WC 6006, AC 1761,1756 and WC 3027 start for Gladstone with train SOGBA. The ex ACR units ran around in their original paint scheme quite awhile after the WC bought their owner.

In the early years of WC's existence the CPR seemed to use the Sault Ste. Marie gateway for some interesting detour moves on more than a few occasions. The issues were varied but it sure brought s... (more)

The winter of 95-96 was tough on the WC with a huge amount of ore train movements to go along with below normal cold temperatures. Power was in short supply along with crews. This CR load has tied... (more)

After arriving at Escanaba short on time this ore train tied up with the power still on. The 6653 and 6522 only have about 60 cars in tow on this cold February afternoon. The most common power on ... (more)

Rolling east at a steady 30mph near Hannahville the DMIR 315,170,209,312 and 90 loads of Minorca ore are fighting through a fairly heavy Upper Michigan snow squall. Most years these winter only Mi... (more)

WC 2002,6602 and train OACTI with 61 cars swing around the connection onto the Ex DSS&A main at Trout Lake to clear for a meet with eastbound GBSOA late on a Sept. evening.

CNW 4249 at North Green Bay Shop awaiting work...you already can see the Penn Central and CR on the side of the long hood peeking through the yellow.

A fan trip with C&WC 901 along with E-unit 106 makes its way across central Wisconsin between Plover and Wisconsin Rapids on a hot hazy July afternoon. I never did much shooting in this stretch as... (more)

After a few years of steady road service after the Soo bought the MN&S the pair of Ex MN&S SD39's started to call the Twin Cities home. The Soo seemed to have a history of keeping roster oddities ... (more)

A fairly clean Soo GP30 rests with two GP9's near the roundhouse at Stevens Point. The GP30 will soon become WC property.

A group of tired beat up mongrels gather at the Escanaba Roundhouse on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The Baldwin/EMD rebuilds were in pretty rough shape and tended to be kept close to home around the ... (more)

LMX 8578,8502,8580 lead manifest train 100 eastbound near Newport while a westbound Soo train passes on the far left of the frame on the BN/Soo shared trackage east of the Twin Cities.

When I think DM&IR this is what normally comes to mind, clean units, non turbo EMD's, and good rail. The Steelton job has just begin the assault on Steelton Hill with 208,175,313,189 and 193.

DRGW 3095,3112,3083 lead SP 7462,9189 and eastbound manifest traffic at Clear Creek in the summer of 1990. SP power was beginning to show up fairly regularly on the DRGW that summer but the Grande... (more)

CNW 7006, 7019 curve off UP's east-west main onto the coal line at a junction that I vaguely remember as being called O'Fallons?