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WSOR works the Oregon Spur
The Oregon spur, former mainline of the CNW from Madison to Chicago, has been inactive since the UP absorbed the CNW in the 1990s. The line, still intact but sold by the UP, is owned by a couple communities south of Madison, with hopes of renewed service to industry parks yet to be built. On this day, WSOR job M3, with MP15ac 1506, uses a portion south from Olin Ave. in Madison to Fitchburg, WI., to store Soo Line centerbeam flats as part of its work around town on this "Black Friday". While everyone was beating each other up for parking space to grab deals at the Best Buy and Wal Mart, I was able to photograph this action on usually inactive rails.
 
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