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)

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)

WC 6511 leads 3 SD45's thru Hamilton, WI in September of 1998. The train will soon be on its knees as it approaches the crest of Byron Hill. CN still uses helpers here today.

WC 6533 leads and empty ore train thru Bruce, WI in November of 1990. This seasonal ore train is heading to the Twin Ports after unloading in Escanaba. WC 6533 was the pusher on the loaded (eastbo... (more)

Tom Kidd photo.

Tom Kidd photo.

Tom Kidd photo.

The scrappers are in the middle of cutting up a group of Wisconsin Central locomotives at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as seen on Christmas day 1994. The cab of EMD SD45 No. 6655 now sits on the ... (more)

Starting operations in 1988, the Fox River Valley Railroad would operate its last train only five years later after incurring financial troubles. Many of the units, including this GP9, would end ... (more)

A former Soo Line GP30 leads a colorful string of cars after a fresh Wisconsin snowfall. Tom Kidd photo.

Wisconsin Central train 47 thunders through the snow north of Duplainville, Wisconsin, and is about to pass over Weyer Road grade crossing on a wintery February 12, 1994.

A Wisconsin Central welder has just lit off a thermite weld pot on the WC main line at Duplainville, Wisconsin, on March 23, 1996. A one-time-use form is attached to the rails surrounding the join... (more)

The only WC GP40-2 left on the CN roster takes a rest after working on the L548 job out of Manitowoc Wisconsin.

A bitter cold winter day has caused a rail break on the Wisconsin Central main line entering Shops Yard near the Subway Road grade crossing at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on December 11, 1994. T... (more)

WC 3011 brings a private car charter thru Kewaskum, WI in June of 1994. The train is on the ex-CNW Airline between Milwaukee and Fond Du Lac, much of which has since been abandoned including the t... (more)