I wish the UP took better care of the track after the merger. The line has since been downgraded from "mainline" to "brachline". Now six-axle power in evansville is just a memory. Now thats just dang sad!... I live in evasville, and I hear of people needing to travel to chicago all the time. We all know that evansville shares the Union Pacific northwest line into chicago which is served by metra. So does madison. WAKE UP UNION PACIFIC!!!!!!!!! We need to think of the benifits of this line!!!
I am from evansville and your right the train doesn't go through as much anymore. but are you sure it has been that long cause when I first moved to evansville I was about 5 and we lived close to the tracks we used to hear it all the time but not as much anymore and I am now twenty so it was like 1994
In 1994 Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was still using the whole line from Janesville to Madison. Now most Union Pacific traffic from Janesville ends here at the Landmark loop which is southeast of town by County Rd. M. IIRC there is a lumber yard near the old C&NW depot downtown that gets cars once in awhile. Otherwise nothing runs from the Highway 59 crossing northward except sometimes UP parks unneeded freight cars for long-term storage on a few miles of the line north of town.
did you figure out why it came through after 10 years cause it looked like those buisnesses were pretty old did they just use trucks for a while or something
I was at home at this point. Dad's job involves a lot of driving around southern Wisconsin, and he railfans in the downtime. He called me and I drove down and chased this train from Evansville back to Janesville.
Great MP15 Video, i love Road Switching! Thanks for posting, more please, haha!
48alfaone 1 year ago
I am a big time switcher fan! Thanks!
JamesTyreeII 1 year ago
Ide say mabye 4 or 5 trains a year, every time I hear that DINGDINGDINGDING I'm like: "ok that makes 3 trains so far this year" lol
I live by the countryside park so yeah
widudeisgod 1 year ago
I wish the UP took better care of the track after the merger. The line has since been downgraded from "mainline" to "brachline". Now six-axle power in evansville is just a memory. Now thats just dang sad!... I live in evasville, and I hear of people needing to travel to chicago all the time. We all know that evansville shares the Union Pacific northwest line into chicago which is served by metra. So does madison. WAKE UP UNION PACIFIC!!!!!!!!! We need to think of the benifits of this line!!!
Evansville64 1 year ago
Dude way sick video
simpsons4567 2 years ago
Fantastic video for all us switcher fans!
wayray69 2 years ago
I am from evansville and your right the train doesn't go through as much anymore. but are you sure it has been that long cause when I first moved to evansville I was about 5 and we lived close to the tracks we used to hear it all the time but not as much anymore and I am now twenty so it was like 1994
kristiebug08 2 years ago
In 1994 Chicago and Northwestern Railroad was still using the whole line from Janesville to Madison. Now most Union Pacific traffic from Janesville ends here at the Landmark loop which is southeast of town by County Rd. M. IIRC there is a lumber yard near the old C&NW depot downtown that gets cars once in awhile. Otherwise nothing runs from the Highway 59 crossing northward except sometimes UP parks unneeded freight cars for long-term storage on a few miles of the line north of town.
HighIronofWisconsin 2 years ago
did you figure out why it came through after 10 years cause it looked like those buisnesses were pretty old did they just use trucks for a while or something
PeaTearGriffin45 2 years ago
This section of the line was never out of service. The part that hasn't seen a train since 1997 is west of here.
HighIronofWisconsin 2 years ago
great video. where are you when your dad is filming?
DL2045 3 years ago
I was at home at this point. Dad's job involves a lot of driving around southern Wisconsin, and he railfans in the downtime. He called me and I drove down and chased this train from Evansville back to Janesville.
HighIronofWisconsin 3 years ago
Awesome Video, and good catch w/ the switcher units
EMD7602 3 years ago
good video.i like the shot going through the golf course.never seen that before.
RailFanDavid 3 years ago
sweet video Man
Trainmasterkreks 3 years ago