Taken on 3/10/24
Spring break has begun and I decided to start it off with a trip to the CPKC Watertown and Tomah Subdivisions. The day starts off at Columbus, WI where I end up catching CPKC 254 with a AC4400CW leading solo. I do like classic CP AC44s and to see one start the day off I knew this was gonna be a good day. The next train was CPKC 730 which is a automotive train which comes from Cottage Grove, MN to Windsor, ON and runs as a as needed so it is not a daily run which doesn't come often but when it does it is a train that consists of all autoracks. But the power for 730 was another AC44 but not just any CP AC44 it was CP 9782 that starred in the movie unstoppable which was pretty nice to see. This unit does not have the striped plow but it still quite the sight to see. The next train was CPKC 149 and that didn't really feature anything special just a AC4400CWM leader and a ES44AC dpu. But now we move out of Columbus and head to Rio, WI to a spot I haven't been to in quite sometime Salisbury Rd. We ended up chasing 546 from Portage, WI and consisted of a NS ES44DC CP AC4400CWM and a NS AC44C6M. We were able to beat it before it got to the crossing and leading 546 was NS 7710 which has a K5LLA which in fact its been two years since I last saw this unit and I was pretty surprised to see it again. Next we moved back into Portage to catch Amtrak #8 with basic ALC-42 chargers leading and to finish off the day we went to Wisconsin Dells to watch CPKC 248 go over the Wisconsin River with CP 7025 a SD70ACU on the point making it my first SD70ACU leader of the year.
Train 1: CP 8610 AC4400CW CPKC 254 Eastbound Manifest 68 cars
Train 2: CP 9782 AC4400CW CPKC 730 Eastbound Automotive Train 93 cars
Train 3: CP 8040 AC4400CWM CP 9371 ES44AC CPKC 149 Westbound Intermodal 103 cars
Train 4: NS 7710 ES-44DC CP 8067 AC4400CWM NS 4717 AC44C6M CPKC 546 Eastbound Ethanol Train 101 cars
Train 5: AMTK 337 ALC-42 AMTK 307 ALC-42 Amtrak #8 Eastbound Empire Builder
Train 6: CP 7025 SD70ACU KCS 4797 ES44AC CPKC 248 Eastbound Manifest 130 cars
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