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WC 97751
Title:  WC 97751
Description:  An ex-MILW covered hopper on ex-MILW trackage.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/8/2013 9:33:24 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  79   Comments: 0
WC 97837
Title:  WC 97837
Description:  An ex-MILW covered hopper on ex-MILW trackage.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/8/2013 9:33:43 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock
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Views:  96   Comments: 0
WSOR 4491
Title:  WSOR 4491
Description:  The westbound Markesan/Ripon turns roll along the ex-MILW rails.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/6/2013 3:02:08 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 4491(GP9R) WSOR 4493(GP9E) WSOR 4492(GP9)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
WSOR 4491
Title:  WSOR 4491
Description:  After letting the Ripon Turn depart, the Markesan Turn is about to head to Markesan.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/6/2013 3:02:25 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 4491(GP9R)
Views:  219   Comments: 0
WSOR 4491
Title:  WSOR 4491
Description:  The Markesan Turn rolls west of town with a friendly engineer.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/6/2013 3:02:43 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 4491(GP9R)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
WSOR 4492
Title:  WSOR 4492
Description:  Getting ready to head back to Horicon are the combined Ripon Turn (22 cars) and the Markesan Turn (18 loads) behind the three geeps.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/8/2013 9:42:32 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 4492(GP9) WSOR 4493(GP9E) WSOR 4491(GP9R)
Views:  499   Comments: 0
WSOR 4492
Title:  WSOR 4492
Description:  Getting ready to head back to Horicon are the combined Ripon Turn (22 cars) and the Markesan Turn (18 loads) behind the three geeps.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/8/2013 9:42:52 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 4492(GP9) WSOR 4493(GP9E) WSOR 4491(GP9R)
Views:  407   Comments: 0
WSOR 4492
Title:  WSOR 4492
Description:  The combined Ripon/Markesan Turns head east back to Horicon.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/8/2013 9:43:11 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 4492(GP9) WSOR 4493(GP9E) WSOR 4491(GP9R)
Views:  464   Comments: 0
WSOR 4492
Title:  WSOR 4492
Description:  The combined Ripon/Markesan Turns heads east of town to Horicon.
Photo Date:  7/24/1992  Upload Date: 10/8/2013 9:43:59 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 4492(GP9) WSOR 4493(GP9E) WSOR 4491(GP9R)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
SOO 1003 arriving
Title:  SOO 1003 arriving
Description:  The 2-8-2 arrives in Brandon, WI for water.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 9:02:54 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Dan Braun
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 1003(2-8-2)
Views:  498   Comments: 0
Smokin'
Title:  Smokin'
Description:  SOO 1003 gathers steam to continue it's jouney south.
Photo Date:  11/10/2007  Upload Date: 11/24/2007 9:03:04 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Dan Braun
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 1003(2-8-2)
Views:  300   Comments: 0
WSOR 3811 and WSOR 3802
Title:  WSOR 3811 and WSOR 3802
Description:  WSOR heads southeast along the former MILW rails at Brandon, WI on 30 Oct. '13.
Photo Date:  10/30/2013  Upload Date: 10/31/2013 2:46:18 AM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 3811(GP38-2) WSOR 3802(GP38)
Views:  309   Comments: 0
WSOR 3803 and WSOR 3805
Title:  WSOR 3803 and WSOR 3805
Description:  WSOR local bisects Depot Park and approaches Main St. as it hauls a baker's dozen of freight cars back to Horicon via former MILW rails at Brandon, WI on Memorial Day, 25 May 15. This is where the depot stood, remnants of the platform are visible next to the tracks. The station sign is in front of the locomotive. Brandon was originally known as Bungtown.
Photo Date:  5/25/2015  Upload Date: 6/28/2015 1:40:39 AM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  T. P. Bruss
Categories: 
Locomotives:  WSOR 3803(GP38AC) WSOR 3805(GP38)
Views:  183   Comments: 0
LRS 13648
Title:  LRS 13648
Description:  A boxcar fouls the main back to Horicon in Brandon. The car is on the southernmost tail of the wye between E. Jefferson and E. Washington Streets. The car beilg spotted here would typically indicate a WSOR crew is about in the area doing some work.
Photo Date:  10/8/2015  Upload Date: 10/7/2016 7:51:19 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Scenic,RollingStock
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Views:  89   Comments: 1
WSOR 3810
Title:  WSOR 3810
Description:  Working between Horicon and Oshkosh on a former Milwaukee Road brbnch, this WSOR train sits dead in Braneon. The East Jefferson Street grade crossing is between the turnouts. The train is on the east leg of the wye.
Photo Date:  10/9/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2016 11:09:03 AM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Scenic,Track,Action
Locomotives:  WSOR 3810(GP38-2)
Views:  182   Comments: 0
Main Street Grade Crossing
Title:  Main Street Grade Crossing
Description:  Looking across the Main Street grade crossing, past the feed mill/grain elev`tor towards Horicon. This is a former Milwaukee Road branch in the heart of rural Wisconsin. The Milwaukee turned gave up on it in 1980, but the WSOR has been able to make it work since then.
Photo Date:  10/16/2015  Upload Date: 10/16/2016 11:23:18 AM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Scenic,Track
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Views:  68   Comments: 0
Grain Train Number 2
Title:  Grain Train Number 2
Description:  IC 1000 leading a WSOR grain train to Oshkosh, WI to be loaded and returned to the CN at Ackerville. The previous week CN picked up a grain train at Horicon
Photo Date:  10/19/2016  Upload Date: 10/19/2016 9:13:54 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Alec Langkau
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 1000(SD70)
Views:  332   Comments: 3
WAMX 3890 L597 (4)
Title:  WAMX 3890 L597 (4)
Description:  Commercial Street at 1257.
Photo Date:  4/19/2018  Upload Date: 5/4/2018 9:40:28 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Der Langsame
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 3890(GP38-2) WAMX 3892(GP38-2)
Views:  263   Comments: 0
WAMX 3895
Title:  WAMX 3895
Description:  A WSOR train heading up the line out of Horicon. The train will be heading for Oshkosh, judging by the loads of plate steel.
Photo Date:  5/31/2019  Upload Date: 8/27/2019 12:20:18 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 3895(GP38-2) WAMX 3892(GP38-2)
Views:  200   Comments: 1
WAMX 3895
Title:  WAMX 3895
Description:  Heading generally north to work the line to Oshkosh out of Horicon, this WSOR train approaches HWY 49 on the south end of Brandon.
Photo Date:  5/31/2019  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 11:53:23 AM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 3895(GP38-2) WAMX 3892(GP38-2)
Views:  281   Comments: 1
WAMX 3895
Title:  WAMX 3895
Description:  A WSOR train one mile from the Brandon "station" and bearing down on HWY 49.
Photo Date:  5/31/2019  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 11:57:06 AM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 3895(GP38-2) WAMX 3892(GP38-2)
Views:  205   Comments: 1
Rosendale-Brandon School District Bus Disobeys Signals
Title:  Rosendale-Brandon School District Bus Disobeys Signals
Description:  Despite the fact that a train was obviously approaching and the lights of the signals were flashing, a bus driver from the Rosendale-Brandon School District figured he could get across before the gates came down. This time he was right.
Photo Date:  5/31/2019  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 11:59:26 AM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  WAMX 3895(GP38-2) WAMX 3892(GP38-2)
Views:  240   Comments: 1
SSW 87872
Title:  SSW 87872
Description:  Plate steel loads for Oshkosh make up the end of this train as it heads into Brandon form the southeast. The train is being pulled by WAMX 3895 and WAMX 3892 (both GP 38-2).
Photo Date:  5/31/2019  Upload Date: 8/28/2019 12:09:52 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Richard Hopfensperger
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  59   Comments: 0
Coming off the Markesan branch onto the Oshkosh line main
Title:  Coming off the Markesan branch onto the Oshkosh line main
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/2023  Upload Date: 11/13/2023 1:27:43 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 1003(2-8-2)
Views:  59   Comments: 0
Storming through town
Title:  Storming through town
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/12/2023  Upload Date: 11/13/2023 1:28:40 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 1003(2-8-2)
Views:  93   Comments: 0
A Wave From Farmer Brown
Title:  A Wave From Farmer Brown
Description:  With some "antiquing" in Photoshop, not half bad for a desperation grab shot with my phone after forgetting my DSLR in the car for this runby; and a massive gust of wind kicked up right as the train approached, sandblasting everyone with leaves and grain dust.
Photo Date:  11/12/2023  Upload Date: 11/13/2023 1:30:00 PM
Location:  Brandon, WI
Author:  Andre Wehrle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 1003(2-8-2)
Views:  94   Comments: 0


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