A southbound CN stack trains rolls by freshly harvested fields of corn. The train is just starting to march up Byron Hill. Both units though will have no problem bringing this healthy sized train ... (more)

A CN stack train rolls south through the Wisconsin countryside, with a healthy sized train this day.

After spending the day at Oshkosh setting up our airshow exhibit, I went chasing GP30s. 711 and sister 700 (still in SOO colors) head back to Fond du Lac from Byron. The beauty of this stretch of ... (more)

A veteran WC GP40 switches out some cars at Purina Mills on a very pleasent saturday afternoon.

Wisconsin Central tonnage eases into the yard at the north end of FDL, flushing up the birds in the process.

The dead line at Shops featured this assortment of power. Internet notes report 2553 going to Larry's Truck & Electric, then leased to Western Rail Switching, where it was de-turbo'd.

An SD40A and an SD40 run light through the mainline at Fon du Lac.

Notched out on the hill.

America's Dairy Land. A pair of NS units battle Byron Hill with 83 cars. It was great watching these units running in notch eight and what appeared to be going about fifteen mph. This is really tw... (more)

Among the few but not as few as GP-40s, at least until the Milwaukee folded. That was a great paint scheme as far as I'm concerned.

A pair of WC SW1500s switch at CN's Shops Yard in Fond du Lac. The name came from the large car and locomotive shop for both the Soo Line and Wisconsin Central. Sadly, CN has transferred most of t... (more)

CN train M346 claws it's way up Byron Hill from a dead stop at the bottom with a manned helper shoving on the rear.

Two WC workhorses rest in the morning sun wearing tattered maroon and gold.

Southbound Potash train just out of Fond Du Lac

A through freight with three Wisconsin Central engines is a rare find in 2006. The leader is an SD45. The CN rapidly is retiring these units.