Stockholm Revisited
I haven't shot at Stockholm too often through the years but it's changed quite a bit since the last time. It used to be a pretty sleepy spot with widespread double track, evidence of a center siding location in the old days. With the big CTC project some years ago this location was transformed into "CP 3725". Now there are barrier walls, power switches, signals, PTC antennas along the village opting for quiet zone median barriers around the crossing. Although not as wide open as it used to be, there is still a decent westbound shot to be had.
As for the train, we first saw this one in Prairie du Chien. It was passing west through town the same time we were and we paced it along the river for a ways but I wasn't thrilled with the lighting or the power. Continuing on we made a number of non-foaming stops. At Pepin I made a quick check of ATCS noting that there was a westbounder crossing the Chippewa River. A quick stop was made at Stockholm netting the unit hopper with a mix of BNSF, UP and CP power. July 30, 2017.
Stockholm Revisited
I haven't shot at Stockholm too often through the years but it's changed quite a bit since the last time. It used to be a pretty sleepy spot with widespread double track, evidence of a center siding location in the old days. With the big CTC project some years ago this location was transformed into "CP 3725". Now there are barrier walls, power switches, signals, PTC antennas along the village opting for quiet zone median barriers around the crossing. Although not as wide open as it used to be, there is still a decent westbound shot to be had.
As for the train, we first saw this one in Prairie du Chien. It was passing west through town the same time we were and we paced it along the river for a ways but I wasn't thrilled with the lighting or the power. Continuing on we made a number of non-foaming stops. At Pepin I made a quick check of ATCS noting that there was a westbounder crossing the Chippewa River. A quick stop was made at Stockholm netting the unit hopper with a mix of BNSF, UP and CP power. July 30, 2017.