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Jointed rail

By Angela Cotey | February 15, 2016

| Last updated on December 18, 2020

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The Iowa Pacific excursion makes its way towards Muscoda, WI along the jointed rail of Wisconsin Southern’s Prairie Sub. A pair of EMD E-units with a matching train of streamlined passenger cars on jointed rail looked right at home.

An Iowa Pacific excursion makes its way toward Muscoda, Wis., along the jointed rail of Wisconsin & Southern’s Prairie Subdivision on June 21, 2014. Photo by Matt Krause

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