A diminutive Wisconsin Central shop switcher waits for the next move, which is likely moving WC EMD SD45 No. 6554, after it is thoroughly sandblasted down to bare metal before being painted in WCâ... (more)

A low autumn sun just barely lights up a southbound Chicago & North Western freight, powered by a pair of Alco C628s, departing Butler Yard in Wisconsin on October 25, 1985.

Inside Wisconsin Central’s car shop at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is a Soo Line boxcar that is being prepped for WC paint, along with freshly-painted EMD SD45 No. 6532 getting some finishing ... (more)

A pair of Burlington Northern EMD SD60Ms lays over in the Soo Line’s locomotive facility at Portage, Wisconsin, in a view from the cab of Amtrak EMD F40PH No. 357 leading the eastbound Empire Bu... (more)

ALC-42 Charger #308 leads Amtrak #8, the eastbound Empire Builder, into La Crosse, Wisconsin. #308 and Charger #310 are the sole power for today’s #8. Most of the train is still on that large dr... (more)

Bare metal
Wisconsin Central EMD SD45 No. 6554 is sandblasted down to bare metal before being painted in WC’s classy maroon and gold paint scheme at Shops Yard in North Fond du Lac, Wi... (more)

Dusk is quickly approaching as CNW 4142 ducks under the old coaling tower at Clyman Junction, WI. in July of 1991. This train originated at Jefferson Junction, and after a quick set out and pick u... (more)

Three CP and three NS units team up to move a very long CP manifest freight on a very cold and windy Wisconsin afternoon.

UP GP60 1166 leads the SoBo local into Beloit, about to pass Frito Lay.

An extra A450 ran out of Gladstone to Green Bay with a pair of fresh looking SD60's on a sunny winter day. The extra train ran because of traffic being backed up on the line north up towards Sault... (more)

UP 9121 leads CNW train PRITA across Hwy II near Dalton, WI. in February of 1990. The train is on CNW's Adams Line. 33 years ago, seeing a UP unit on the point was unusual. Not so much these days.... (more)

Using CP trackage rights, UP GP60 1066 leads the SoBo local through downtown Beloit.

Using CP trackage rights, UP GP60 1066 leads the SoBo local into Beloit.

It's been a year since the merger with the Soo Line, but the Milwaukee Road is still going strong. MILW 2064 is on the Milwaukee connection at Duplainville, WI. in February of 1987. 2064 still run... (more)

The blue hour has descended upon a frigid, snow-covered scene as Wisconsin Central train 47, powered by a pair of CSX EMD’s and a WC EMD SD45, raises powdery snow departing Duplainville, Wiscons... (more)