On a rainy, cold and windy fall afternoon in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, WICT (ELS) F7A #901 rests with an ABA consist on the Escanaba & Lake Superior.

Wisconsin & Calumet F7As 901 and 106, both in the railroad’s attractive Illinois Central inspired livery, lead a test train out of Janesville, Wisconsin on February 6th, 1989. Original Slide. Da... (more)

Covered wagons continue to rust away at the ELS roundhouse in Wells Michigan.

WICT 901 passes some billboards near the Hwy 120 overpass just east of Zenda, WI. This test train will terminate at Fox Lake, IL after a 10 mph jaunt from Janesville. I think the billboards are st... (more)

WICT 901 trundles along at 10 mph just west of Walworth, WI with a test train for Fox Lake, IL in January of 1989. The farm is gone, but the tracks are still in use daily.

Three Wisconsin & Calumet F7s sit at the Escanaba & Lake Superior’s roundhouse in Wells, Michigan. In the background are some other stored units, including a handful of Baldwins and SD9s.

Former Wisconsin & Calumet F7A no. 901 sits at Escanaba & Lake Superior's shops at Escanaba, MI. The unit was built for Rio Grande in July 1949, no. 564D. It has been owned by American Crystal Sug... (more)

WICT 901 leads a test train from Janesville, WI to Fox Lake, IL. in January of 1989 near Hebron, IL. The train is passing the signals for the long abandoned crossing with CNW's KD line from Kenosh... (more)

Arguably one of the best RR heralds ever, WICT 901 proudly wears its herald on the nose of a F-unit in January of 1989.

A trio of former WICT F-units rests with NP round-end observation car Ranier Club at the E&LS shop. The passenger car is being repainted for the Lake Superior Railroad Museum in Duluth. At the bot... (more)

The WICT test train from Janesville, WI to Fox Lake, IL was supposed to end short of the bridge over the Fox River. So imagined how surprised the few of us who did the whole chase were when the cr... (more)

Former Wisconsin & Calumet A-B-A F7's soak up the late evening sun at the Escanaba & Lake Superior shops in Wells, MI. The EL&S shops are also home to a decent collection of old Baldwin locomotive... (more)

WICT 901 has just departed the yard in Janesville with the first test train to Fox Lake, IL, and eventually Chicago. Special thanks to the lady who allowed us access to her backyard for the shot.

WICT 901 trundles along at 10 mph just east of Avalon, WI with a test train for Fox Lake, IL. This line is in much better shape today and Avalon is home to a large grain trans-loading facility.

WICT 901 leads a test train from Janesville, WI to Fox Lake, IL. This line is now an important part of the WSOR system.