{"id":23879,"date":"2019-02-07T07:21:35","date_gmt":"2019-02-07T12:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=23879"},"modified":"2019-02-07T08:54:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-07T13:54:05","slug":"in-the-shadow-of-the-hiawatha-cp-rails-former-milwaukee-road-at-wyocena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/in-the-shadow-of-the-hiawatha-cp-rails-former-milwaukee-road-at-wyocena\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Shadow of the Hiawatha: CP Rail\u2019s Former Milwaukee Road at Wyocena."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br \/>Trains Magazine\u2019s Brian Schmidt and I were making the most of sunny frosty weather in central Wisconsin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived at Columbus to refuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon exiting the gas station, we spotted a westward CP Rail train making its way over the old Milwaukee Road mainline. Soon we were in rapid pursuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I navigated using my iPhone and we found our way to an open crossing near Wyocena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHey, I know this place\u201d I remarked upon arrival at Salisbury Road. \u201cI caught Milwaukee Road 261 here back in 2004.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we waited for our westward freight, I imagined what it would have been like to see Milwaukee\u2019s famous streamlined&nbsp;<em>Hiawatha&nbsp;<\/em> race through at 100 plus mph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wow. That would have been exhilarating. An Otto Kuhler styled 4-6-4 in yellow, orange, gray and maroon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before my time . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So we happily settled for a BNSF former Santa Fe SD75M leading two CP Rail units on a long drag freight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3264\" data-attachment-id=\"23880\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/in-the-shadow-of-the-hiawatha-cp-rails-former-milwaukee-road-at-wyocena\/cprail_wb_w_bnsf_284_and_cprail_diesels_at_salisbury_road_wyocena_wis_dscf1299\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1547937506&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;41.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?w=4896 4896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/CPRail_wb_w_BNSF_284_and_CPRail_diesels_at_Salisbury_Road_Wyocena_Wis_DSCF1299.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption>Photo exposed using a FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm pancake lens; 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