The WC was very friendly to rail enthusiast's for most of it's existence and I used to spend so much time hanging around the North Fond du Lac shop that I probably should have had my own parking s... (more)

The only FP45 that WC bought managed to run around in a few different looks before it was finally given a full repaint. It first operated in full Santa Fe paint and number, then it was ran in this... (more)

WC plow 310 will soon be departing for Marquette if engineer Mike DeFore can get a frozen air line on SDL 583 thawed out. A bitter February afternoon to be sure but Mike soon got the SDL in order ... (more)

WC 6677 and 6537 make quick work of a short 18 car train 35 east of Trout Lake. Out of the first group of SD45's the WC purchased the 6677 was the only one in WC paint at the start. It came in thi... (more)

The ACR had a pair of SW9's numbered 140-141. The 141 was more of the problem child of the pair and was gone before the WC takeover. The two SW's never ventured far from Steelton. The 140 was renu... (more)

In over 30 years of rail fanning I have never seen an EMD make this much smoke. The WC 814 was assigned to the north end switch crew at Shops yard and as the afternoon progressed the clouds just k... (more)

On a cold bright Feb. afternoon WC train LO-41 works the yard at Trout Lake. The WC was struggling through its first winter and power assignments were somewhat scrambled up. The two ex Soo GP30's ... (more)

WC 7527,6578 start the decent of Byron Hill with train UPGBA.

WC 6002 leads the ore empties west near Trout Lake. The handful of SD40-2's that came in the ACR buyout were some fine looking units in there original ACR scheme and also after being repainted int... (more)

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)

WC was running out its last winter when I shot this loaded ore train near Dafter on a bitter morning. WC 7524,2558 have 45 loads of Tilden pellets heading to the furnace at Algoma Steel.

I had followed this westbound from near Kinross with poor results as the lake effect clouds stubbornly hung on, finally as we approached Manistique they gave way to the sunshine and I was able to ... (more)

Another wild WC consist from 1999, GP30 2252 leads F9B 1761, F45 6656, and SDL39 583 eastbound with 56 cars near Gilchrist.

A colorful WC lash up leads SOGBA west with 81 cars at Rudyard. The 6635 was part of the last group of used SD45's purchased by WC before the CN merger. It is trailed by FP9 1752 and GP40 3021.

Not long after the WC bought the Ex CNW ore lines from UP one of the WC's classy F45's was assigned to ore service out of Escanaba. The 6653 and 6522 depart Little Lake with a cold weather shorten... (more)