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Viewing Album:  History Lessons from La Crosse WI and area
 
By:Jim Matuska
Dates:8/29/2009 - 8/29/2009
Album Info:I KNOW the dates on these photos in this album are NOT today, but many YEARS ago, thus the title History Lessons - Enjoy!
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BN 1995
Title:  BN 1995
Description:  Looks like this unit could use a new coat of Cascade Green and Black!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:01:07 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 1995(GP18)
Views:  1415   Comments: 2
BN 2269
Title:  BN 2269
Description:  Fresh from the paint booth!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:01:40 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 2269(GP38-2)
Views:  1041   Comments: 2
BN 2366
Title:  BN 2366
Description:  Ex-Frisco GP38 leads on the South Local
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:02:11 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 2366(GP38-2)
Views:  752   Comments: 3
BN 2367
Title:  BN 2367
Description:  Storming out of La Crosse!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:03:07 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 2367(GP38-2)
Views:  704   Comments: 4
BN 2758
Title:  BN 2758
Description:  East bound departing La Crosse behind three classic Geeps!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:03:34 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 2758(GP39E)
Views:  997   Comments: 28
BN 2974
Title:  BN 2974
Description:  THe Savanna Local returns to La Crosse
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:03:55 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 2974(GP39V)
Views:  769   Comments: 3
BN 3151
Title:  BN 3151
Description:  I miss the "Tiger" orange and black!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:04:15 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 3151(GP50)
Views:  863   Comments: 2
BN 440
Title:  BN 440
Description:  North La Crosse Yard power
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:00:48 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 440(SW1000)
Views:  977   Comments: 2
BN 6303
Title:  BN 6303
Description:  One lung wonder - with a pure SD40 leading! SWEET!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:04:37 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6303(SD40)
Views:  1183   Comments: 3
BN 6318
Title:  BN 6318
Description:  Unique consist from many years ago!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:05:03 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 6318(SD40)
Views:  1423   Comments: 0
BN 7074
Title:  BN 7074
Description:  Where o where are THESE now! Back then they were a dime a dozen - today they are mostly GONE!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:05:26 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 7074(SD40-2)
Views:  775   Comments: 1
BN 7111
Title:  BN 7111
Description:  Colorful consist!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:05:46 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 7111(SD40-2)
Views:  905   Comments: 1
BN 745901
Title:  BN 745901
Description:  Remember Western Fruit Express...anyone?
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:07:37 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives: 
Views:  1322   Comments: 0
BN 8073
Title:  BN 8073
Description:  Built in Canada - running in the USA!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:06:09 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 8073(SD40-2)
Views:  769   Comments: 0
BN 8135
Title:  BN 8135
Description:  BBBBBrrrrrrrrrrr - Hot east bound just about to hit the switch for double track at GRAF.
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:06:30 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 8135(SD40-2)
Views:  730   Comments: 0
BN 8181
Title:  BN 8181
Description:  Highest numbered SD40-2 on the BN roster leads a coal train along the Mississippi River
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:06:56 PM
Location:  Genoa, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 8181(SD40-2)
Views:  1160   Comments: 12
BN 9226
Title:  BN 9226
Description:  Moving the iron ore!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:07:19 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BN 9226(SD60M)
Views:  883   Comments: 1
CN 2433
Title:  CN 2433
Description:  East bound CN trackage rights train
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:08:01 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2433(C40-8M)
Views:  812   Comments: 0
CN 2451
Title:  CN 2451
Description:  East bound CN trackage rights train smokes up with three cowls!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:08:32 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 2451(C40-8M)
Views:  831   Comments: 2
CN 5016
Title:  CN 5016
Description:  East bound CN trackage rights train
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:08:51 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5016(SD40)
Views:  827   Comments: 0
CN 5016
Title:  CN 5016
Description:  East bound CN trackage rights train with three GMD SD40s - SWEET!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:09:15 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5016(SD40)
Views:  987   Comments: 0
CN 5025
Title:  CN 5025
Description:  East bound CN trackage rights train just south of La Crosse
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:09:38 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5025(SD40)
Views:  685   Comments: 0
CNW 6839
Title:  CNW 6839
Description:  Strange consist on a west cound intermodal thru Clinton IA
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:09:59 PM
Location:  Clinton, IA
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNW 6839(SD40-2)
Views:  1024   Comments: 2
CNW 8505
Title:  CNW 8505
Description:  Coal train for Wausau rumbles thru La Crosse
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:10:19 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNW 8505(C40-8)
Views:  875   Comments: 0
CNW 8508
Title:  CNW 8508
Description:  Making a charge for the Mississippi River bridge at Clinton IA
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:10:39 PM
Location:  Clinton, IA
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNW 8508(C40-8)
Views:  856   Comments: 0
CP 3254
Title:  CP 3254
Description:  kinda looks NS to me....fresh from the NS to the CP Rail.
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:11:26 PM
Location:  La Crescent, MN
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 3254(SD40-2)
Views:  1592   Comments: 1
EMD 6312
Title:  EMD 6312
Description:  Ex Milwaukee Road SD40-2 charges out of La Crosse
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:11:57 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  EMDX 6312(SD40-2)
Views:  1346   Comments: 1
GATX 1239
Title:  GATX 1239
Description:  With the Gyra-light a blaze and sweet consist - a east bound freight departs from La Crosse
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:12:28 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GATX 1239(SD38-2)
Views:  1066   Comments: 0
GTW 5933
Title:  GTW 5933
Description:  East bound CN trackage rights train rushes past my house on a very cold Winter day.
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:12:57 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GTW 5933(SD40-2)
Views:  450   Comments: 0
ILSX 1360
Title:  ILSX 1360
Description:  Hmmm - I wonder which railroad had this unit???
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:13:19 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ILSX 1360(GP5)
Views:  1080   Comments: 6
MRL 3632
Title:  MRL 3632
Description:  Fresh from the Susie Q and on to the MRL and thru La Crosse!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:13:39 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MRL 3632(SD45)
Views:  1129   Comments: 0
NS 8650
Title:  NS 8650
Description:  I kind of liked the styling on the GE cabs.
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:14:10 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8650(C39-8)
Views:  730   Comments: 0
SOO 2410
Title:  SOO 2410
Description:  Anyone remember these? - Sitting in La Crosse many years ago!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:14:33 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SOO 2410(GP9)
Views:  1097   Comments: 0
SOO 6402
Title:  SOO 6402
Description:  South bound Soo freight ready to depart for Kansas City
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:14:55 PM
Location:  La Crescent, MN
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 6402(SD40)
Views:  931   Comments: 0
UP 6324
Title:  UP 6324
Description:  Before there were GEEZ on everything - there were SD60Ms!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:15:25 PM
Location:  Clinton, IA
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6324(SD60M)
Views:  685   Comments: 0
UP 6347
Title:  UP 6347
Description:  Before there were GEEZ on everything - there were SD60Ms - even on coal trains!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:16:26 PM
Location:  Clinton, IA
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6347(SD60M)
Views:  624   Comments: 0
UP 6358
Title:  UP 6358
Description:  East bound bare table departs Clinton IA for Chicago.
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:16:57 PM
Location:  Clinton, IA
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 6358(SD60M)
Views:  574   Comments: 0
WSOR 1001
Title:  WSOR 1001
Description:  A face only a mother could love..........
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:17:18 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1001(F45)
Views:  2050   Comments: 1
WSOR 1003
Title:  WSOR 1003
Description:  I wish I would caught these leading!
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 10:17:56 PM
Location:  La Crosse, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 1003(F45)
Views:  1903   Comments: 2

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