PGR 42 is mated up with a couple leased EMDs on the Wisconsin Northern at Chippewa Falls, WI. The unit began life as RSMX 1242 (Reserve Mining), built in October 1978, and in addition to carrying ... (more)

SOO 733 leads a GP30, GP9 and F7B out of Irvine Yard at Chippewa Falls, WI on a snowless December day in 1970. The train is headed west toward Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis, MN. The small yard is n... (more)

SOO 720 leads a westbound freight into Irvine Yard at Chippewa Falls, WI supported by one of SOO's 10 GE U30Cs and a leased DMIR SD9.

CNW 1563 tiptoes across CNW's Chippewa River bridge with the Cornell local out of Altoona. It was slow going with the main running at about 25 mph and the Cornell branch at 10 mph. By 1973 CNW lai... (more)

It's just another day on the Cornell local out of Altoona, WI. The rear brakeman throws the switch back to the main after a meet with train 406 at Koll siding on Chippewa Falls' south side. The tr... (more)

The local from Altoona, WI to Cornell and back climbs out of the Chippewa River valley at Chippewa Falls en route to the junction at Norma, just up the hill, and the branch line to Cornell. CNW us... (more)

CNW 1625 has crawled to a stop in Koll siding on Chippewa Falls, WI's south side with the Cornell Local from Altoona, WI. The train had a train order meet with train 406 from Superior, WI, then co... (more)

SOO 749 has arrived from Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis on a chilly January morning and will drop to switch engine here at Irvine, have the train switched, then continue east toward Stevens Point, F... (more)

SOO 706 and F unit 2229-B head to the roundhouse at Chippewa Falls' Irvine Yard on a cold January morning in 1971. The wood roundhouse was still in use and the hand throw switch stands still featu... (more)

Soo Line F7A 2225A along with a GP9 and SD40 are parked at the small Irvine Yard engine facility while their train gets switched. This small facility did include a turn table, wood roundhouse, and... (more)

CNW 972 leads an SD45/C628/SD45/C628/GP7 consist up out of the Chippewa River valley at Chippewa Falls, WI on a late afternoon in February 1973. This train was 188 cars in length, featuring 88 40... (more)

Soo Line GP35 729 handles switching at Irvine Yard, Chippewa Falls, Wis. The sunny morning will soon change to fall rain. Irvine handled crew changes and switching for local traffic for the branch... (more)

Soo Line 2228A, 2204C and 746 head to the round house on a chilly January day. they have just brought a train east from Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis, and will get minor servicing if needed while t... (more)

A pair of Sand Trains, carrying the high-quality sand required for oil and gas well fracking, are ready for their journey south out of west-central Wisconsin

SOO 733 leads a GP30/GP9/F7B consist on a westbound freight over county highway T west of Chippewa Falls, WI on a snowless December day. The train just left Irvine Yard and is headed for Shoreham ... (more)