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Viewing Album:  Milwaukee Road's Prairie du Chien Branch
 
By:Richard Kundert
Dates:9/15/1953 - 7/1/1982
Album Info:The Prairie du Chien branch ran from Madison to Prairie du Chien and included branchlines to Richland Center, La Farge and Sauk City/Prairie du Sac. The La Farge branch was abandoned by 1940. The Prairie du Chien line was once part of the Madison-Mason City mainline, but in 1961, the famous pontoon bridge over the Mississippi River was removed. The last train to cross the pontoon bridge was on October 31, 1961 with SD9 535. Operations in the 1970's consisted of out-one-day, back-the-next. Today, the mainline is thriving under the Wisconsin & Southern, but both branchlines have been abandoned.
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Milwaukee 4-6-0 1060
Title:  Milwaukee 4-6-0 1060
Description:  Passing the Sauk City/Prairie du Sac depot with a local freight. Rails reached Sauk City in 1881. Unknown photographer. Number 1060 was built by Baldwin in September 1902 (c/n 20927) as CM&StP Vulclain compound (15&25X28 cylinders, 62 inch drivers) class B-4 number 408. Renumbered in September 1907 to 1758, renumbered in September 1912 to 4358, rebuilt in December 1916 to simple (22X28 cylinders, 63 inch drivers), reclassed G-7-bs and renumbered 2908, renumbered in October 1920 to 2877, renumbered in June 1938 to CMStP&P 1060, scrapped in December 1954.
Photo Date:  9/15/1953  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:48:11 AM
Location:  Sauk City, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Steam,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 1060(4-6-0)
Views:  476   Comments: 0
Milwaukee 510
Title:  Milwaukee 510
Description:  Going to "beans" at the Richland Center Depot. The rails reached Richland Center in 1876. Up until the 1950's there was a turntable and small engine house to service the 4-6-0 steam engines. Nick Jenkins photo
Photo Date:  8/4/1973  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:59:59 AM
Location:  Richland Center, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 510(SD7)
Views:  733   Comments: 0
Milwaukee 510
Title:  Milwaukee 510
Description:  Running up the Sauk City Branch north of Mazomanie
Photo Date:  10/10/1973  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 10:01:23 AM
Location:  Mazomanie, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 510(SD7)
Views:  802   Comments: 1
Milwaukee 518
Title:  Milwaukee 518
Description:  The Boscobel depot looks to be in great shape even at this late date.
Photo Date:  9/2/1978  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:49:28 AM
Location:  Boscobel, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 518(SD7)
Views:  498   Comments: 0
Milwaukee 518
Title:  Milwaukee 518
Description:  Passing the Muscoda depot
Photo Date:  9/2/1978  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:50:10 AM
Location:  Muscoda, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 518(SD7)
Views:  314   Comments: 0
Milwaukee 518
Title:  Milwaukee 518
Description:  Eastbound through Arena
Photo Date:  9/2/1978  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:50:53 AM
Location:  Arena, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 518(SD7)
Views:  382   Comments: 0
Milwaukee 547
Title:  Milwaukee 547
Description:  Eastbound at Mazomanie. The branch to Sauk City left the mainline at Mazomanie.
Photo Date:  4/7/1979  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:52:23 AM
Location:  Mazomanie, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 547(SD10)
Views:  432   Comments: 2
Milwaukee 547
Title:  Milwaukee 547
Description:  Passing Woodman on the way back to Madison. The Milwaukee Road wasn't the only railroad in Woodman. The C&NW had a narrow gauge line, know locally as "the Dinky", that ran from Fennimore to Woodman. This line was abandoned in 1926.
Photo Date:  4/28/1979  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:53:31 AM
Location:  Woodman, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 547(SD10)
Views:  504   Comments: 1
Milwaukee 547
Title:  Milwaukee 547
Description:  Passing through Boscobel. Two cabooses were used on the line to expedite moements up the 2 branchlines.
Photo Date:  4/28/1979  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:54:49 AM
Location:  Boscobel, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 547(SD10)
Views:  431   Comments: 0
Milwaukee 547
Title:  Milwaukee 547
Description:  On the Richland Center branch at Twin Bluffs
Photo Date:  4/28/1979  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 10:02:31 AM
Location:  Twin Bluffs, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  MILW 547(SD10)
Views:  405   Comments: 1
Milwaukee 557
Title:  Milwaukee 557
Description:  A caboose hop at Sauk City
Photo Date:  1/21/1980  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:57:05 AM
Location:  Sauk City, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 557(SD10)
Views:  473   Comments: 0
Milwaukee 546
Title:  Milwaukee 546
Description:  Crossing the Wisconsin River Bridge.
Photo Date:  7/1/1982  Upload Date: 5/17/2016 9:58:48 AM
Location:  Sauk City, WI
Author:  Richard Kundert
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  MILW 546(SD10)
Views:  888   Comments: 0

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