Wisconsin Central train 45 heads north (westbound) through Hubertus, Wisconsin, on June 11, 1996, powered by a pair of WC’s F45s and a new Southern Pacific GE AC4400CW.

Eastbound manifest, with SD45 6582 trailing 6652. Both units were ex ATSF.

Wisconsin Central train 49 passes WC intermodal train 219 in the yard at Waukesha, Wisconsin, on the morning of May 6, 1995. Both trains are powered by a pair of EMD SD45s, with lead locomotive in... (more)

The crew of Wisconsin Central train 219 poses with the train’s lead motor, recently-repainted WC EMD SD45 No. 6554, at Waukesha, Wisconsin, on May 6, 1995.

Down to 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... (more)

WC SD45 6619 shows off its colors at Shops Yard, North Fond du Lac, WI in the presence of an Alco switcher, WC business car and three more SD45s, one still in Santa Fe colors. The unit would be up... (more)

WC 6619 leads an empty ore train across the Escanaba River at Wells, MI in May of 1997. The weather is damp and dreary but the scene can't be repeated today as the WC is gone, the ancient bridge h... (more)

An eastbound (southbound) Wisconsin Central freight passes an eastbound WC taconite ore train between Van Dyne and North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on April 14, 1997. The freight is on the WC main li... (more)

Wisconsin Central train 49 pounds over the Wisconsin & Southern crossing at Slinger, Wisconsin, on April 14, 1997. A reminder of the past is the structure on the right that the westbound WC train ... (more)

WC 6624 leads UP/SP power on an all rail ore train headed from the Missabe Iron Range in Minnesota to Geneva, UT.The train is just south of Waukesha, WI about to cross Pebble Brook & Hwy XX near V... (more)

WC 7525 holds the main as SLSF 1630 pulls up for a spot on station track 2.

From the cab of Wisconsin Central EMD SD45 No. 6520 pulling a passenger special is a view of a meet with a northbound WC freight led by WC SD45 6502 roaring by on the main at March, Wisconsin, on ... (more)

A trio of Wisconsin Central EMD SD45s get a clear at Duplainville, Wisconsin, and smoke it up as they haul a WC ore train toward Chicago on August, 29, 1992.

Wisconsin Central EMD F45 No. 6654 leads WC train 2 through Waukesha, Wisconsin, on a sunny March 13, 2023. This cowl locomotive is the former Santa Fe No. 5965, then recently purchased by WC.

WC 6652 shows off its' Santa Fe heritage as it rolls thru Byron, WI. in June of 1995. This was WC's only FP45 and it sure brightened up an otherwise dismal day.