Soo 2229A,713,2225A head a tardy train 911 with 74 cars westbound at 2:45PM. A couple days past the first day of spring on the calendar, but you would never guess it by the cold winds and powder s... (more)

Rusting, faded and dirty, C&NW Mongrel 1506 waits for a spot in the house for some patchwork repair to be done, to get her back switching the ore yard in Escanaba. The unit was re-engined in 1959 ... (more)

The thing I remember most about this photo is nearly being consumed alive by black flies as I waited out the arrival of the train. I may have even discovered a type of fly that thrived on bug repe... (more)

Soo 6600,413 lead a Extra west past Gilchrist with 31 cars on a cold Feb. day. Soo 6600 was destroyed in a head on collision about 1 mile east of the location on July 12,1982.

While the Soo presented a fairly modern appearance in the 80's with lots of modern power, cabooses and welded rail, it still had moments where You could feel that maybe time had stood still for sa... (more)

SOO struggled with seasonal power shortages and occasionally 912 would be called out of Gladstone with a singe unit or lose a unit to a 911 that was having power problems. Normally an extra would ... (more)

CP 8839 in a dusty but classic paint scheme awaits another assignment at Revelstoke. Photo has been in my collection for years, no photographer listed on slide.

MEC 302 and Ex RI 236 are shoved to the side at a neglected shop area on the MEC at Bangor. The boarded up Alco and the number board less U-boat that looks to have been the victim of a stack fire ... (more)

The sun is high in the sky already on this beautiful summer morning as DRGW 5771,5762,5763 lead the 8 cars of train 18 near Soldier Summit.

Milwaukee GP30 1001 at Bensenville. Photo taken by Richard Wallin and either was bought or traded for years ago.

Soo 2408 near the roundhouse at Schiller Park. Notice the tiny W.C. on the cab side, signifying the unit belonged to the "original" Wisconsin Central. That and the four digit road number was a dea... (more)

Soo 554 has just delivered a transfer to CP and ACR in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. and is now back in Michigan after having crossed the International Bridge in the background. CP train #911 must be run... (more)

Stored out back at Shoreham in the fall of 85 along with a few Soo SW's, the last of the Soo F's and a couple of GP30's that would not run again.

UP 2517,2621 are heading to Escanaba with ore loads at Sands.

A DM&E westbound is slowly making its way into Rapid City with three Ex Milwaukee Road rebuilt SD9's for power. The leader and trailing unit are still in full Milwaukee Road paint and the middle u... (more)