Milwaukee's 3rd Ward was once a beehive of railroad activity on the CNW. Only a few customers are left in this shot from March of 1983 as CNW 4131 negotiates some rough track between buildings. Al... (more)

Oh no! What was supposed to be the debut of Amtrak's newest locomotives on the Empire Builder turned out to be a complete disaster. Siemens ACC-42's 301/302 were supposed to lead #7 out of Chicago... (more)

LMX 8537 leads a BN freight thru Hemingford, NE in June of 1991.

The sun is about to set as UP 8992 backs into a forest of trees at St. Francis, WI on October 22, 2016. In this fairly unusual move, the engines are on the wye track, likely so they can get the co... (more)

WC 6534 works the south end of CNW's Butler, WI yard in September of 1993.

BN 9972 is in charge of a commuter train at Clarendon Hills, IL in April of 1971. The engine looks a little rough but would eventually be rebuilt as BN 9906. Bob Bullermann Kodachrome from my coll... (more)

Route of the Electroliners! The North Shore (CNS&M) interurban had some neat Art Deco bridges on their line between Chicago and Milwaukee. 19 years after abandonment, the Drexel Avenue overpass in... (more)

CNW 4281 switches Jones Island (the Port of Milwaukee) in January of 1994. A couple of cement boats are visible in the distance.

CNW 6885 is crossing the KK River and about to duck under 16th street on Milwaukee's south side in February of 1993.

GBW RS-27 #318 leads train #1 thru Seymour, WI in May of 1979. The GBW really kept their engines clean at this time! Fran Wiener Kodachrome from my collection.

WC 6533 leads an empty seasonal CNW ore train at Ingram, WI in November of 1990. They met the loaded eastbound train here on WC (ex-SOO) tracks, put the WC helper from the loaded train on the poin... (more)

Soo Line caboose 132 trails a southbound freight at the crest of Lake Hill in Milwaukee, WI in March of 1987. Tucked in ahead of the caboose is Soo Line GP30 720, which was retired in 1985 and may... (more)

The ghosts of MJ Tower guard the Soo Line/BN crossing in Superior, WI. in May of 1986.

CP's car ferry Trailer Princess has backed out of the dock and is departing Nanaimo, B.C. in August of 1972. Originally built as a LST for WW II, it was converted to a car ferry for the CP and is ... (more)

31 years ago........LS&I 3006 brings a loaded ore train thru Palmer, MI at the end of a beautiful day in July of 1990. Fast forward to today and some of these units are attracting considerable att... (more)