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Viewing Album:  Still more memories from the 1990s
 
By:Jim Matuska
Dates:7/30/2009 - 7/30/2009
Album Info:Before the on-slaught of GEVO and ACs and Techno units, the railroads thru la Crosse had class, enjoy a trip back to the 90s!
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BN 12211
Title:  BN 12211
Description:  A little ways from Mandan North Dakota - but still being used for awhile anyhow.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:45:05 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  232   Comments: 0
BN 1418
Title:  BN 1418
Description:  Gone but not forgotten yard power in La Crosse
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:36:11 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
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Locomotives:  BN 1418(GP10)
Views:  474   Comments: 3
BN 1520
Title:  BN 1520
Description:  Fresh from the builder - BN #1520
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:36:31 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
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Locomotives:  BN 1520(GP28M)
Views:  397   Comments: 0
BN 1525
Title:  BN 1525
Description:  Looking pretty nice for a rebuilt locomotive - BN #1525
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:36:56 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
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Locomotives:  BN 1525(GP28M)
Views:  277   Comments: 0
BN 2008
Title:  BN 2008
Description:  Right off the BN lease and onto the Soo Line - the Portage Local rolls in to La Crosse.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:37:30 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
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Locomotives:  BN 2008(GP20C)
Views:  475   Comments: 1
BN 2009
Title:  BN 2009
Description:  I kind of wish the BN would have kept these (and MANY more unique locos)
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:37:59 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 2009(GP20C)
Views:  784   Comments: 0
BN 243
Title:  BN 243
Description:  Fresh from Galesburg heading off to a distance yard to do as intended - BN #243
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:35:43 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
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Locomotives:  BN 243(SW1200)
Views:  224   Comments: 0
BN 5059
Title:  BN 5059
Description:  Classy intermodal power if you ask me! Never to be seen again!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:38:33 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 5059(C30-7)
Views:  261   Comments: 1
BN 5063
Title:  BN 5063
Description:  Ready and raring to go - east bound BN freight waits on the main for a fresh crew
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:39:52 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 5063(C30-7)
Views:  316   Comments: 0
BN 6121
Title:  BN 6121
Description:  When a few BN locomotives had slogans on their sides - BN #6121
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:40:24 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6121(SD9)
Views:  518   Comments: 0
BN 6339
Title:  BN 6339
Description:  A very long east bound intermodal departs La Crosse behind a SD40 - B38-8 consist.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:40:51 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6339(SD40)
Views:  638   Comments: 3
BN 6822
Title:  BN 6822
Description:  Hard to believe ALL the locomotives in this photo are most likely gone!!!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:41:21 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6822(SD40-2)
Views:  533   Comments: 4
BN 7056
Title:  BN 7056
Description:  With a Frisco horn cluster on the #7056 - two more BN SD40-2s roll another east bound out of town.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:42:14 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 7056(SD40-2)
Views:  245   Comments: 1
BN 7082
Title:  BN 7082
Description:  Almost home...west bound intermodal approaches the yard.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:42:44 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 7082(SD40-2)
Views:  513   Comments: 1
BN 7176
Title:  BN 7176
Description:  Did I ever tire of these consists? - Nope! I tried to get every SD40 I could!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:43:08 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 7176(SD40-2)
Views:  227   Comments: 2
BN 8002
Title:  BN 8002
Description:  I liked her in Orange / Black much better!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:43:35 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 8002(SD40-2)
Views:  485   Comments: 1
BN 8073
Title:  BN 8073
Description:  Scooting along the bluffs - a east bound intermodal charges out of town!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:44:04 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 8073(SD40-2)
Views:  266   Comments: 1
BN 9253
Title:  BN 9253
Description:  East bound grain with a pair of SD60Ms for power - SWEET!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:44:29 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 9253(SD60M)
Views:  643   Comments: 2
CN 5021
Title:  CN 5021
Description:  A very short east bound CN trackage rights train kicks up the snow departing La Crosse
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:45:30 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5021(SD40)
Views:  377   Comments: 3
CN 5210
Title:  CN 5210
Description:  I never got tired of these trains either - 2 EMD SD40s power this west bound trackage rights train into La Crosse
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:46:10 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5210(SD40)
Views:  443   Comments: 1
CN 5217
Title:  CN 5217
Description:  As a rule, these CN trains rarely if ever had BN units in the consist - today was an exception with a GP40-2 helping out.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:47:04 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5217(SD40)
Views:  416   Comments: 4
DWP 5903
Title:  DWP 5903
Description:  This was the only time I ever saw three DWP units on one train - see DWP #5904 for the whole consist - SWEET! Too bad the day was gray.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:47:29 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  DWP 5903(SD40)
Views:  784   Comments: 0
GN 319394
Title:  GN 319394
Description:  I probably should have taken more freight car photos than I did, but I'll scan them as I find them.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:48:12 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  281   Comments: 1
GT 5933
Title:  GT 5933
Description:  Two GT SD40-2s hustle this east bound trackage rights train on toward Chicago - this sure sounded nice!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:48:41 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 5933(SD40-2)
Views:  164   Comments: 0
GT 5936
Title:  GT 5936
Description:  Four EMDs power this CN east bound down the main on another cloudy winter day.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:49:03 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 5936(SD40-2)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
LMX 8519
Title:  LMX 8519
Description:  A lone LMX powers train #44 into La Crosse. Leased power was a common sight in the 90s.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:49:28 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  LMX 8519(B39-8E)
Views:  372   Comments: 1
MILW 201
Title:  MILW 201
Description:  Looking a bit tired from years of use and abuse - Hiawatha unit #201 leads a east bound into Grand Crossing. The CNW crossing has been abandoned as shown by the removal of their rails. Just another sad change in the story of La Crosse railroading.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:50:01 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 201(SD40-2)
Views:  394   Comments: 0
SOO 6036
Title:  SOO 6036
Description:  I can't begin to recall how many times I've to West Salem for a train photo! - but it seems like it was it worth every mile!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:51:33 PM
Location:  West Salem, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6036(SD60)
Views:  156   Comments: 4
SOO 757
Title:  SOO 757
Description:  Candy Apple Red SD40-2 #757 charges up West Salem Hill.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:50:30 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 757(SD40-2)
Views:  594   Comments: 0
SOO 763
Title:  SOO 763
Description:  Where o where did these days go? I guess I'm glad for as much SOO as I photographed - but I still miss scenes like this!
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:51:04 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 763(SD40-2)
Views:  530   Comments: 2
WCRC 2184
Title:  WCRC 2184
Description:  Classy looking Washington Central Railroad Company GP38 visits La Crosse on its way west.
Photo Date:  7/30/2009  Upload Date: 7/30/2009 8:51:56 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WCRC 2184(GP38)
Views:  845   Comments: 1

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