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CNW 11733 ? cab
Title:  CNW 11733 ? cab
Description:  from a negative, the cabosse on the Winona-Adams freight about to enter the west bore at Tunnel City, WI, on MILW trackage
Photo Date:  7/30/1977  Upload Date: 1/9/2014 12:33:05 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Daniel Schroeger
Categories:  Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  390   Comments: 0
CNW 1569 East
Title:  CNW 1569 East
Description:  From a negative, eastbound Winona, MN - Adams, WI train climbs up to Tunnel City, WI
Photo Date:  7/30/1977  Upload Date: 1/9/2014 12:33:03 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Daniel Schroeder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1569(GP7)
Views:  712   Comments: 1
CNW 1569 East
Title:  CNW 1569 East
Description:  from a negative, with 4311, 4310, the Winona-Adams freight head into the west bore at Tunnel City WI
Photo Date:  7/30/1977  Upload Date: 1/9/2014 12:33:07 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Daniel Schroeder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CNW 1569(GP7)
Views:  642   Comments: 2
MILW 543 West
Title:  MILW 543 West
Description:  The local exits the bore at Tunnel City returning to LaCrosse
Photo Date:  7/30/1977  Upload Date: 1/9/2014 12:13:56 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Daniel Schroeder
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 543(SD10)
Views:  692   Comments: 2
Milwaukee sprint train
Title:  Milwaukee sprint train
Description:  eastbound
Photo Date:  6/15/1978  Upload Date: 9/7/2009 4:02:40 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Greg Smith
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 2054(GP40)
Views:  1145   Comments: 1
MILW 2000 West
Title:  MILW 2000 West
Description:  from a negative, just over junction switch to CNW, about to enter tunnel.
Photo Date:  8/8/1978  Upload Date: 1/25/2014 10:18:53 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Daniel Schroeder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 2000(GP40)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
MILW 555 West
Title:  MILW 555 West
Description:  from a negative, about to enter tunnel, track to left is CNW which joins at the junction just ahead.
Photo Date:  8/8/1978  Upload Date: 1/25/2014 10:18:51 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Daniel Schroeder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 555(SD10)
Views:  709   Comments: 1
1301-17 1984 Skytop "Cedar Rapids" ride St. Paul to Milwaukee
Title:  1301-17 1984 Skytop "Cedar Rapids" ride St. Paul to Milwaukee
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1984  Upload Date: 7/16/2008 8:32:22 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  RollingStock,Tunnel,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  531   Comments: 0
1301-19 1984 Skytop "Cedar Rapids" ride St. Paul to Milwaukee
Title:  1301-19 1984 Skytop "Cedar Rapids" ride St. Paul to Milwaukee
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/1/1984  Upload Date: 7/16/2008 8:32:40 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  RollingStock,Tunnel,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  501   Comments: 0
MILW 147 leads a train out of the tunnel
Title:  MILW 147 leads a train out of the tunnel
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/1/1985  Upload Date: 1/18/2004 6:19:43 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Jack Welshiemer
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 147(SD40-2) SOO 740(SD40)
Views:  3564   Comments: 1
UP 2499 slows to a crawl while approaching the tunnel and entrance to SOO trackage
Title:  UP 2499 slows to a crawl while approaching the tunnel and entrance to SOO trackage
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/24/1986  Upload Date: 3/3/2008 3:03:21 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Bill Pasewaldt
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2499(C30-7)
Views:  596   Comments: 0
SOO 723
Title:  SOO 723
Description:  I should have chased this train to Portage! What a lashup!
Photo Date:  12/31/1986  Upload Date: 10/2/2009 9:15:39 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SOO 723(GP35)
Views:  792   Comments: 1
BN 5100
Title:  BN 5100
Description:  Train 886 (empties from Weston) are about to enter the single track and the tunnel.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:41:39 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Signal,Action
Locomotives:  BN 5100(C30-7) BN 5500(C30-7) BN 7000(SD40-2)
Views:  684   Comments: 0
BN 5100
Title:  BN 5100
Description:  Train 886 (empties from Weston) are about to enter the single track and the tunnel.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:41:40 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BN 5100(C30-7) BN 5500(C30-7) BN 7000(SD40-2)
Views:  531   Comments: 0
CP 5680
Title:  CP 5680
Description:  An eastbound coal load with Canadian power crawls out of the east tunnel portal.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:41:47 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5680(SD40-2) CP 5513(SD40) CP 5637(SD40-2)
Views:  676   Comments: 0
CP 5680
Title:  CP 5680
Description:  An eastbound coal load with Canadian power crawls out of the east tunnel portal.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:41:48 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5680(SD40-2) CP 5513(SD40) CP 5637(SD40-2)
Views:  581   Comments: 0
CP 5680
Title:  CP 5680
Description:  An eastbound coal load with Canadian power crawls out of the east tunnel portal.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:14 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5680(SD40-2) CP 5513(SD40) CP 5637(SD40-2)
Views:  640   Comments: 0
CP 5680
Title:  CP 5680
Description:  An eastbound coal load with Canadian power crawls out of the east tunnel portal.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:14 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5680(SD40-2) CP 5513(SD40) CP 5637(SD40-2)
Views:  585   Comments: 0
CP 5680
Title:  CP 5680
Description:  An eastbound coal load with Canadian power slowly crests the Tomah Hill grade.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:15 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CP 5680(SD40-2) CP 5513(SD40) CP 5637(SD40-2)
Views:  680   Comments: 0
CNW line
Title:  CNW line
Description:  Looking west on the CNW on the east side of the tunnel. The old ROW would have continued straight to the CNW tunnel.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:21 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  157   Comments: 0
SOO main
Title:  SOO main
Description:  Looking west on the SOO (ex-MILW) main line. The double track goes to single for the tunnel.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:22 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  141   Comments: 0
CNW connection
Title:  CNW connection
Description:  Looking west to the tunnel. The SOO (ex-MILW) main on left; the CNW connection on the right.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:23 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Tunnel,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  154   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road tunnel #1
Title:  Milwaukee Road tunnel #1
Description:  Looking west at the CNW connection switch.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:23 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Tunnel,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  147   Comments: 0
CNW connection
Title:  CNW connection
Description:  Looking east at the CNW connection switch. The CNW swings to the left; the SOO (ex-MILW) stays right.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:24 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  127   Comments: 0
Milwaukee Road tunnel #1
Title:  Milwaukee Road tunnel #1
Description:  The brick portal from the 1st tunnel was reused on the second tunnel face. The first tunnel was to the left and slightly higher.
Photo Date:  8/17/1991  Upload Date: 3/14/2013 9:43:25 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Stephen Borleske
Categories:  Tunnel,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  178   Comments: 0
CNW 8046
Title:  CNW 8046
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/2/1992  Upload Date: 3/13/2005 7:12:27 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author: 
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNW 8046(SD60)
Views:  1275   Comments: 0
CP 5879
Title:  CP 5879
Description:  CP #5879-5972-5684 blast out of the East Portal at Tunnel City with train #652
Photo Date:  7/22/2001  Upload Date: 8/13/2006 11:21:40 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Nathan Dahms
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 5879(SD40-2)
Views:  710   Comments: 1
CP 5594
Title:  CP 5594
Description:  Toronto based CP 5594 leads the 8527 ouM of the west portal bt Tunnel City on train #497
Photo Date:  3/23/2002  Upload Date: 8/18/2006 11:12:39 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Nathan Dahms
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 5594(SD40-2)
Views:  741   Comments: 0
MILW 261
Title:  MILW 261
Description:  Heading for Milwaukee.
Photo Date:  6/20/2004  Upload Date: 10/3/2004 11:11:12 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Todd Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  422   Comments: 0
UP 2971
Title:  UP 2971
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2004  Upload Date: 1/16/2005 9:18:43 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Janet Krueger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2971(SD40M-2)
Views:  490   Comments: 0
UP 2973
Title:  UP 2973
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/16/2004  Upload Date: 1/16/2005 9:18:43 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Janet Krueger
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2973(SD40-2)
Views:  534   Comments: 0
The EX-Milwaukee Road Tunnel
Title:  The EX-Milwaukee Road Tunnel
Description:  The UP track on the right and the CP line on the left join to run thru the hillside bore at Tunnel City, Wisconsin.
Photo Date:  8/21/2005  Upload Date: 2/14/2006 9:43:21 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  William J Manon Jr.
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  1807   Comments: 3
060621045 Waiting for Eastbound MILW 261
Title:  060621045 Waiting for Eastbound MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2006  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 11:31:24 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Tunnel,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  232   Comments: 0
060621046 Eastbound MILW 261
Title:  060621046 Eastbound MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2006  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 11:31:47 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Tunnel,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  416   Comments: 1
060621048 Eastbound MILW 261
Title:  060621048 Eastbound MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2006  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 11:32:08 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Tunnel,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  543   Comments: 0
060621049 Eastbound MILW 261
Title:  060621049 Eastbound MILW 261
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/21/2006  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 11:32:28 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  John Hill
Categories:  Tunnel,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 261(4-8-4)
Views:  692   Comments: 0
BNSF 8251
Title:  BNSF 8251
Description:  CP train 882 heads for Portage, WI.
Photo Date:  1/2/2007  Upload Date: 2/5/2007 7:52:34 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Jeffrey Streiff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8251(SD75M)
Views:  918   Comments: 1
BNSF 9263
Title:  BNSF 9263
Description:  #882's power has crested the grade at Tunneg City and starts down grade toward Tomah.
Photo Date:  11/2/2008  Upload Date: 11/2/2008 2:36:33 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9263(SD70ACe)
Views:  374   Comments: 1
CP 8881
Title:  CP 8881
Description:  CP train #498 is hot on #882 tail as it passes the small town of Tunnel City WI.
Photo Date:  11/2/2008  Upload Date: 11/2/2008 2:37:45 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Jim Matuska
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8881(ES44AC)
Views:  617   Comments: 520093697
CP 8845
Title:  CP 8845
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2009  Upload Date: 9/3/2009 1:39:27 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Shane Darst
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CP 8845(ES44AC)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
UP 2057
Title:  UP 2057
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2009  Upload Date: 9/3/2009 1:42:49 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Shane Darst
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 2057(GP60)
Views:  323   Comments: 0
STLH 5593
Title:  STLH 5593
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/2/2009  Upload Date: 8/4/2009 1:10:47 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  STLH 5593(SD40-2) ICE 6401(SD40-3)
Views:  470   Comments: 2
Amtk 8
Title:  Amtk 8
Description:  eastbound "Empire Builder" just coming out of the tunnel at mp 243.8
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:53:23 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Beth Rush
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  227   Comments: 1
Amtk 8
Title:  Amtk 8
Description:  eastbound "Empire Builder" just coming out of the tunnel at mp 243.8
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 3:55:13 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Beth Rush
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  156   Comments: 0
Amtk 8
Title:  Amtk 8
Description:  Just out of the tunnel west of Tomah, engine crew says hello!
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/22/2010 2:39:20 PM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Beth Rush
Categories:  Winter,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  168   Comments: 0
just around the curve
Title:  just around the curve
Description:  westbound ctc home signals
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 4:01:59 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Beth Rush
Categories:  Winter,Signal
Locomotives: 
Views:  245   Comments: 0
the east portal
Title:  the east portal
Description:  looking west at 1,063 ft above sea level, the highest point on the Milwaukee between Chicago and Butte, Montana
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 4:16:19 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Beth Rush
Categories:  Tunnel,Winter,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  278   Comments: 0
looking west
Title:  looking west
Description:  just to the left is the original tunnel that was before this
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 4:23:31 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Beth Rush
Categories:  Tunnel,Winter
Locomotives: 
Views:  341   Comments: 1
looking east
Title:  looking east
Description:  coming out of the tunnel and still climbing up grade, you can see the ctc home signal where the CNW heads for Wyeville and the Omaha main
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 4:28:55 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  Beth Rush
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  225   Comments: 0
a lot more traffic on the "old Milwaukee" Soo/ CP main
Title:  a lot more traffic on the "old Milwaukee" Soo/ CP main
Description:  out of the tunnel, almost to the top of the hill
Photo Date:  3/6/2010  Upload Date: 3/16/2010 4:34:11 AM
Location:  Tunnel City, WI
Author:  BethRush
Categories:  Scenic,Winter,Signal,Track
Locomotives: 
Views:  261   Comments: 0

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