WC 3027 at Steelton Shops in Sault Ste. Marie, ON. The ACR had bought the two GP40's a year or so before for use on the Agawa Canyon tour trains. The WC left them on that assignment for awhile aft... (more)

WC 3027,3026 lead the snow train south at Heyden with 17 cars. The WC had bought the ACR a few weeks earlier and all the ACR units except one SD40-2, on lease to CPR were quickly renumbered and ha... (more)

The WC/ACR passenger operations were a fun way to spend a morning. Train 3 the tour train to Agawa Canyon departed the downtown station around 8AM and normally was near Heyden about 8:45 or so. It... (more)

As it became apparent that the Ex VIA F's were not always up to the challenge, the WC started to use freight units laying over at Steelton on the ACR passenger operations as necessary. On this Mar... (more)

WC 7518,6506,6632 roll through the rough wasteland east of the AOD plant at Siderite. Not much will grow in this region, although there were forest fires burning in the area on the day I shot this... (more)

WC 6655,6507,6597,6004,2252 amble north with train 11 at Limer. The amount of power on the train reflects the rugged nature of the former ACR line north of Sault Ste. Marie and the fact that on th... (more)

The lone ex CP unit out of former VIA F's that were bought for canyon service leads 25 carloads of tired happy leaf peepers south at Bellevue. From front to back are 1756,1751, 1754,1755,1753 with... (more)

WC 6502,6004,6522 work the west end of the yard at the Algoma Ore Division (AOD) near Wawa. The smelter is just out of sight on the right of the photo. WC inherited this ore operation when they bo... (more)

AC 1751 has Train 1 on the go near Bellevue, Ont during the summer of 96.

WC 1501 is northbound with train 1 at Heyden. The CN takeover is a few months away but the influence is already being felt as the FP9's have been parked at Steelton and will only be making rare ap... (more)

AC 1755 heads a nice looking train 1 north through the snow near Bellevue. The south end of the ACR had so much curvature that catching a train not on a curve was an effort. Normally trains 1 and ... (more)

Algoma Central is noted for the great scenery along the route and the fall colors. Early in the morning train 1 with 1752,1750, is just getting started on its all day trip to Hearst. The train has... (more)

WC 6677,ATSF 5972,6627,6519 head the ore loads south over Bellevue Trestle. WC tended to have the ore train do some of the local work between Hawk Junction and Sault Ste. Marie and this train refl... (more)

Train time at Hawk Junction as AC 1753,1755,1756 arrive on train 2. The usual load of supplies and passengers are on hand to travel into the remote areas served by the ACR south of here.

Getting a train on the Montreal River bridge at mile 92 on the former ACR can be a challenge. The road in from the Trans Canada was(and probably still is)owned by Great Lakes Hydro and is normally... (more)