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. The next day on January 27, 1996, Wisconsin Central trai... (more)

The area around 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. The next day, on January 27, 1996, Wisco... (more)

On January 30, 1996, after a major snowstorm, Wisconsin Central GP35 No. 4007 and a former Chicago & North Western GP7 are clearing the one-time C&NW/Fox River Valley Railroad line south of Campbe... (more)

Wisconsin Central plow flanger No. 302, pushed by WC EMD SDL39 No. 586, leaves Tesch, Michigan, in a stir of snow on December 28, 1996. The sign on the right is to warn plows that there is an impe... (more)

Wisconsin Central plow flanger No. 302 flanges the main line west of Hermansville, Michigan, on December 28, 1996. The snow isn’t deep enough to utilize the large wedge plow up front, but it is ... (more)

Waitin’ at the switch
Wisconsin Central’s westbound PRANA freight, led by EMD F45 No. 6651, switches at Black Wolf, Wisconsin, as the man on the ground tries to stay warm at the junc... (more)

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)

The man-in-charge on the ground explains what needs to be done to the operating crew aboard Wisconsin Central Jordan spreader No. 315 before plowing out the railroad’s snow-covered yard at Ishp... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

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)