Early Wisconsin Central locomotive consists were kaleidoscopic, as seen on train 42 switching cars at Vernon, south of Waukesha, Wisconsin, on October 31, 1987. Soo Line GP9 No. 2410 leads former Milwaukee Road ‘bandit’ SDL39 No. 583, WC GP38 No. 4007 and former Burlington Northern SD45 No. 6539 in the all-EMD lash up.
Crazy pool power consists, colorful gatherings of locomotives at a diesel service area, or a mixture of colorful locomotives in storage lines. A minimum of four different paint schemes required.
