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Here is a list of website updates. You can see the changes made to the site by date so you can view just what's new since you visited last. Generally, you can figure on a box of slides each week! |
December 17, 2009 |
Winter has arrived in the Heartland! Amtrak, Canadian Pacific, and Wisconsin & Southern all battle the season's first blizzard and the snow it left behind... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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December 10, 2009 |
Wisconsin & Southern scenes late 2009, CSX in West Michigan, and Christmas Day with the Santa Fe in Illinois and Missouri... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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December 3, 2009 |
Soo Line EMD profiles, Wisconsin and Southern job T6 makes the run to Janesville, classic CNW open hoppers still rolling the rails in the Heartland... |
This update includes:
10 Photos (Slideshow)
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November 26, 2009 |
A Thanksgiving feast from the Heartland! CP ES4400AC's Vol. VI, Amtrak's Empire Builder, Union Pacific local power, and Santa Fe Chilli sub action... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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November 19, 2009 |
Wisconsin & Southern in Janesville, WI., Illinois Central power at Fondy, CP 8800's Vol. V, CN climbs the hill, and UP manifest with vintage CNW cars... |
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12 Photos (Slideshow)
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November 12, 2009 |
The WSOR executive train waits at twilight, red WSOR switchers brighten the scene, the Union Pacific local LPS15, boxcars-big and small, and Iowa Interstate memories... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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November 5, 2009 |
Soo Line geeps still serve, Union Pacific to Fort Atkinson: Part IV, Air Force One surveys the Wisconsin & Southern, and Canadian Pacific branchline meanderings... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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October 29, 2009 |
A Wisconsin & Southern trick or treat, Canadian Pacific ex-Milwaukee GP40's lead the M&P turn back to Portage, and the Union Pacific to Fort Atkinson, Part III... |
This update includes:
11 Photos (Slideshow)
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October 22, 2009 |
Amtrak 170 serves as backup power to SP4449, Riding the Rails in Style on the Empire Builder, The Wisconsin & Southern Prairie turn, and SP4449 on the Mississippi PT II... |
This update includes:
11 Photos (Slideshow)
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October 15, 2009 |
CP AC4400CW's run past fall colors, IC&E power still abounds, The UP local to Ft. Atkinson Pt II., and SP4449 says goodbye to the Heartland... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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October 8, 2009 |
CP ES4400AC's rule the road, vintage SOO geeps in IA., KCS runs their business train to IL., UP makes a run to Fort Atkinson, WI., end of the line on the Clyman sub... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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October 1, 2009 |
The all-EMD update: WSOR MP15AC's at work in Madison, chasing a UP rock train through town, and classic EMD rebuilds from CNW and SOO... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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September 24, 2009 |
Leased locomotives add some variety! CEFX GE's and EMD's roam WI., CP ES44AC's Vol. 4, and Amtrak's Empire Builder has a couple classic private cars on the rear end... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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September 17, 2009 |
A Wisconsin & Southern Wednesday, as there is plenty happening in the Madison terminal with two outbound trains departing, plus the Iowa Interstate in the early days... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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September 10, 2009 |
Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, the roads that later became BNSF Railway, in their last years before the merger, captured in IL. Plus Amtrak's Empire Builder in WI... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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September 3, 2009 |
A Canadian National super grain train takes a shortcut bypassing Chicago in IL., GTW relics in MI., DM&E 6300's work the Heartland, plus Amtrak, CP, and SOO in WI... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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August 20, 2009 |
Canadian Pacific GE power works the Watertown sub and the Wisconsin Central last years at Stevens Point, Neenah, and Fond du Lac Wisconsin... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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August 13, 2009 |
Soo Line power works the M&P turn from Madison to Portage, the Shakopee job leaves St. Paul, a Wisconsin & Southern 10-year retrospective, and Union Pacific in Wisconsin... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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August 6, 2009 |
The Southern Pacific 4449 Daylight returns home from Trainfest 2009, Amtrak Wolverine Service, BNSF action from Dayton's Bluff, and Canadian Pacific in Wisconsin... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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July 30, 2009 |
Chasing the Wisconsin & Southern Prairie job in the Wisconsin River valley, more Southern Pacific 4449 Daylight memories, and Amtrak's Empire Builder... |
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12 Photos (Slideshow)
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July 23, 2009 |
The Southern Pacific Daylight #4449 comes to the Heartland! We follow it from St. Paul, along the Mississippi to the Land of Lincoln and then into Michigan... |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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July 9, 2009 |
Canadian Pacific crews celebrate July 4th, Wisconsin Central EMD products, and Wisconsin & Southern action in the snow... |
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13 Photos (Slideshow)
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June 25, 2009 |
Amtrak's F40PH carbody, VOL III, BNSF GE dash 9s, more Grand Elk action in West Michigan, and Conrail blue in Michigan and Illinois... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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June 18, 2009 |
West Michigan's newest RR: The Grand Elk, in action..plus The Cereal City, Battle Creek, still sees considerable rail traffic, and BO Tower in Kalamazoo gets a new roof..a sign that the venerable railroad landmark will serve on??? |
This update includes:
12 Photos (Slideshow)
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June 11, 2009 |
Leased locomotives from General Electric pull BN's hottest freights and junk trains in the Heartland plus new Herzog hoppers on a CP work train... |
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10 Photos (Slideshow)
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June 4, 2009 |
The Dri-Line on the Iowa side of the Mississippi, CNW Hawkeye momentos, and the Denver & Rio Grande makes an appearance in the Heartland... |
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12 Photos (Slideshow)
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May 28, 2009 |
Soo Line steam and diesel edition..EMDs in classic red and white along with candy apple red and Mikado 1003 with the Circus Train in Wisconsin... |
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11 Photos (Slideshow)
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May 21, 2009 |
GP40's replace GP38's as road switch power across the CP, Electro-Motive Division of General Motors lease fleet Vol. 3, and the WSOR E's pull the Circus Train... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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May 14, 2009 |
Fast trains edition: Amtrak and Santa Fe action in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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May 7, 2009 |
Union Pacific EMDs, the first photos of the Soo Line candy-apple red locomotives, and Milwaukee Road 261 makes summertime appearances in the Land of Lincoln... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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April 30, 2009 |
Amtrak F40PH's in Illinois, CNW past and present in Iowa and Wisconsin, Wisconsin & Southern and Canadian Pacific SD40-2's providing reliable service to the end... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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April 23, 2009 |
Soo Line candy-apple red, modern tank cars, 2 American icons meet face-to-face, and the last 2 CNW locomotives in the UP fleet make a last hurrah... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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April 16, 2009 |
The Canadian National in orange & black, Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern SD40-2s serving in Wisconsin, WSOR works a Janesville-Monroe daylight turn, and a BNSF decade... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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April 9, 2009 |
Warbonnets in the Heartland Vol. VI, CN invades from the north, Soo Line bandits, Chicago Central orange and red... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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April 2, 2009 |
Norfolk Southern power serves the new Grand Elk RR in Michigan, Milwaukee Road legacy in Wisconsin, and Amtrak locomotion: present and past... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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March 26, 2009 |
WSOR repaints MP15DC's, South Shore freight billboards and interurbans, CSX slugs, Amtrak Wolverine Service, and CN stripes... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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March 19, 2009 |
An all-EMD update! UP SD60's and 70's, a GTW Geep labors late it's service life, NS Geeps working on the new Grand Elk Railroad, and a depot built for the ages... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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March 12, 2009 |
The bandits..VOL V. A temporary patch that has lasted over 20 years. Plus CP's #487 train catches 1980's power assignments... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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March 5, 2009 |
Amtrak passing interlocking towers, ATSF EMD warbonnets VOL III, and Soo Line bandits pull priority traffic... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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February 26, 2009 |
Stealthy Amtrak GE's in the rain, BNSF SD70MACs in 3 different paint schemes, plus rare Soo Line "bandits" and colorful EMD's live a long service life... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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February 19, 2009 |
A Milwaukee Road bandit leads the M&P turn over the branchline, a classic CP consist, and the Mid-Continent Railway presents the 2009 Snow Train... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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February 12, 2009 |
An all-Wisconsin & Southern update! Follow a WSOR move over the unused Sauk Spur, an old Milwaukee Road branchline, to set out cars for storage... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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February 5, 2009 |
The All-Milwaukee Road update..starring the 261 carrying the banner of America's Resourceful Railroad in the heartland... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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January 29, 2009 |
BNSF in Northern Illinois and Wisconsin, and Wisconsin & Southern brings in the Jordan Spreader to battle the winter... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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January 22, 2009 |
Amtrak Genesis locomotives, Vol. 1., Canadian Pacific ES4400ACs, Union Pacific EMD SD40-2's, and Wisconsin & Southern wintertime snow removal... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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January 15, 2009 |
Amtrak's "Pepsi-can" locomotives, and the cold snowy winter wrecks havoc with the schedules and timekeeping. Plus, WSOR battles the snow... |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
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January 8, 2009 |
An all-1990s retro update: CSX in Michigan, NS towers and signals, SP in Illinois and Iowa, and Amtrak classics...Happy New Year from Heartlandrails.com! |
This update includes:
14 Photos (Slideshow)
or (Grid View)
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Update Archive for:
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