#duplainville

[20th-century-railroading]

Duplainville crossing

On the afternoon of July 29, 1997, a southbound Wisconsin & Southern freight, led by former Southern Pacific EMD GP20 No. 4118, is about to thunder over the diamond at Duplainville, Wisconsin. In the background on the Soo Line’s former Milwaukee Road double-track main line is Wisconsin Central train 47, waiting at the connection track signal to head north on the WC main after the WSOR train clears the plant.

[railwayhistorical]

Westbound at Duplainville

After a post on FB and some input from knowledgeable people, I believe this is Amtrak’s North Coast Hiawatha running westbound at Duplainville. This is where the Milwaukee Road (on which the train is running) crosses the Soo Line.

While it’s a long-haul train, it only ran beyond Minneapolis three days of the week, so this may be one of the short-haul days.

Two images by Richard Koenig; taken October 9th 1977.

[aryburn-trains]

Milwaukee Road Football Special Duplainville, WI 1970

[20th-century-railroading]

WC Duplainville, WI

Cleared the tower and junction and on the way north.

6511-6498

4-8-89

[20th-century-railroading]

MILW 130, SOO 781, MILW 157, TRN203 Duplainville, WI. FEB 1987

It is a springlike afternoon on this fine February afternoon at Duplainville, as the westbound Ford train is about to hammer the Soo Line diamond with a mix of Milwaukee and Soo Line power.

Soo Line Train 203 MILW 130, SOO 781, MILW 157 Duplainville, WI. February 1987

[20th-century-railroading]

WC6652DuplainvilleWI2-8-98 by The Official Railohio Via Flickr: A pair of six-axle EMDs hustles a northbound Wisconsin Central freight through Duplainville. J. David Ingles photo

[20th-century-railroading]

Against The Current by Danial Via Flickr: Soo Line train 584 has finished setting out cars for the Lake States railroad and are now on the move against the current at Duplainville heading for Milwaukee. The Duplainville operator has only a month or two, to man the tower before it is retired and moved into the history books.

Soo Line 584 SOO 4602 WP(HELM Leasing)3522 SOO 4401

Duplainville, WI. April 1987

[20th-century-railroading]

EMD 1536,SOO 2033 TRN584 Duplainville,WI. OCT1989 by Danial Via Flickr: The late October evening is quite pleasant, even with the sun below the horizon, as Soo Lines eastbound has just set out sand loads for the Burlington glass company on the Wisconsin Central's siding. Here, 584's conductor has just put the dual control switch back on power and placed the waybills in the WC's mail box. The EMD SD35 and former Milwaukee GP40 will go around the Duplainville connection and get back on their train shortly and then head towards Milwaukee.

Soo Line Train 584 EMD 1536, SOO 2033

Duplainville, WI. October 1989