I saw these pics on Railpictures.net and was wondering if anybody knows where they were taken from. According to the photographer, they were taken in the cities. If you know, you can leave a comment without needing to log in on the photos. They were taken at the same location. John, I was wondering if you had any idea.

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Taylor P.
Lake Elmo, MN
Route of the "400"

my train pictures.

I'm unable to put my finger on the locations for sure. Could be the BN-to-C&NW wye at Westminster but the MILW didn't use that route to my knowledge. Or could it be a MILW Stillwater train on C&NW trackage rights after MILW abandoned their own Stillwater line from St. Croix Tower?

I posted inquiries about these on the TwinCityRails and MILW lists. I'll forward any info back here.

John

Feedback from several folks seems to confirm it's a MILW Eau Claire train on BN/C&NW trackage rights rounding the wye eastbound at Westminster. They evidently went this way after their line from BN Trevino WI (originally from Reads Landing MN via pontoon bridge) was abandoned. Also the MILW line to Stillwater/Bayport that once came from St. Croix Tower was abandoned and rerouted. The size of the train requiring SD40-2 pusher plus the single sand car on front suggest it's an Eau Claire train.
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 980&nseq=6
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.p ... 981&nseq=5

The photgrapher's captions suggest the 2 photos are the same train but taken from slightly different vantages at Westminster. The shot with the GP9s looks like he was standing at the end of the C&NW stub-end TOFC/COFC yard looking down at the train, then he ran down the hill to shoot the SD40-2 pusher while looking upward toward the same C&NW yard.

John