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Tales from the Rails
Photos and stories from Tom Farence's career and trips over the years.
Apr 5, 2023
MILW 64-C
Back in the mid to late 60’s I fired a lot in the freight pool and hostled engines in Milwaukee... I got pretty familiar to the re-wiring...
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Apr 5, 2023
Train 255
Train 255 stopped over the Menominee River, Engineer Tom Farence Fireman Ron Morales and Brakeman Fred Yerke stand proudly at the front...
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Apr 5, 2023
Meets on the Milwaukee
First photo shows trains 69/272 at Portage, WI. 69 arriving from Milwaukee and we’re about to head east on 272... I’m firing for Frank...
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Apr 4, 2023
Harwood Ave.
We’re stopped at Harwood Ave. on the west side of Milwaukee (Wauwatosa) waiting for clearance to come into the yard. We’ve run against...
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Apr 4, 2023
CMStP&P Steam Wrecker Derrick in Milwaukee
Back in the mid 1970’s the Milwaukee Road sent it’s Deer Lodge, MT. steam wrecker derrick to Milwaukee. It landed in Milwaukee’s Davies...
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Apr 4, 2023
St. Paul before the Pacific
Before the "St. Paul" was called the "Milwaukee" and before the "Pacific" was added, the photo above was captioned as train #8 stopped at...
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