WN 1501 passes a small prairie near Chetek, WI.
WN 1500 crosses the Yellow River in Barron, WI. They're in town to switch one of WN's largest customers, Jennie-O Turkey.
The Wisconsin Northern is just pulling off the former north-south C&NW line through Cameron onto the east-west former SOO tracks through town. 1501 has been the trailing unit up to this point, bu... (more)
The superelevation around this curve gives a clue to this line's past as a C&NW mainline. Today the Wisconsin Northern crawls into Cameron at a blistering 10 mph.
With a locomotive on each end and 11 cars loaded with dried distillers grain, the Wisconsin Northern wobbles north into Chetek on 10 MPH track.
Ever wonder what it looks like going 12 mph down poor rail in a GP15? Engineer John takes his train North out of Chippewa Falls all the way up to Rice Lake. After some switching, we headed back do... (more)
The Wisconsin Northern heads south towards Chippewa Falls at Bloomer on ex-C&NW tracks.
Shortly after startup, a Wisconsin Northern train rolls north towards Rice Lake through classic Wisconsin farm country.
A Wisconsin Northern train sits as farmers continue to work through the night on the fall harvest.
WN's green geeps rest on the Cornell Wye along side the companies highrail vehicle awaiting Monday morning.
A pair of former Frisco GP15-1s on the Wisconsin Northern slumber over the weekend before resuming their duties on Monday.
Wisconsin Northern, owned by progressive rail inc., 1501 sits in Chippewa Falls with its heater plugged in.
WN 1501 brings up the rear on this northbound. As is the usual practice, one unit on each end for switching purposes.
One of the longest trains WN has ever handled, just under half a mile long. Twenty-eight empty tank cars where in storage and are now heading back to UP.
WN southbound at Eagle Point, WI.
