WC "Green Wienies" 6538 and 6572 meet at Byron, WI. in July of 1988. The WC was the regional to chase if you liked the big old EMD's. They did look better painted maroon and gold though.... (more)

GTW 4907 and IC 3106 lead L508 over Byron Hill on the Waukesha Sub.

Canadian National train 348 has made it to the top of Byron Hill south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on the morning of July 31, 2005. The train, led by EMD SD50F cowl No. 5444, will meet a northbound... (more)

Soo Line train 17 crests Byron Hill south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of June 6, 1987. Leading the train is Soo Line EMD SD39 No. 6241 with nose lettering for short-lived Lake Stat... (more)

WC day one
On October 11, 1987, the first Wisconsin Central freight train to climb Byron Hill out of Shops Yard at North Fond du Lac, approaches the top of the grade at Byron, Wisconsin... (more)

A trio of new Southern Pacific GE C44-9Ws is almost finished climbing Byron Hill with a heavy taconite ore train as it meets a northbound Wisconsin Central freight in the siding at Byron, Wisconsi... (more)

My how you have changed..... Soo Line caboose #78 trails a northbound (timetable west) freight as it starts to descend Bryon Hill near Fond Du Lac, WI. in July of 1985. The Soo Line became the WC ... (more)

Both led by all-EMD power, Soo Line trains 12 and 17 meet at Bryon, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of May 9, 1987. The Lake States era of Soo Line was colorful and frequently featured older locomotiv... (more)

After overextending themselves acquiring Milwaukee Road, Soo Line established a wholly-owned division called Lake States Transportation Division on 10 February 1986, to operate its mostly former S... (more)

Wisconsin Central’s first day
On October 11, 1987, the first Wisconsin Central freight train to climb Byron Hill out of Shops Yard at North Fond du Lac, approaches the top of the grade... (more)

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr Budd-built streamliner trainset curves over the top of Byron Hill at Byron, Wisconsin, on September 30, 1993. This classy Zep... (more)

Two Wisconsin Central trains do a power swap at the south end of Byron Siding on the morning of March 23, 1996. WC No. 6651 is a former Santa Fe EMD F45 and features a paint scheme unique to WC’... (more)

Canadian National train 348, led by EMD SD50F “cowl” No. 5444, grinds up Byron Hill south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on the morning of July 31, 2005.

Unfortunately no helpers today, but M336 originated in Neenah rather than Fond Du Lac and had 156 cars on the drawhead.

Not quite the GTW of my youth, but a pair of Trunk 38's pulling 13 loads of paper for Quad Graphics in Lomira, WI sure did sound like old times.