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Aftermath of the Stoughton tornado Posted by: VespineVid2
Video duration: 525 seconds Two days after the Stoughton tornado of August 18, 2005, my family and I drive around the neighborhood to see firsthand the damage that would have been inflicted on our house if the tornado had tracked barely two blocks south of where it did. Related: stoughton, supercell, thunderstorm, tornado, wisconsin |
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CP 8850 at Industrial Dr. west of Portage 4/24/08 Posted by: VespineVid2
Video duration: 205 seconds CP ES44AC 8850, AC400CW 8542, and GP38-2 3019 lead an eastbound freight across Industrial Drive, making a momentary stop on their way into Portage. Video by my dad. Related: canadian, cp, pacific, rail, railfan, railroad, railway, train |
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CP June Flood Detour Series 3 - 6/15/08 Detour Part 1 Posted by: VespineVid2
Video duration: 547 seconds A Sunday detour with two ES44ACs, CP 8852 and CP 8767. First we see the train at the South Towne Drive grade crossing just out of Madison. Next he comes into McFarland under the US 51 overpass and across Paulson Road. Then we chase it through Stoughton, first at the Garden Avenue overpass, then the County Highway N (Veterans Road) grade crossing on the south side of town. Related: and, canadian, cp, detour, es44ac, flood, pacific, rail, railfan, railroad, railway, southern, train, wisconsin, wsor |
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Ahmad the Engineer Posted by: VespineVid2
Video duration: 116 seconds When the Saudi foreign exchange student my uncle's family hosted in 2005, Ahmad, visited our house for Christmas, he became enamored with the model railroad. However, like most new engineers, he had yet to learn the nuances of the route. * I apologize for my cousin's little outburst at the beginning, I rendered and uploaded this clip on a computer without sound. Related: ho, model, railroad, railway, scale, toy, train |
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WSOR 4008 Works Stoughton on the MAJ 5/30/2008 Part 1 Posted by: VespineVid2
Video duration: 521 seconds The Wisconsin & Southern Madison-Janesville job spots some covered hoppers for the grain loader downtown, then runs light north through Bjoin Park to get the rest of the train. We get an earful of 4008's nice Leslie 3-chime as it crosses Williams Drive twice in order to retrieve the train and bring it back south (RR east). Related: and, railfan, railroad, railway, southern, train, wisconsin, wsor |
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Union Pacific Evansville Job Returns to Janesville 9/2/2008 Posted by: VespineVid2
Video duration: 643 seconds After Dad called me and told me the UP was in Evansville, I went down and shot MP15DCs UPY 1316 and 1323 struggling back to Janesville at 10 MPH. First shot is at Roherty Road, second at Polzin Road, and third at the County Highway E overpass. The video ends with a short slideshow of the line between Evansville and Madison. Related: emd, mp15dc, pacific, railfan, railroad, railway, switcher, train, union, up, upy |
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CP June Flood Detour Series 8 - 6/27/08 Detour Part 3 Posted by: VespineVid2
Video duration: 517 seconds The last installment in the series. CP 5964 leads the train off the connector and onto the WSOR Madison Subdivision at MX. Note the fisherman on the railroad bridge who casually reels in his catch and strolls away when the train honks at him. Next we see the train cross South Towne Drive, then cross Siggelkow Road and enter McFarland, seen from the Terminal Drive overpass. Related: and, canadian, cp, detour, flood, pacific, rail, railfan, railroad, railway, southern, train, wisconsin, wsor |
