Ray Of Light - First rays of light fall on M336 temporary stalled with an over heated lead unit.
The only FP45 that WC bought managed to run around in a few different looks before it was finally given a full repaint. It first operated in full Santa Fe paint and number, then it was ran in this... (more)
WC 7527,6578 start the decent of Byron Hill with train UPGBA.
WC 2551,2052 lug train 58 up Byron Hill. 58 normally did local work from N. Fond du Lac-Lomira and return every afternoon-evening.
A brand new SD70M-2 leads a lengthy manifest train south towards Chicago. The three units will have their work cut out for them as they drag the train over Byron hill.
An all rail ore train works its way up Byron Hill on a sunny sunday afternoon. The train consisting of 200 ore cars will head south till they reach their destination of Gary In.
WC 5956,5334 pass through the greenery near the top of Byron Hill with a trainload of Auburn natural ore bound for interchange to the EJ&E. This was one of a number of trainloads of raw ore moved ... (more)
For the longest time, in fact nearly to the CN merger, every WC train was normally a surprise as far as motive power went. This is the Milwaukee Turn aka Train 47 making its way back to Shops yard... (more)
Train M346 starts its accent up Byron Hill. Having a clean CN leader is often times a rare find. Looks good in the afternoon fall sun.
Comfortable Man - "A comfortable man in comfortable surroundings..", quoting an old trains article. The throttle is in the corner as 12000 horses do work on as many tons. Down to 15mph, the amp m... (more)
CN 2446,IC 6261,WC 6533 are down to a crawl as they near the top of Byron Hill with train 340.
WC used to host a number of trains that came or went directly to other roads in the Chicago area. South of Fond du Lac these trains often had pool power. Here is BYFDA about to drop downhill to th... (more)
Q198 struggles up Byron Hill in the late afternoon sun.
These three locos pull hard bringing their train up Byron Hill. The end of the train can be seen in the upper left of the photo.
A coal empty is nearly mid way to the summit of Byron Hill.
