Holiday Lights?- No, just colorful Alco/MLW class-lights. Shot from within the cab's brow- the need for these lights have gone the way of most other interesting locomotive features, in today's les... (more)

Silver Lining - A severe thunderstorm has slammed the central part of the state this afternoon, clearing in time for the Byron Helper Engine to get it's picture taken in glorious afternoon drop un... (more)

Dreaming - Looking like something straight out of R.E.M. The CN 2336's nuclear numberboards and headlights pierce extreme fog, in the thick of a humid spring night.

High Bell- And uneasy horse in this night view of the NS 6163. This unit also holds the distinction of having half of a PC Herald and CR stenciling on the units rear doors..

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)

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)

Some late afternoon thundershowers have just cleared the area...just in time to light IC 6259,WC 2001,IC 3106 as they depart N. Fond du Lac with the Wisconsin Rapids train.

Having finally got their problems with the rear DPU's figured out. A extra 340 train slowly begins to make its way out of shops yard and head south for Chicago.

An SD45 switches the yard at Fon du Lac. It looks to still be in pretty good shape.

An IC SD40A and CN SD40 move through the yard at Fon du Lac after cutting off their train.

Stress

Set Up Work

CN 5504,6012 are arriving at N.Fond du Lac with train 176. They will pull down for a quick crew change at the yard office and will soon be departing for Chicago.

CN 2408,2433,IC 6136 are just starting into the grade at the bottom of Byron Hill with train 342. There are quite a few pre-built switch panels on the head end of this train.

A CN manifest train makes its way south out of Fond du Lac. The train is just starting to make its way up byron hill. The train will be crawling by the time it reaches the top.