Erie Mining F9 4212 creeps around the return loop at Taconite Harbor in September of 1987. Most of the train is still unloading ore at the facility there. Sadly, although much of the rail is still... (more)

CNW 6855 is about to duck under I-94 as it leads a loaded ore train near Warrens, WI in March of 1990. These seasonal trains from the Minnesota ore range were delivered to the EJ&E near Chicago. ... (more)

Amtrak #130 looks like it has been in a bar fight as it leads #8, The Empire Builder thru Franksville, WI on its' reduced schedule on 12/14/2020.

CN's WC Heritage unit 3069 brings a potash train thru Trevor, WI on December 5th, 2020. Nice to see this units staying in the Wisconsin area for a while.

WAMX 3893 switches the small interchange yard in Ackerville, WI on November 7, 2020. A northbound CN freight awaits a new crew on the adjacent track.

CNW 4140 leads a northbound freight across Second Street Road near Watertown, WI in July of 1991. The train is heading to Clyman Jct. on CNW's Adams Line, where it will make a setout/pick up and r... (more)

Northern Railcar SW1 #1 emerges from their Cudahy shops in March of 1987. The shops are the former Harnischfeger crane facilities next to the C&NW Old Line (now UP). An Alaska RR E-unit lurks in t... (more)

CP 2204 leads train 286 with nearly 2 miles of auto racks thru Franksville, WI on Friday the 13th, 2020. It's always nice to see some non-GE power on these trains.

ATSF 8029 leads 2 Kodachome's across the Cottonwood River near Gladstone, KS in June of 1989.

CWRC 728 (ex-MILW) faces a dismal fate as is sits at the makeshift CWRC engine facility just west of Waukesha, WI in November of 1983.

UP 371 leads a rock train across 22nd Avenue in Kenosha, WI in December of 2005. The train loaded at a quarry in Racine and is on the ex-CNW Farm Sub. Shot on Fuji Provia slide film.

CNW 4287 switches Kohler, WI on a cold and dreary day in December of 1986. The UP still serves Kohler but the line is severed west of here.

WC 6533 leads and empty ore train past the Ladysmith depot, in November of 1990. This seasonal, CNW ore train is heading to the Twin Ports after unloading in Escanaba. The WC SD45 was a pusher on ... (more)

CN 5456 leads train L510 just north of Lost Arrow Road near Fond Du Lac, WI just minutes after sunrise on Friday, 10/2/2020. Harvest season is full tilt right now in the area.

Last Run? Private car Dagny Taggart trails Amtrak #7 as is passes thru Franksville, WI on October 4th, 2020. This is reportedly the last run this car will make before it is confined to museum use ... (more)