I remember being taken aback when first I saw these. No dynamics, no subtlety there, unique spotting feature of the C&NW. Photographer unknown. From my collection.
A former MRL SD45 and former Chessie SD18 sit at the grain elevator in South Haven. The elevator no longer recieves rail shipments, so the siding is used for car storage.
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)