Railroad Come Back to Central & Northern Wisconsin

[kf4jqd]

I remember moving to Wausau, Wisconsin in the 1987. The duplex we rented until the house was finished being built was along the mainline for the CNW between Green Bay and Wausau. It's know a snow mobil trail! I also remember the Soo Line. Alot of these tracks are now snow mobile trails! Now the railroads wants some of it back! The CN has been pushing rail alot more. My friend Jeff sent me this link.

http://www.geocities.com/bruceoldnb/w061022/a061022.html

With the high cost of fuel. It males sense to use rail. I don't think it'll ever go back to the past though.

Andy

 

[who_dat73]

I have a bro in law that lives in the Wasau area love to watch the paper mill trains coming and going but the smell is awfullpeasoup LOL

 

[60103]

Note in picture 2 how the inner rail of the flex track sticks out father than the outer one.
Also note how deep tha ballast is.

 

[AndyWS]

I was going to only post these in my thread "Railfanning the WC", but they seem equally appropriate here. These are clips from a video I shot in that area in 2003.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbDLOaN2Eqs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CHM9foqDNI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi0NGa8Plbw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EhJLJ814Bw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz_Ln_SShJg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFdnbYpuqmA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqW_KmIhips

 

[MilesWestern]

OmG!!! look how close the deck is to the new Right Of Way in the thirdpicture!! I sure hope the lady of the house doesn't collect ceramic or glass!