These ex N&W SD35's were reworked by the Soo at Shoreham and spent quite a few years on the Soo leased from EMD, filling in as needed during power crunches. They also found there way onto WC durin... (more)

CN 5533, WC 3021,3012 have the ore and general freight of train 411 rolling along near Dafter. Since this photo things have changed quite a bit as far as power goes in Upper Michigan. Gone are the... (more)

GTW 5930, 4622, CN 9433 head east with CN train 412 near Dafter. The CN GP40's were common power in Upper Michigan at the time along with "grey ghost" SD40-3's, but the straight GTW SD and Geep we... (more)

AC 1753 leads WC 6590, 6619 and a mix of 68 loads of Ladysmith and Tilden ore east near Dafter. The AC F's while common between Sault Ste. Marie and Gladstone seldom lead trains in freight service... (more)

WC train 35 with 1504 and 6603 leading 62 cars rolls along about 8 miles out of its Sault Ste. Marie destination on a warm spring evening in Upper Michigan.

Soo train 912 with 747,750 and 50 cars is about 8 miles out of its destination of Soo Yard. At that point either a CPR or Soo switch crew will move the cars bound for CPR across the I-Bridge into ... (more)

WC 6650,590 round the big curve west of Dafter with 61 loads of pellets headed for Sault Ste. Marie.

WC was running out its last winter when I shot this loaded ore train near Dafter on a bitter morning. WC 7524,2558 have 45 loads of Tilden pellets heading to the furnace at Algoma Steel.

Soo 2405,731,957 raise a little dust as they head train 12 west with 21 cars at Dafter. The Soo kept doing track maintenance until the end in Upper Michigan and the area north of Highway 28 had re... (more)

DMIR 153,150 head WC train 34 west right at sunset. The WC had DMIR SD9's roaming the property nearly continuously in the early to mid 90's.

One of the roads that eluded me in over 35 years of rail photography was the EJ&E. I never was much for city railroading so didn't make many trips into the area where EJ&E operated. Well it finall... (more)

A tired looking SDL leads 6590 and the 55 cars of train GBSOA through Dafter late in the evening of a June day. It's westbound counterpart is still in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. and the trains will me... (more)

By the summer of 2001 train GBSOA was usually a late afternoon eastbound which severely limited the amount of available photo locations. During the long summer days the line into Sault Ste. Marie ... (more)

A WC only consist of SDL39 590 and F45 6650 is rolling along at 40MPH with the 91 cars of train SOESA at Dafter early in the morning of June 1, 1997.

WC 2557,6626 swing around the big curve south of Dafter with 44 loads of Tilden ore heading for the blast furnace at Algoma Steel. The GP35 was originally a CNW unit which came to the WC in the FR... (more)