WC 6630 leads a northbound freight through Rugby Jct. en route to North Fond Du Lac and Shops Yard. Rugby Jct. was an interchange point with Wisconsin & Southern. This location is now part of CN's... (more)

In a typical Wisconsin winter that never seems to end, Wisconsin Central’s westbound PRANA freight, led by EMD F45 No. 6651, slogs through wet snow at Oshkosh on April 30, 1996.

Crews on Wisconsin Central Jordan spreader No. 315 confer before plowing out the railroad’s snow-covered yard at Ishpeming, Michigan, on December 29, 1996. The hydraulic-powered blades that can ... (more)

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, received over two feet of snow over the previous three days before a frigid Arctic high settled in over the region. On January 27, 1996, Wisconsin Central train 43 has just... (more)

WC SD45 no. 6605 and a former Algoma Central SD40 arrive at Shops Yard with a southbound freight. It was always a treat to be out along the WC, one of the finest US rail carriers during the 1990s.

Spring has sprung as the always entertaining Wisconsin Central gets a bit of support from a pair of Southern Pacific GEs as its northbound train crests Byron Hill and begins its descent toward Sho... (more)

On January 27, 1996, Wisconsin Central train 43 has tops Byron Hill, south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in extremely high winds and well below zero temperatures. The area around Fond du Lac received... (more)

Wisconsin Central freight LO35, powered by two Algoma Central EMD FP9s and a WC EMD SDL39, crosses the Manistique River at Manistique, Michigan, on January 18, 1997. The two F units are helping ou... (more)

Wisconsin Central hauled a substantial volume of rock from Sussex, WI to the Chicago area using short "commoditrains", a concept developed by the C&NW in the 1970s. This train is typical... (more)

A WC southbound train led by GP40 no. 3012 and a pair of SD45s tackles Byron Hill as it works south from Fond Du Lac, WI toward Waukesha and Chicago.

MKM 5090, a former ATSF SD40-2 pairs up with BN 6844 on the Wisconsin Central at North Fond Du Lac, WI. Colors of both these units were common on WC through the acquisition of both BN and ATSF SD4... (more)

The WC was nearly 10 years old in spring 1997, and had completely changed the nature of railroading in Wisconsin from the days of the traditional Soo Line. One example was the frequent run through... (more)

WC SD45s nos. 7517 and 6530 roll north out of Duplainville with a train received from CSX at Chicago headed to North Fond Du Lac and Shops Yard.

Wisconsin Central 1550 and 1552 pair up at North Fond Du Lac, both in the pine tree scheme. However, 1552 received the paint using the newer dulux gold instead of the older cream used on 1550. No.... (more)

Wisconsin Central made SW1500(RS) switch engines an important component of their locomotive fleet after their Oct. 11, 1987 start up. Some came from SP origin, some from NS. Here the 1561 and 1556... (more)