In August of 1964, John Ingles was aboard a car ferry (probably Ann Arbor No. 7 or the Arthur Atkinson) about to dock at the Soo Line facility in Manitowoc, WI. A maroon Soo Line Alco can be seen ... (more)

That is a strange caboose! Amtrak Heritage unit #161 trails Amtrak #7, the Empire Builder, thru Franksville, WI on June 2, 2021. The unit is heading to the Twin Cities for some weekend festivities... (more)

A pair of FM switchers works the joint MILW/CNW Menominee Belt Line in Milwaukee in June of 1975. My brother and I would spend most of this day riding with the crews. This line still exists, but m... (more)

CNW's St. Francis Tower was a busy place at one time. It controlled the junction between the passenger mainline to downtown Milwaukee and the freight bypass to Butler. It also controlled the junct... (more)

UP 9476 brings a CNW freight into Clinton, IA in September of 1993 under the watchful eye of the iconic "Mr. Peanut".

Soo Line 746 hammers the WC crossing at Duplainville, WI in November of 1992.

WSOR 4050 departs Janesville, WI with train T004 on October 10, 2014. There is a lot more traffic now compared to the WICT test train shots from this line that I posted recently.

WICT 901 passes some billboards near the Hwy 120 overpass just east of Zenda, WI. This test train will terminate at Fox Lake, IL after a 10 mph jaunt from Janesville. I think the billboards are st... (more)

WICT 901 trundles along at 10 mph just west of Walworth, WI with a test train for Fox Lake, IL in January of 1989. The farm is gone, but the tracks are still in use daily.

CNW 4344 (ex-QNSL 144) drills the West Chicago yard in November of 1988.

LSI 3002 sets out a cut of ore jimmies at Partridge Siding in July of 1990. The CNW would pick up the cars for the trip to Escanaba. The U-Boats had recently replaced the Alco's on the LS&I, and a... (more)

CNW 8009 leads a seasonal ore train thru Rice Lake, WI in November of 1990. This loaded train will continue south a few miles to Cameron, where it will get on Wisconsin Central tracks and head eas... (more)

Perfect timing! CP #198 meets Amtrak Hiawatha #331 at Franksville, WI on CP's C&M Sub on March 22, 2021.

CNW 8501 brings a coal train thru the bucolic countryside near Arcadia, IA in August of 1994. Driving on Hwy 30 kept you in close contact with the CNW mainline all the way thru Iowa and the consta... (more)

Why all the fanfare? WSOR 35th Anniversary unit 3928 gets ready to depart Plymouth, WI as it makes the first run of train L243 over the recently rehabbed line to Sheboygan Falls on an absolutely g... (more)