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Posted by 106crewchief on Friday, September 21, 2018 8:14 AM

Recently on a trip to Duluth we passed quite a string og tank and hoppers that I imagine were in storage. This was along 53 in the Spooner Wisc. area Whose track ? Thanks for any info John Slover

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Posted by rdamon on Friday, September 21, 2018 9:49 AM

Quite the string of cars .... Google says Wisconsin Great Northern Railroad

 

 

 

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Friday, September 21, 2018 10:22 AM

If you scroll far enough to the left, that is the name of the RR that is on the sides of the 3 passenger cars on the end... scroll a bit further and there is an F7 locomotive in the distance.

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Posted by rdamon on Friday, September 21, 2018 11:01 AM

A little further south before the rails turn into a trail .. there is a roundhouse.

 

 

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Posted by mudchicken on Friday, September 21, 2018 6:28 PM

WGNX is not even a common carrier (former CNW/CMO Omaha Road line); failed as a common carrier in the late 90's/ started circa 1992...glorified industrial track with no industry to serve?

Owned by the State of Wisconsin and the Washburn County Transit Commission. (per STB FD-33947 10-27-2000)

Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west

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