CNW Heritage Unit Runs in Wisconsin

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Lord Atmo

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From: Eau Claire, WI
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Posted by Lord Atmo on Sunday, July 30, 2006 2:48 AM

he JUST left Altoona. i caught him idling with his brother, 8646, but was only able to get scotchlight shots. bad news. he left without 8701, which is still in Altoona. i got some night and day sots of him too

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fuzzybroken

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From: Milwaukee, WI, US
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Posted by fuzzybroken on Sunday, July 30, 2006 12:04 AM

Glad you caught 'em! I just missed 'em... Sad [:(]

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solzrules

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From: SE Wisconsin
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Posted by solzrules on Saturday, July 29, 2006 11:26 PM

Nice pictures! Thanks!

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CShaveRR

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From: Lombard (west of Chicago), Illinois
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Posted by CShaveRR on Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:51 PM

Glad you could catch her--she left here late yesterday evening, and spent most of the night in Butler. I'll have to wait until tomorrow to see where she's going from Valley Park, and whether CNW 8701 rejoins these two.

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kschmidt

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CNW Heritage Unit Runs in Wisconsin

Posted by kschmidt on Saturday, July 29, 2006 7:49 PM

I was lucky enough to catch the UP 1995 and CNW 8646 as they left Butler Yard and headed west on the Adams Sub. Even though it was in the 90's and humid, the chase was great and the sun was out most of the time.

Here is the CNW duo at Butler Yard in northwest Milwaukee, WI on July 29, 2006

CNW #8646 at Butler Yard, still one of the best paint schemes. Big Smile [:D]

UP 1995 at Butler Yard, an interesting version of the classic CNW scheme

Here are some more classic locomotives at Butler Yard, the SD40-2 is a former CNW unit, the bell o n the nose is a giveaway, plus an unpatched SP unit.

UP 1995 leads a smoking CNW 8646 as they depart Butler Yard and head onto the Adams Sub westbound.

At Marcy Road about 3 miles west of Butler Yard

The above shots were taken from Hwy E overpass just east of Clyman, WI

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