During the Illinois Railway Museum's 2025 Diesel Days event, WC 7525 returns to the main pavilion at the museum after a Take the Throttle run.

L'Anse Local preparing to head south

WC 590, a rare SDL39, creeps thru Valders, WI on a gloomy day in September of 1989. The limestone blocks on the head end will be dumped in Lake Michigan to construct a breakwall in Manitowoc. The ... (more)

WC 6534 is crossing Irving Street in Oshkosh, WI. in January of 1993. This section of street running along Division Street would be eliminated in favor of the ex-CNW line a few blocks to the east.... (more)

WC, Wisconsin Central SDL-39 589 and ex-Algoma Central, WC SD40 6002, with a ore train at Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. September 23, 1997. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

WC, Wisconsin Central SD45's 7525-7506, with SORE-1, at Empire Junction, Michigan. October 8, 2003. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

WC, Wisconsin Central, ex-MILW, SDL39 582, at Sault St Marie, Michigan. September 24, 1995. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

WC SD45 7514-7520, is running nose to nose after one of the units wouldn't load in the opposite direction. It is coming off the LS&I with SORE-3, a load of iron ore at Empire Jct, Michigan. Octobe... (more)

WC, Wisconsin Central SD45's 6607-5337-6541 leads a southbound ore train on the ex-Algoma Central at Hawk Junction, Ontario. September 23, 1995. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

WC, Wisconsin Central EMD SD45u 6607, at Hawk Junction, Ontario. September 23, 1995. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo WC 6607 ex-AT&SF 1819>5339 (SD45u)

WC 3004 rolls along Hwy 54 east of Seymour, WI. in December of 1992. The train is on ex-GBW tracks which have since been removed.

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.