Like sands through the hourglass...
...the sunlight and minutes of this day were rapidly passing. I had followed the Wisconsin Northern south and found a WN job switching at the frac sand plant north of New Auburn (Dovre?). They had an interesting lashup of a blue SD-type leaser, SD39 #40, and GP15 #1500. There was also a loaded lumber car (for Chetek). I waited around with hopes of shooting this job on the way up to Chetek. Unfortunately there was also a lashup of four UP units parked on the main just to the north. Once ready to go north the train pulled up to those units and prepared to add them to the front. Mechanical issues prevented a timely connection and air test. A second job was then consulted on the radio and I broke off to try and intercept this second train that sounded like it was on the way north. No joy there either as I reached Bloomer with no sign of the second job.
I did find a truck delivering to this neat old elevator along the tracks in Bloomer. The old lettering reads, "FOR THE LAND'S SAKE" SOW CRANES SELECTED SEEDS. Not a bad way to end the day and with that properly documented I headed back west.
January 18, 2016.
Like sands through the hourglass...
...the sunlight and minutes of this day were rapidly passing. I had followed the Wisconsin Northern south and found a WN job switching at the frac sand plant north of New Auburn (Dovre?). They had an interesting lashup of a blue SD-type leaser, SD39 #40, and GP15 #1500. There was also a loaded lumber car (for Chetek). I waited around with hopes of shooting this job on the way up to Chetek. Unfortunately there was also a lashup of four UP units parked on the main just to the north. Once ready to go north the train pulled up to those units and prepared to add them to the front. Mechanical issues prevented a timely connection and air test. A second job was then consulted on the radio and I broke off to try and intercept this second train that sounded like it was on the way north. No joy there either as I reached Bloomer with no sign of the second job.
I did find a truck delivering to this neat old elevator along the tracks in Bloomer. The old lettering reads, "FOR THE LAND'S SAKE" SOW CRANES SELECTED SEEDS. Not a bad way to end the day and with that properly documented I headed back west.
January 18, 2016.