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WC freight and passenger action on the former Algoma Central.
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Photo ID: 363401

In the Northern Ontario bush country WC 6633,6638,6614 power train 11 north with 51 cars. The 6633 has quite the color scheme going with its mainly BN paint along with what appears to be trucks of... (more)

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: Perry, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: WC 6633
Train ID: WC 11
Photo Date: May 22, 1998


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Added: May 15, 2011

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Photo ID: 360458

AC F's 1752,1754,1756 lead the Agawa Canyon Tour Train south near Heyden.

Railroad: Algoma Central Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Heyden, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ACRI 1752
Train ID: WC 4
Photo Date: August 09, 1996


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Added: Apr 14, 2011

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Photo ID: 358339

FP9's 1752,1750,1753 have northbound train 3 crossing Bellevue trestle. Departing Sault Ste. Marie about 8AM the Agawa Canyon Tour Train was a good chase as far as Searchmont.

Railroad: Algoma Central Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Bellevue, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ACRI 1752
Train ID: AC 3
Photo Date: July 21, 1996


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Added: Mar 27, 2011

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Photo ID: 358135

A WC lash up with a group on locomotive models rarely seen in Canada powers southbound freight 10 upgrade south of Hawk Junction. The 6633, leads 2252, 6597, 6507, 6655 along with 57 cars. Note th... (more)

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: WC 6633
Train ID: WC 10
Photo Date: May 23, 1998


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Added: Mar 25, 2011

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Photo ID: 357577

ACRI 1750,1753 roll train 4 southbound near the south siding switch at Frater. It was a long bone jarring ride in on some rough gravel roads to get to Frater. The tracks hugging the shore of a lak... (more)

Railroad: Algoma Central Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Frater, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ACRI 1750
Train ID: WC 4
Photo Date: July 05, 1997


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Added: Mar 20, 2011

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Photo ID: 357575

ACRI 1755,1756,1750 have train 3 the Agawa Canyon Tour leaning into a sharp curve near Heyden.

Railroad: Algoma Central Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Heyden, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ACRI 1755
Train ID: WC 3
Photo Date: July 27, 1996


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Added: Mar 20, 2011

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Photo ID: 350168

After the WC bought up the ACR these Ex VIA F's were brought on board for passenger service to free up the ACR GP38-2's for freight work. Things didn't always work out that way and the while the F... (more)

Railroad: Algoma Central Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Heyden, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ACRI 1753
Train ID: WC X-10
Photo Date: July 19, 1996


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Added: Jan 01, 2011

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Photo ID: 349810

A late running train 10 has pulled up to the station at Hawk Junction. This job was delayed by a 1 car derailment on train 11 the previous evening. The 6651 has 2 SD45's and a mix of Wawa ore and ... (more)

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD F45
Location: Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: WC 6651
Train ID: WC 10
Photo Date: May 25, 1996


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Added: Dec 28, 2010

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Photo ID: 343122

Passing a stand of colorful leaf trees, train 1 is making its way north on a late September morning in 1997. F's 1752 and 1750 are trailed by a couple leased VIA coaches and a rather scrambled up ... (more)

Railroad: Algoma Central Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Bellevue, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ACRI 1752
Train ID: WC 1
Photo Date: September 27, 1997


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Added: Oct 28, 2010

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Photo ID: 342896

On a bright winter evening AC 1751,1750,1756,1755 head a northbound extra near the south siding switch at Wabos. On the Searchmont highway Wabos was about as far as plowed roads allowed one to get... (more)

Railroad: Algoma Central Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Wabos, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ACRI 1751
Train ID: WC XALO11
Photo Date: February 15, 1996


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Added: Oct 26, 2010

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Photo ID: 331854

A call the previous evening had alerted us to this train being powered by a pair of F's. The F's had languished in storage most of the summer and were supposedly not to be ran again. Somehow this ... (more)

Railroad: Algoma Central Railway
Locomotive: EMD FP9
Location: Searchmont, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: ACRI 1755
Train ID: WC 2
Photo Date: September 16, 2001


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Added: Jul 18, 2010

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Photo ID: 331807

WC had taken over the ACR a few months previously but except for the WC heralds and new numbers things pretty much looked the same at Wawa in May of 1995. A set of ex ACR units 6004,1508,2003,1504... (more)

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Wawa, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: WC 6004
Train ID: WC 21
Photo Date: May 12, 1995


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Added: Jul 18, 2010

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Photo ID: 331047

An ex ACR SD40-2 leads train 4 south of Searchmont. WC 6004,3014 have 16 cars in tow as they head for Sault Ste. Marie. Note the two premium service domes up front. The next passenger train of the... (more)

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Searchmont, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: WC 6004
Train ID: WC 4
Photo Date: September 16, 2001


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Added: Jul 11, 2010

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Photo ID: 331046

We had received a phone call the previous evening from a friend who worked for the WC informing us that a pair of F's would be working train 2 the following afternoon and that it probably would b... (more)

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD GP38-2
Location: Odena, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: WC 2001
Train ID: WC 10
Photo Date: September 16, 2001


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Added: Jul 11, 2010

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Photo ID: 328295

One of the last group of used SD45's purchased by WC has had a quick renumbering/stencil job and been put right to work in the wilds of the Ex ACR Northern Ontario route. This is Train 10 with a h... (more)

Railroad: Wisconsin Central
Locomotive: EMD SD45
Location: Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada
Locomotive #: WC 6632
Train ID: WC 10
Photo Date: May 24, 1998


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By: Chuck Schwesinger

Added: Jun 16, 2010

Views: 3,160
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