NS 8101 leads a colorful consist thru Franksville, WI on UP's Milwaukee Sub on April Fools Day, 2022.

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.

GBW 315 leads train #1 out of Green Bay, WI in September of 1977. Fran Wiener Kodachrome from my collection.

MILW 605 works the Beer Line in Milwaukee, WI in February of 1983. Once an important line in the area, almost all traces of the are gone now since Schlitz stopped brewing "The Beer That Made ... (more)

WPY 100 poses with its' train in Skagway, AK in August of 1991. Charles Porter image from my collection.

As dusk approaches, CNW 4142 takes the switch at Clyman Jct. on CNW's Adams Line and begins the trek back to Jefferson Jct. with a large cut of grain hoppers. Business on this Wisconsin branch lin... (more)

Amtrak Turboliner #63 stops at Joliet, IL in April of 1974. Artist/photographer Russ Porter is on the left also recording the action. Bob Bullermann Kodachrome from my collection.

CNW 4370 switches one of the few remaining industries east of the Milwaukee River in the 3rd Ward near downtown Milwaukee. The crane is a Bucyrus Erie Model 30B, manufactured only a few miles sout... (more)

Milwaukee's 3rd Ward was once a beehive of railroad activity on the CNW. Only a few customers are left in this shot from March of 1983 as CNW 4131 negotiates some rough track between buildings. Al... (more)

Oh no! What was supposed to be the debut of Amtrak's newest locomotives on the Empire Builder turned out to be a complete disaster. Siemens ACC-42's 301/302 were supposed to lead #7 out of Chicago... (more)

LMX 8537 leads a BN freight thru Hemingford, NE in June of 1991.

The sun is about to set as UP 8992 backs into a forest of trees at St. Francis, WI on October 22, 2016. In this fairly unusual move, the engines are on the wye track, likely so they can get the co... (more)

WC 6534 works the south end of CNW's Butler, WI yard in September of 1993.

BN 9972 is in charge of a commuter train at Clarendon Hills, IL in April of 1971. The engine looks a little rough but would eventually be rebuilt as BN 9906. Bob Bullermann Kodachrome from my coll... (more)

Route of the Electroliners! The North Shore (CNS&M) interurban had some neat Art Deco bridges on their line between Chicago and Milwaukee. 19 years after abandonment, the Drexel Avenue overpass in... (more)