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One of my main hobbies is photography, especially railroad photography. Below you'll find some of my photos separated into albums by railroad, railfanning trips, and subject (for non-railroad photos). Click on the thumbnail at left to view the albums.

Railfan Trips
Four Days in Minnesota - July 25-29, 2009. In late July, my dad and I
took a four day railfanning trip to Southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities. This trip report includes the photos and tale of our journey.
A Day Along the Mississippi River - October 4, 2008. The Mississippi River is one of my favorite area to railfan because of the variety of trains to be found and the beautiful backdrop the River Valley provides. This day I finally made another trip back to "The River."
A rare move on the Reedsburg Subdivision - July 24, 2008. I got a tip one morning that the M4 was still in Reedsburg and would be making a run south to Madison with a pair of the WSOR's MP15ACs, a move that is normally nocturnal. As a bonus, they also made a run down the former Milwaukee Road Sauk Branch.

In Search of Missabe - June 29 - July 1, 2008. A friend and I took a three day trip to the Duluth/Superior area at the end of June to look for the last of the DMIR locomotives on the CN. Click on the photo at left to read the trip report.
An Outing to Chicago - May 17, 2008. A few fellow model railroad club members and I took a trip to Chicago to ride trains and see Franklin Park Railroad Days.

Wisconsin and Southern
Reedsburg Subdivision - Photos from 2005, to the present of the Wisconsin and Southern's line from Madison to Reedsburg, WI.
Madison - Photos from the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad's (WSOR) Johnson Street Yard and the greater Madison area.
Prairie Sudivison - Photos of trains on the Wisconsin and Southern Prairie Du Chien Subdivision. Includes photos of a WSOR Snow Plow Extra on the line.

BNSF Railway
BNSF - Photos of trains on the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway along the Mississippi River between Alma, WI and Savanna, IL.

Union Pacific
The Adams Line - Photos from the UP's Ex-Chicago North Western main line across Wisconsin.
Rock Trains - Photos of UP ballast trains to the former CNW quarry
at Rock Springs on the WSOR's Reedsburg Subdivision.
UP Passenger Train - Photos of Union Pacific passenger specials around Wisconsin and Illinois.

Canadian Pacific
Saturday Morning M&P Chase - In early 2009 the Canadian Pacific started making a run down the M&P subdivision during the day on Saturday. This album contains photos from a chase of one of these trains, plus a few trains around Portage.
Canadian Pacific Tomah and Watertown Subdivisions - The CP's Ex-Milwaukee Road main line from Milwaukee, WI to La Crosse, WI.
River Subdivision - The CP's main line from La Crosse to the Twin Cities.
(Still under construction)
SOO Line - Photos of former SOO and Milwaukee equipment that can still be found working for the CP.
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train - Photos of a train the traverses the Upper Midwest each December on the CP all decked out in lights.

Steam Trains
Milwaukee Road 261 - Photos of the MILW 261's excursions in and around Wisconsin from 2005, 2006, and 2007.
Canadian Pacific 2816 - Photos of the Canadian Pacific's Empress on her visit to the Badger state in 2007, including a double header with the Milwaukee 261!
SOO Line 1003 - Photos of a 2-8-2 Mikado Steam locomotive that calls Southern Wisconsin Home.

Non-Railroad Photos
Sunrises and Sunsets - One of my favorite non-railroad things to shoot.

Last update: 9/30/09
Created on October 24, 2007 © 2007-2008 Noah J. Hofrichter.