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Milwaukee 547
Title:  Milwaukee 547
Description:  SD10 547 has three empty hoppers that it will exchange for three loads at Avalon. Once back in Janesville, the crew will head out the Mineral Point branch as far as Darlington. This route was once known as the "J Line" built from Rondout to Janesville in 1901, but it's days as a through route are over...at least for a few years until the Wisconsin & Calumet reactivates the line to reach Chicago.
Photo Date:  6/30/1979  Upload Date: 5/30/2016 12:02:10 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 547(SD10)
Views:  696   Comments: 1
First Wisconsin & Calumet Train to Chicago
Title:  First Wisconsin & Calumet Train to Chicago
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/12/2009 5:12:44 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  R.W. Brown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WICT 901(F7A)
Views:  2115   Comments: 8
JC crossing the Milton Shopiere Rd. overpass
Title:  JC crossing the Milton Shopiere Rd. overpass
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/21/2008  Upload Date: 9/21/2008 7:17:45 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Jim Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4005(SD40-2)
Views:  1136   Comments: 2
JC gains speed as it heads east
Title:  JC gains speed as it heads east
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/27/2008  Upload Date: 12/8/2008 3:44:56 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Jon Hall
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4008(SD40-2) WSOR 4077(SD40M-2) WSOR 4011(SD40-2)
Views:  913   Comments: 1
WSOR 4007
Title:  WSOR 4007
Description:  T-004 from Horicon ran thru Janesville and got parked a few miles east of here.
Photo Date:  10/4/2011  Upload Date: 10/24/2011 9:16:55 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Jeffrey Streiff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4007(SD40-2)
Views:  451   Comments: 3
GAVX 7161
Title:  GAVX 7161
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/7/2014  Upload Date: 5/14/2014 10:26:22 AM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Neil Stutzman
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GAVX 7161(SD40-2)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
Iowa Pacific Equipment Move
Title:  Iowa Pacific Equipment Move
Description:  Iowa Pacific 4137 leads an IP special equipment move from Janesville, WI to Chicago wearing a coat of fresh paint
Photo Date:  5/3/2015  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 7:43:46 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Alec Langkau
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLRG 4137(GP40FH-2)
Views:  1161   Comments: 0
Iowa Pacific Equipment Move
Title:  Iowa Pacific Equipment Move
Description:  Iowa Pacific 4137 leads an IP special equipment move from Janesville, WI to Chicago under dark skies
Photo Date:  5/3/2015  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 7:50:04 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Alec Langkau
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLRG 4137(GP40FH-2)
Views:  778   Comments: 0
GAVX 7161 the Gavilon switcher
Title:  GAVX 7161 the Gavilon switcher
Description:  This plant is the source of the unit grain trains like the one I photographed on Friday.
Photo Date:  5/3/2015  Upload Date: 5/4/2015 11:49:49 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GAVX 7161(SD40-2)
Views:  709   Comments: 0
WSOR in Avalon.
Title:  WSOR in Avalon.
Description:  WSOR No.4053 in Avalon,Wi.
Photo Date:  5/9/2015  Upload Date: 9/29/2015 8:16:16 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Ryan Chugg
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2) GALX 7161(SD38-2)
Views:  691   Comments: 1
WSOR in Avalon.
Title:  WSOR in Avalon.
Description:  WSOR No.4053 in Avalon,Wi.
Photo Date:  5/9/2015  Upload Date: 9/29/2015 8:18:14 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Ryan Chugg
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2) WSOR 4011(SD40-2) WSOR 4030(SD40-2)
Views:  439   Comments: 0
WSOR 4053-4011-4030 in Avalon,Wi.
Title:  WSOR 4053-4011-4030 in Avalon,Wi.
Description:  WSOR No.4053 in Avalon,Wi.
Photo Date:  5/9/2015  Upload Date: 9/29/2015 8:20:16 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Ryan Chugg
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2) WSOR 4011(SD40-2) WSOR 4030(SD40-2) GALX 7161(SD38-2)
Views:  683   Comments: 0
Wisconsin&Southern in Avalon,Wi.
Title:  Wisconsin&Southern in Avalon,Wi.
Description:  WSOR No.4053 in Avalon,Wi.
Photo Date:  5/9/2015  Upload Date: 9/29/2015 8:21:58 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Ryan Chugg
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2) WSOR 4011(SD40-2)
Views:  374   Comments: 0
Grow Wisconsin
Title:  Grow Wisconsin
Description:  WSOR No.4053 with the "Grow Wisconsin" WSOR system Map.
Photo Date:  5/9/2015  Upload Date: 9/29/2015 8:22:55 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Ryan Chugg
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  WSOR 4053(SD40-2)
Views:  410   Comments: 0
WSOR No.4011 in Avalon Wi.
Title:  WSOR No.4011 in Avalon Wi.
Description:  WSOR No.4011 in Avalon,Wi.
Photo Date:  5/9/2015  Upload Date: 9/29/2015 8:24:33 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Ryan Chugg
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock,Track
Locomotives:  WSOR 4011(SD40-2) WSOR 4030(SD40-2)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
Wisconsin&Southern no.4030.
Title:  Wisconsin&Southern no.4030.
Description:  WSOR 4030 in Avalon,Wi.
Photo Date:  5/9/2015  Upload Date: 9/29/2015 8:43:03 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Ryan Chugg
Categories:  Roster,Scenic,RollingStock
Locomotives:  WSOR 4030(SD40-2) WSOR 4011(SD40-2)
Views:  457   Comments: 0
CEFX 6005
Title:  CEFX 6005
Description:  CEFX 6005 roster shot at Avalon, Wisconsin on May 16, 2015. This is power that came off of a BNSF grain train that is being loaded on the Wisconsin & Southern railroad.
Photo Date:  5/16/2015  Upload Date: 5/18/2015 1:08:18 AM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Scott Kuelz
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CEFX 6005(SD60)
Views:  470   Comments: 1
UP 1950
Title:  UP 1950
Description:  UP 1950, UP 4808 and CSXT 757 await the grain train to!bz loaded at Avalon, Wisconsin on the Wisconsin & Southern railroad on June 24,2015.
Photo Date:  6/24/2015  Upload Date: 6/25/2015 12:23:47 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Scott Kuelz
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 1950(SD40N) UP 4808(SD70M) CSX 757(ES44AC-H)
Views:  765   Comments: 2
Ol' Gavilon wears a bit of ballast dust
Title:  Ol' Gavilon wears a bit of ballast dust
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/2016  Upload Date: 6/24/2016 8:52:56 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GAVX 7161(SD40-2)
Views:  676   Comments: 1
Gavilon holds the fort down
Title:  Gavilon holds the fort down
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/2016  Upload Date: 6/24/2016 8:53:51 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GAVX 7161(SD40-2)
Views:  723   Comments: 1
WSOR 4007 flies through with a local bound for Bardwell
Title:  WSOR 4007 flies through with a local bound for Bardwell
Description:  This train was going by the symbol Y302 on the radio, which is a Janesville yard job. This move would be more typical of L351, the usual Elkhorn branch job.
Photo Date:  11/6/2016  Upload Date: 11/8/2016 6:55:26 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4007(SD40-2)
Views:  476   Comments: 1
WSOR 4007 is, incredibly, now part of an endangered species
Title:  WSOR 4007 is, incredibly, now part of an endangered species
Description:  I must have caught this locomotive leading six times in as many months when I first started railfanning the WSOR back in 2007. I was getting frustrated because I wanted to expand my roster! Now the WSOR SD40-2s are being relettered and numbered into the WAMX roster by parent company Watco. They will, thankfully, retain their red and gray paint and goose logo.
Photo Date:  11/6/2016  Upload Date: 11/8/2016 6:57:30 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 4007(SD40-2)
Views:  504   Comments: 1
SLRG 101 leads the Graffiti (er, Polar) Express
Title:  SLRG 101 leads the Graffiti (er, Polar) Express
Description:  Bit of a downer that Iowa Pacific couldn't have at least washed off the two ex-NJT coaches before deadheading this consist to Middleton. At least the 101 looks good and had a cool sounding M5 horn.
Photo Date:  11/6/2016  Upload Date: 11/8/2016 7:04:34 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLRG 101(E9A)
Views:  776   Comments: 1
SLRG 101 in the biggest gap in the tree shadows I could find
Title:  SLRG 101 in the biggest gap in the tree shadows I could find
Description:  The train ran on the first day after the time change...pretty much impossible to avoid shadows by 1PM!
Photo Date:  11/6/2016  Upload Date: 11/8/2016 7:05:31 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SLRG 101(E9A)
Views:  718   Comments: 0
T4 all tied down @ 17:00
Title:  T4 all tied down @ 17:00
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2017  Upload Date: 5/8/2017 7:45:00 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 4170(SD40-2)
Views:  681   Comments: 2
T4's green bean tied down @ 17:00
Title:  T4's green bean tied down @ 17:00
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2017  Upload Date: 5/8/2017 7:44:41 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 4181(SD40-2)
Views:  759   Comments: 1
T4 all tied down @ 17:00
Title:  T4 all tied down @ 17:00
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2017  Upload Date: 5/8/2017 7:44:27 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 4187(SD40-2)
Views:  652   Comments: 1
What are you doing here, SOO 1003
Title:  What are you doing here, SOO 1003
Description:  The 1913 L-1 class ALCo Mikado makes a rare appearance away from the WSOR Northern Division (first since its rebuild finished in 2012), coming back from a Shriner's Hospital for Children charity event in the Chicago area.
Photo Date:  8/13/2017  Upload Date: 8/15/2017 11:17:35 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 1003(2-8-2)
Views:  318   Comments: 0
The leased pair will lead T4 to Chicago tonight
Title:  The leased pair will lead T4 to Chicago tonight
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2017  Upload Date: 3/14/2019 1:37:07 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  HLCX 6313(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4180(SD40-2)
Views:  1106   Comments: 1
T4 gets tied down
Title:  T4 gets tied down
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2017  Upload Date: 3/14/2019 1:35:52 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Scenic
Locomotives:  HLCX 6313(SD40-2) HLCX 6334(SD40-2) WAMX 4180(SD40-2) WAMX 4179(SD40-2)
Views:  1047   Comments: 1
Tie her down
Title:  Tie her down
Description:  Mismatched number boards.
Photo Date:  9/24/2017  Upload Date: 3/14/2019 1:38:31 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  HLCX 6313(SD40-2)
Views:  679   Comments: 1
Geese behind the HLCX duo
Title:  Geese behind the HLCX duo
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/24/2017  Upload Date: 3/14/2019 1:39:22 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Edward Weisensel
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  WAMX 4180(SD40-2) WAMX 4179(SD40-2)
Views:  1015   Comments: 1
T004 power runs light to collect two from DeLong
Title:  T004 power runs light to collect two from DeLong
Description:  Coming back from Rockford, I pulled off in Janesville to see what I could find. I was picking up a FRED beep on the scanner and checked out the UP yard first. No sign of any action there, so I headed north on Read Road and found this train already going over the crossing. I turned around and took Avalon Road to this location, expecting them to come flying through en route to Bardwell and points east. Instead they came to a stop and cut off the power to make a pickup here, which I have never known the road train to do. DeLong acquired this grain facility at Avalon from Gavilon in 2016. Their switcher, ex-BN SD40-2 7161, can be seen just to the right of the WSOR power.
Photo Date:  5/6/2021  Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:48:44 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WAMX 4175(SD40-2) TDCX 7161(SD40-2)
Views:  752   Comments: 1
Up close while the conductor lines the switch and opens the derail
Title:  Up close while the conductor lines the switch and opens the derail
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/6/2021  Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:49:00 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WAMX 4175(SD40-2)
Views:  598   Comments: 1
Pulling two from DeLong out to the main
Title:  Pulling two from DeLong out to the main
Description:  After they backed these down onto the rest of the train, I had hoped they might highball for points east, but instead they turned the lights off.
Photo Date:  5/6/2021  Upload Date: 5/8/2021 10:49:14 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WAMX 4175(SD40-2)
Views:  563   Comments: 1
GAVX 7161
Title:  GAVX 7161
Description:  Before I made it to Janesville, I found this in Avalon! Built in 1979 as BN 7161 - here it is in green and white. http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=5811394 They could have changed its number to 1: Gavilon does not own any other locomotives.
Photo Date:  10/8/2022  Upload Date: 6/11/2023 4:54:57 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Matthew Zisi
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  GAVX 7161(SD40-2)
Views:  478   Comments: 1
GAVX 7161
Title:  GAVX 7161
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2024  Upload Date: 9/5/2024 7:05:08 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  198   Comments: 0
GAVX 7161
Title:  GAVX 7161
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2024  Upload Date: 9/5/2024 7:06:56 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  184   Comments: 0
WSOR 214R
Title:  WSOR 214R
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2024  Upload Date: 9/5/2024 7:08:08 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  222   Comments: 0
WSOR Dump Cars
Title:  WSOR Dump Cars
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2024  Upload Date: 9/5/2024 7:18:48 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  250   Comments: 0
WSOR Ballast Hoppers
Title:  WSOR Ballast Hoppers
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2024  Upload Date: 9/5/2024 7:19:49 PM
Location:  Avalon, WI
Author:  Nicholas Katz
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Yard,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  258   Comments: 0

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