The scrappers are in the middle of cutting up a group of Wisconsin Central locomotives at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as seen on Christmas day 1994. The cab of EMD SD45 No. 6655 now sits on the ... (more)

Wisconsin Central train No. 348 rumbles into Sussex, Wisconsin, on March 22, 1996, in a view from Milwaukee Road’s “Bug Line” bridge, now a bike trail. A quartet of EMDs power the train—fo... (more)

Shot 18 years ago tomorrow, its hard to imagine where the time has went but this was the railroading I grew up with and enjoyed. WC 6655 and 6601 sift through fresh snow as they make there way eas... (more)

The WC was kind of a disappointment to me at first, with patched SDL's, GP30's, GP35's and Ex BN "Green Weenie" SD45's, but once they managed to get their act together I felt it turned into one of... (more)

Before the WC had an F45 numbered 6655 they had this ex BN/Frisco SD45 that was also numbered 6655. The WC chose it for a special lettering scheme that had "Our first anniversary" on the long hood... (more)

WC's First Anniversary unit. ex-BN 6655

Mt Burkhardt- The WC main spanning the CNW E/W main, was a high spot in the area. Always a pain to pull heavy trains over the seperated crossing, the location became known as Mt Burkhardt, as Burk... (more)

WC 6655,6507,6597,6004,2252 amble north with train 11 at Limer. The amount of power on the train reflects the rugged nature of the former ACR line north of Sault Ste. Marie and the fact that on th... (more)

WC 6655,4505,4009 are on the point of #34 departing Trout Lake with 69 cars on a late August evening. The days are growing shorter already in the Upper Peninsula and soon #34 will not be seen in d... (more)

A pair of ex-Santa Fe F45s leads a short manifest northbound at Midway. This was the last train in a fleet of five northbounds on this late Spring afternoon. Thankfully, the rain held off long e... (more)