In August of 1964, John Ingles was aboard a car ferry (probably Ann Arbor No. 7 or the Arthur Atkinson) about to dock at the Soo Line facility in Manitowoc, WI. A maroon Soo Line Alco can be seen ... (more)

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, received over two feet of snow over the previous three days before a frigid Arctic high settled in over the region. The next day on January 27, 1996, Wisconsin Central trai... (more)

Milwaukee Road observation car Cedar Rapids and a Milwaukee RoadSuper Dome return to the Twin Cities on the rear of Amtrak's Empire Builder. Owned by the 261 group, the cars were part of a weeke... (more)

A passing Canadian Pacific freight helped my kids and I pass the time as we awaited the arrival of the eastbound Empire Builder to take us to Wisconsin Dells for a fun day out on Memorial Day week... (more)

Amtrak 186 leads the Empire Builder West through Lyndon Station.

On its inaugural run in the lead, Amtrak's new Phase I heritage unit departs the Dells with the Westbound Builder.

The WB Empire Builder begins it trip to Portland and Seattle as it approaches the Sturtevant passenger station.

A WB CP freight patiently waits in Muskego Yard for mainline traffic to clear before continuing its westward journey to Portage.

An Amtrak Heritage engine and three extra cars bring up the rear of the WB Empire Builder as it passes through the south side of Milwaukee. The extra equipment is enroute to a display at St. Paul... (more)

That is a strange caboose! Amtrak Heritage unit #161 trails Amtrak #7, the Empire Builder, thru Franksville, WI on June 2, 2021. The unit is heading to the Twin Cities for some weekend festivities... (more)

Wisconsin & Southern train T-005 prepares to depart Janesville Yard with HLCX 6313 and WAMX 6029 on a rainy May evening.

A pair of FM switchers works the joint MILW/CNW Menominee Belt Line in Milwaukee in June of 1975. My brother and I would spend most of this day riding with the crews. This line still exists, but m... (more)

WSOR's 35th Anniversary unit has just crossed the Rock River, and continues to grind East towards Milton Junction.

The L351 conductor gives a wave as his train is about to roll under the old wooden bridge at Emerald Grove Road. The bridge is closed to vehicle traffic, but it still offers a decent photo locatio... (more)

WAMX 4182, with it's attractive grey door, labors Eastward up the grade out of Janesville.