears I had handled the same power on #18 to Stevens Point and returned with it like this.
The city of Wausau, Wisconsin is cut in half from north to south by the Wisconsin River. City leaders have finally begun to develop the waterfront including 16 acres of former industrial land along the east side of the river. Plans include extending the River Edge Parkway that some day (hopefully) will run along both sides of the river from one end of the city to the other, physically linking all the parks located along the river. As part of that development the city is tearing down many of the old buildings in that area. On a recent Saturday I went out to capture some buildings that are still standing before they disappear forever. This is the abandoned Sav-O Supply building that is now owned by the city that hopes to attract a developer who will breathe some life back into this blighted structure. If one cannot be found this building may soon be gone as well.
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Conductor Bill stands by as the engineer of the Wausau-Bradley train sorts our cars for Wausau proper.
Milwaukee Road GP38-2 362 works the Wausau, Wisconsin yard on August 13, 1981. Note that this unit has the more modern radiator grilles even though it was built with the earlier chicken-wire style. This is most likely the result of a wreck rebuild; I do remember that during 1979 there was at the shell of a wrecked GP38-2 in Milwaukee, and to my knowledge it was 362.
A view of the Dudley Tower and downtown Wausau, Wisconsin as seen from a bridge on the Wisconsin River.
Harvest moon, Wausau, Wisconsin skyline.
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The November moon looks down on the Wisconsin River and the skyline of downtown Wausau, Wisconsin. Taken through the breakroom window at my workplace.
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Before railroads began to standardize with mainly EMD power, two minority builders roamed Wausau for years - FMs on the C&NW and Alcos on the Milwaukee Road. Number 1063 was just one of many H10-44s that held down the switch job here over the years until an order of ex-Frisco GP7s in 1976 forced them into retirement. 8-18-1974. Sure looks like a Joe Stauber shot to me
May 1969, Milwaukee Road Train #202 prepares to depart Wausau, Wisconsin, for New Lisbon, where it will connect with both "Afternoon Hiawathas." Unofficially known as the "Wausau Hiawatha," the two-car train will layover for one hour, before returning to Wausau as train #203.
Held in conjunction with the Big Bull Falls BBQ RibFest, the Wausau Balloon Rally & Glow has become a must-see tradition for the Wausau, Wisconsin area and surrounding communities. This multi-day event held at the Wausau Municipal Airport features live music, food, children's rides, plane rides, kite-flying demonstrations, a spectacular fireworks show, and of course the beautiful hot air balloons.
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On day one, FOXY's first train was WA301 which went to 3M. Here they're shoving a couple tanks to the facility. WATCO had several borrow outs from other WATCO properties, mostly to the south, who weren't big fans of the weather. One of the managers can be seen taking a photo with his phone for a company news letter.
I love this shot, it's probably one of my favorites! And it was taken with my little Samsung Point & Shoot! I had this printed out in 8x10 and it looks amazing like that too.
On the weekend of July 12th and 13th, the downtown 400 Block of Wausau, Wisconsin was populated with 340 chalk artists who were assigned a space in which to complete their pastel works, which typically spanned a wide range of abilities and genres. The chalk artists produced everything from depictions of superheros to recreations of master works or original pieces of art. This was the 11th year for this sidewalk art festival and all weekend large crowds toured the works in progress.
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Art managed to make a trip over to the Valley Line on April 16, 1981. This view looks south from Washington Street in Wausau. There appears just to be one lone unit parked on the mainline. You wouldn't recognize this scene today. Art Anderson Photo - My Collection
these two old soldiers work in the yard job, putting together a 588’s train. 589 came into town a short time later with zero cars. I didn’t have time to stick around after that.