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

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.

A quartet of Wisconsin Central EMD 20-cylinder locomotives power train 51 at Ackerville, Wisconsin, on April 16, 1997. On the lead is WC’s only FP45, No. 6652, followed by F45 No. 6656, SD45 No.... (more)

The sun is setting on a cold December 7, 1996, as Wisconsin Central train 47 rolls through Brookfield, Wisconsin and is past its venerable depot. WC train 46/47 was a North Fond du Lac to Milwauke... (more)

At the end of a cold December 7, 1996, day, Wisconsin Central train 47 diverges onto the connection track at Duplainville, Wisconsin, for the trip back home to North Fond du Lac. Train Nos. 46 and... (more)

While a westbound Wisconsin Central freight, led by WC EMD FP45 No. 6652, sits on the connection track to the old Green Bay & Western (acquired by WC in August 1993) at Amherst Junction, an extra ... (more)

It’s springtime in Wisconsin and its finally starting to green up—a little, anyway—on April 16, 1997. Wisconsin Central has a quartet of EMD 20-cylinder locomotives rumbling on the front of ... (more)

WC FP45 6652 and an SD45 mate have their train in dynamic braking as they descend Byron hill and near their arrival at North Fond du Lac (Shops Yard). This unit has enjoyed at least four Santa Fe ... (more)

WC train 243 has just completed its run from Chicago to North Fond du Lac led by WC's sole FP45 no. 6652. WC breathed new life into this unit along with several F45s and a healthy group of former ... (more)

WC 6652 a former Santa Fe FP45 heads a northbound freight out of Byron siding and begins its descent down Byron hill and into North Fond du Lac (Shops Yard). Wisconsin Central was a fan favorite, ... (more)

WC's lone big FP45 toiled in freight service nearly all the time. But on a snowy spring day in 1996 it was found leading an AMT unit and a lengthy train of private cars eastbound near Trout Lake.

In a scene that would never be repeated, Wisconsin Central's one and only FP45 (ex ATSF) leads CSX train Q213 by the south end of Woodland on CSXT's Fitzgerald Subdivision.

Wisconsin Central train No. 51 passes underneath the Chicago and North Western’s Adams Line at Sussex, Wisconsin, on April 16, 1997. On the point is WC’s only EMD FP45, No. 6652, followed by a... (more)

WC's lone FP45 and SD45 6585 comes thundering around the curve at Brampton with 100 loads.

WC 6652 and 6602 speed around the curve at Rugby Junction with train 46. The 6652 wore an untouched ATSF warbonnet scheme and kept its Santa Fe number for quite awhile when it first came to the WC... (more)