WC 6656 is ready to depart Shops Yard in Fond Du Lac, WI. in June of 2000. EMD's F/FP45's really looked good in this paint scheme.

The Byron Hill helper set stands by for its next shove as L508 arrives Shops Yard while a southbound Q train prepares to depart.

Watco's Fox Valley & Lake Superior Eden Spur local is seen passing Sadoff Iron & Metal on CN's Waukesha Sub between Shops Yard and the Eden Spur.

"I need a push!" Soo Line 2405 leads Lake States train #12 at Shops Yard in Fond Du Lac, WI in August of 1987. The train will depart as soon as the helpers are added to the rear to help ... (more)

FRVR 4502 leads a northbound freight across Morris Street in Fond du Lac, WI in July of 1989. Wig-Wags were plentiful on what was once C&NW's Air Line. Although a potion of this line still exists ... (more)

How sweet it is! WC 4012 switches the Galloway West plant in Fond Du Lac, WI in July of 1992. This plant produced sweetened condensed milk. Milk Specialties runs the plant today, but he siding is ... (more)

Byron Helpers return north to Fond Du Lac after shoving a train up the hill.

An extra east Wisconsin Central train, led by former Milwaukee Road SDL39 No. 585, is climbing Byron Hill between Fond du Lac and Hamilton, Wisconsin, on the morning of February 2, 1992. The 2,300... (more)

On a bright April 23, 1989 afternoon, northbound Fox River Valley Railroad PRGBA (Proviso Yard in Chicago to Green Bay) freight rolls past the stately barn of Luxerin Farms at Marblehead, just sou... (more)

A northbound Fox River Valley Railroad freight passes over the Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on March 25, 1990. The train has FRVR’s two former CB&Q/BN EMD SD24s and the lone form... (more)

Approaching Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is a northbound Fox River Valley freight on May 13, 1990, powered by a trio of FRVR six-axle locomotives—former CB&Q/Burlington Northern EMD SD24 No. 2402, fo... (more)

Not your typical passenger engine... WC 587, a rare ex-MILW EMD SDL39 leads a WGRF passenger special past the ex-Soo Line Shops Yard facility on April 8th, 1989. The weather was quite varied this ... (more)

Crossing a bridge over Highway 45, a Wisconsin Central local switches at Valley, on the south side of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of April 14, 1997. WC EMD GP7 No. 1508 is a former Al... (more)

A pair of WC SD45's, led by 6553, charge across US Hwy 41 in Fond du Lac, WI as they get ready to climb Byron Hill. Helpers are still used here by the CN to get the trains over the hill.

Wig wag quartet
Wisconsin Central’s ANPRA train heads southbound out of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on July 20, 1996. The Proviso-bound train is traveling on WC’s Fox Valley & Western, ... (more)