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Sometimes a simple rail scene presents itself.
A train is being built in Wisconsin Rapids, and some cars for it are waiting in Junction City, 9 miles away. It's just a short wait at the yard limit to get a train order and get out on the road. |
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And today, this move starts with backing the locomotive to Junction City. . . . . Long hood forward. |
| This is a lot different than a century ago, when there were telegraphed orders, steam engines, and a caboose for a trip out of the yard limits |
This page was photographed and wrote in August, 2017.
