E&LS 204 awaits it's fate with others at the engine facilities at Wells in May of 1986. It appears its fate is still undecided today.

The sanding tower is all that is left of the once sprawling engine facility in Escanaba in June of 1988. The engine facilities were moved to the ex-P&H complex west of here and the tracks no longe... (more)

WC 6654 brings a cut of ore jennies thru Empire Junction in June of 1997. Once home to CNW FM's and Alco's, regular runs to the Empire Mine have ceased as the mine has closed. Only a limited stock... (more)

Milwaukee had 3 carferry lines at one time, the C&O, GTW, and the Pere Marquette. Here we see the remnants of the GTW apron in March of 1985. CNW's passenger mainline was to the right and Milwauke... (more)

The time on the world's largest (at the time) 4 sided clock says it is 8:15 in the morning as Relco S2 1063 switches the Continental Grain elevator in Milwaukee in December of 1993.

Flag stop! We are aboard ACR train #1 in May of 1988 and we have just made a flag stop to let off passengers near Trout Lake. The ACR was the only way to get to many of these remote locations.

ACR train #1, led by FP7 1756 is about to depart Sault Ste. Marie on a gloomy day in November of 1996.

I christen thee.....A bottle of champagne breaks on the coupler of WC #1 as it is dedicated to the late Francis J. Wiener in November of 1990. Fran was an avid fan of the Soo Line and later the WC... (more)

Even the Santa Fe looks good in the rain! ATSF 3640 brings a westbound thru Galesburg in October of 1985.

MGA 2308 works in Brownsville, PA in June of 1992 as the tug Bill Stile works the river.

3 trains at once. EMDX 807 leads a train in the bottoms area of Kansas City while a CNW freight waits for the train to pass. Yet another train is in the distance in this photo taken in March of 19... (more)

CNW caboose 11037 brings up the end of an ore train as it ducks under M35 near Marquette, MI in August of 1984.

Little is left of the C&NW's line between Fond Du Lac and Clyman Junction when this photo was taken in February of 1990. The fog and frost only add to the sense of abandonment.

BN 6736 splits a pair of semaphores south of Helena, MT on the MRL in May of 1990.

CNW 4386 backs down the connection from the Milwaukee Road/Soo Line to Jones Island in February of 1986. The CNW was detouring on the Milw/Soo a short distance due to a bridge failure on their own... (more)