Amtrak train 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, approaches the only active railroad tunnel in Wisconsin at appropriately-named Tunnel City on September 27, 1987.

I always wanted to shoot a SOO SD60 with mis-matched number boards, but since those are all gone ill gladly take the the CP SD40-2 with mis-matched number boards.

CP 6068 leads the charge out of the West portal of the Tunnel City tunnel.

Last light at Tunnel City
Brand-new Soo Line EMD SD60 No. 6012 leads the hot Ford train westbound out of Tunnel City, Wisconsin, in the very last light of September 20, 1987. Trailing i... (more)

Green Bay & Western C424 #312 and company works on an eastbound freight at Tunnel City, WI in August 1975. Photograph by more)

Milw. 356,350,141,150 are about to duck into the east end of tunnel 1 at Tunnel City with a westbound freight.

SP 4449 blast out of the west portal at Tunnel City, Wisconsin on the inbound trip to Minneapolis. Famously, in 1975 when the American Freedom Train came through here the engine was working hard,... (more)

Milwaukee Road's Afternoon Hiawatha exits the tunnel westbound. To compare this view to other eras, click on "Tunnel City" (above) for other shots in the railpictures.net archive. Engine 100C we... (more)

M-ADWI lead by the usual GP60 waits for the signal to come off its line and onto the CP Rail Tomah Sub to make its trip up to Winona Minnesota.

The only active RR tunnel in Wisconsin sees a special train.

The UP's Adams, WI - Winona, MN wayfreight leaves UP tracks and enters the CP tunnel at Tunnel City, WI. This train has had the same engines for years - UP 2019 and UP 2025 - which necessitated t... (more)

Time Sensitive Merchandise Train from Winnipeg to Bensenville rounds the curve at Tunnel City after passing through the tunnel.

Four trespassers were inside the CP Tunnel at Tunnel City, WI when Amtrak #8 passed through. The train stopped while an Amtrak official went back through the tunnel to check on the 1 adult and 3 ... (more)

After passing through the CP tunnel at Tunnel City, WI, the UP's Adams, WI - Winona, MN train gets on double-track at Raymor and heads west.

One way to hide the diesel engine...