For a brief few years ore trains to Escanaba were handsomely matched sets of maroon SD45s and maroon ore cars. But in a couple days the whole WC would become a CN property, in a few years the SD45... (more)

WC 7504 and CSX 8819 build a train while two UP GP39-2's await the next assingment

WC 7551 bore special lettering on its flank reading "Customer Minded Employees" as it pulled a cut of iron ore pellets out of the Empire Mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. WC took over the old C&... (more)

SORE2 brings a trainload of limestone across Goose Lake on the way to the Empire Mine. A beautiful September day is in evidence as the broom is used to prop open the cab door and let the air in. T... (more)

An SD45 switches the yard at Fon du Lac. It looks to still be in pretty good shape.

As the sun was about to set two Wisconsin Central SD45's lead a northbound up the former Monon.

WC GP30 820 leads an intermodal train en route to Green Bay, Wisconsin, as it departs Chicago.

WC 2554 has put the 39 cars of train 41 together in the yard at Trout Lake and is backing east to clear the wye switch and will then head westbound on the line to Newberry and Munising. By this ti... (more)

A late running train 10 has pulled up to the station at Hawk Junction. This job was delayed by a 1 car derailment on train 11 the previous evening. The 6651 has 2 SD45's and a mix of Wawa ore and ... (more)

On a bitterly cold February morning WC 6653,6522 come charging around the curve at Brampton with a late running SORE1. The train was shortened to only 60 cars due to loss of train line pressure in... (more)

WC 6656,6523,6512 wander along with a 55 car ore load that originated at Tilden Mine. The pellets were bound for Geneva Steel in Utah. That's the shore of Lake Superior in the background and the t... (more)

Passing the ore dock at Escanaba with another train load of Empire Mine pellets, the WC's only FP45 leads SD45 6585 and a long string of ex CNW ore cars into the yard.

Early WC action has Ex BN SD45's 6554,6532 crossing the Pine east of Rudyard with 47 cars in tow. The Ex BN SD45's were the backbone of the motive power fleet during WC's early years. They were re... (more)

WC's lone SD40 tackles a short 6 car train 543 departing Trout Lake in the evening.

A tired looking SDL leads 6590 and the 55 cars of train GBSOA through Dafter late in the evening of a June day. It's westbound counterpart is still in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. and the trains will me... (more)