The year is 1980 and the ailing Milwaukee Road has finished shedding thousands of miles of non-profitable secondary lines to evade falling into the history books forever. Unfortunately, that would come 5 years later. From the thousands of miles shed some would never see a train again. However, there were a few that had enough business to hold their own. One of those lines was the former Milwaukee Road's Northern Division in Wisconsin, which consisted of 147 miles of railroad stretching from North Milwaukee to Horicon. Also, lines branching west to Cambria and north to Oshkosh and the segment going west from Brandon to Markesan. This whole division was on a list for abandonment since 1977 and with help of the Southwest Wisconsin Rail Users and Development Association; a new railroad was born on April 29th, 1980. From rags to riches we bring you the Wisconsin & Southern!
In this volume, we cover the WSOR's Northern Division. This portion of the Wisconsin and Southern includes the Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Mayville, Cambria, Markesan and Plymouth Subdivisions.
Motive power includes many of the WSOR's MP-15's, GP-38's and SD 40-2's. Most of which are painted in their attractive red and silver paint scheme. Also included are recently acquired units from the BNSF and Nationals de Mexico. We even catch an inspection train with the WSOR's elite E-9's!
From the rich, fertile farm fields to the bustling city of Milwaukee, you will enjoy watching this vibrant regional railroad working across America's Dairyland!
©2013 C. Vision Productions
Running time 125 minutes
Color, HiFi Stereo Sound, narration on/off, 16:9 Widescreen
In this volume, we cover the WSOR's Northern Division. This portion of the Wisconsin and Southern includes the Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Mayville, Cambria, Markesan and Plymouth Subdivisions.
Motive power includes many of the WSOR's MP-15's, GP-38's and SD 40-2's. Most of which are painted in their attractive red and silver paint scheme. Also included are recently acquired units from the BNSF and Nationals de Mexico. We even catch an inspection train with the WSOR's elite E-9's!
From the rich, fertile farm fields to the bustling city of Milwaukee, you will enjoy watching this vibrant regional railroad working across America's Dairyland!
©2013 C. Vision Productions
Running time 125 minutes
Color, HiFi Stereo Sound, narration on/off, 16:9 Widescreen
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- 4 of 5
First off the Wisconsian and Southern always intrested me from the paint job on its locamotives to the fact the railroad operates former Milwaukee road trackage!! the railroad seems to be doing brisk buisness these days and haul everything from wind turbines to miltary vehicles and more!! This video is part one and very interesting in the locomotive lash ups to the countryside it travels thru!! i give this a excellent rating and i cant wait for more!! GOOD JOB C VISION !!!
Additional comments:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
Value: Good value.
Recommend? Definitely.
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i watched this vol.2 monday and i can say as always another excellent set of videos by c vision the wisconsin & southern railroad vol.1 looks at this interesting regional railroad the wsor was formed in 1980 and it runs on the former milwaukee road mainline in this vol c vision looks at the railroad's northern division (which was on a list for abandonment since 1977 but has been saved) many locations across the northern division which include the Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Mayville, Cambria, Markesan and Plymouth Subdivisions many wsor trains are seen caring different goods and freights that helps grow the badger state many of the motivate power featured include the railroad's fleet of sd40-2'a gp-38's and mp-15 switcher's as well as the railroads pair of e9 units hauling' an inspection train in edition there is also units the railroad had acquired from the bnsf (many units still in their paint scheme of the former burlington northern) and the former Nationals de Mexico railway overall this is an excellent video by c vision and as the description said you will enjoy watching this regional railroad working across america's dairyland
Additional comments:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
Value: Fair.
Recommend? Definitely.
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