CNW 872 waits for a semaphore so it can depart Saint Francis, WI. in November of 1986. The 3 light engines will then head to Oak Creek to pick up an empty coal train. The engines are sitting on wh... (more)

WC GP40 3017 mates up with a pair of SD45s about to tie onto a southbound freight at Shops Yard in North Fond Du Lac, WI. WC was a great railroad for watching vintage EMDs in action. The GP40s wer... (more)

WC 6629 heads up a southbound train waiting for a crew at South Itasca near Superior, WI. By 1997 the WC had acquired full access to the interchange with CN at Superior and the route from Superior... (more)

WC SW1500s nos. 1555 & 1553 pair up for heavy switching duties at Shops Yard in North Fond Du Lac, WI. A southbound freight prepares to leave the yard with a colorful consist led by former BN SD45... (more)

WC SW1500 no. 1553, a former Southern Pacific loco, is parked at Shops Yard for some servicing. This switcher was a common sight at North Fond Du Lac as well as Waukesha during the time I lived in... (more)

EJE 703 leads a repainted IC motor on the backswing of L533 back to Neenah from Chilton. The train had to wait at Hilbert for some section work to clear up which allowed the sun to set more west f... (more)

The dark, cavernous hall of Wisconsin Central’s car shop at Shops Yard in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on a quiet Saturday of October 8, 1994. Looks like a boxcar and a bulkhead flat are among ... (more)

A freshly-painted Wisconsin Central boxcar gets finishing touches inside the car shop at the railroad’s Shop Yard complex at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on October 8, 1994. Two painters on sca... (more)

Chicago & North Western’s PRITA, a Proviso to Itasca Yard in Superior freight, curves through North Lake, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of March 30, 1991.

Wisconsin Northern 1501 rests for the night in Chippewa Falls.

Sand loads rolling south along the Mississippi River.

A forner Minnesota Commercial C424 sits at the Wisconsin Great Northern in Trego.

Two sets of CP power rest at Stinson Yard in Superior.

A consist of BN motive power including BN GP40 3001 & a former CBQ GP30 pose behind a group of ice crystals created by water dripping and freezing from the former CB&Q steam engine water tank. At ... (more)

BN 511, a former CB&Q NW2 built in April or May 1941, handles switching chores at the former Burlington Yard in North La Crosse, WI. Note the CB&Q wood reefer and TOFC trailer in the background. I... (more)