The EJ&E ingot train between US Steel's Gary Works and South Works passes through Hammond. Tom Golden photo.

Tom Golden photo.

WC SD45 no. 6605 and a former Algoma Central SD40 arrive at Shops Yard with a southbound freight. It was always a treat to be out along the WC, one of the finest US rail carriers during the 1990s.

Green Bay & Western RS11 309 switches at Norwood Yard in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The GB&W applied unusual chop noses to several units, including this RS11 and several ex-Long Island C420’s. They a... (more)

WC 6614 is about to duck under Hwy M35 near Marquette, MI in June of 1997 with an ore train from Empire Mine to Escanaba. The CNW was the longtime owner of this line, followed by the UP, WC, then ... (more)

DMIR 163 brings a loaded train of taconite thru Biwabik, MN in September of 1987. Only one track is left in this area now.

The Last Repowered EJ&E Baldwin DT66-2000 number 921 rests at the roads Gary yard in the Summer of 1976. These units were repowered with EMD engines and long hoods giving them a different look.... (more)

GBW 308 (an Alco RS-3 rebuilt as a RS-3m or RS-20) arrives at Kewaunee, WI on a relatively snow free day in January of 1980. Known as the Boat Train, the Alco's will soon be switching the yard and... (more)

GBW 321 and WC 820 are at the WC engine house in North Fond Du Lac, WI in September of 1993. WC is the ex-FRVR 820 and ex-CNW 820. Itel sold the FRVR and GB&W to the WC just a month earlier, in Au... (more)

British Columbia Railway MLW M420W 640 with (4) ALCO C-425's southbound at Chetwynd, B.C.

The Bessemer & Lake Erie was one of the last Class I roads to have F units in active service. The aging EMD’s were mainly assigned to two regions. Moving ore cars around the Lake Erie ore docks ... (more)

DMIR 145 heads up a quartet of SD9s at DMIR's Proctor diesel shops while Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2 892, affectionately known as "the Pumpkin" looks on. The 892 would later become DMIR ... (more)

US Steel frequently moved power between its subsidiary roads. This set of power at the B&LE’s North Bessemer shops has three units that have been brought over from the DM&IR. Only the third unit... (more)

The Escanaba & Lake Superior's Baldwin fleet could not keep up with traffic demands, so the road looked to outside entities to help out. Here a leased GB&W RS27 works with a recently-purchased ex... (more)

The belch that made Montreal famous! Or was that Schenectady? Expanding its carbon footprint, a BCRail northward freight gets underway at the north end of Squamish yard after some minor switchin... (more)