Amtrak 332 leads the California Zephyr out of the Burlington, IA depot in September of 1993. A BN freight, led by BN 2172, waits for the Zephyr to pass before continuing west. This whole are was u... (more)

CNW 5504 goes it alone as it brings an empty potash train under the West Shore Drive bridge just west of North Lake, WI in February of 1994. It was unusual (at least in my experience) to see a sin... (more)

MILW 2019 ducks under 25th Street with an eastbound grain train in Milwaukee, WI in January of 1985.

WC 6534 is crossing Irving Street in Oshkosh, WI. in January of 1993. This section of street running along Division Street would be eliminated in favor of the ex-CNW line a few blocks to the east.... (more)

LS&I 1852 brings the 7:00 Tilden past Queens Siding near Negaunee, MI in June of 1988. The loaded train is only a few miles away from Eagle Mills where they will pick up empties and head back to t... (more)

CNW 4206 (built as CRI&P 1304) crosses Holt Avenue in Milwaukee, WI. as it works CNW's Green Spur in December of 1991. This short stretch of track had a lot of business at one time but has since b... (more)

WICT 901 is about to duck under the East Creek Road Bridge near Darien, WI. in January of 1989. This test train was used to help re-activate the dormant ex-MILW J-Line between Fox Lake, IL. and Ja... (more)

To go with our first snowfall of the year in SE Wisconsin, here is a shot of CNW 8546 leading a train thru St. Francis, WI on CNW's New Line in December of 1994. A little hoarfrost in the trees ad... (more)

ELS 204 does a run-by for a passenger excursion at Sund, MI in October of 1973. Fran Wiener Ektachrome from my collection.

CNW 6720 brings a loaded ore train into the yard at Escanaba, MI in August of 1984. These CNW Alco's were always a favorite of mine and were beasts considering their 2750 HP. Unfortunately, the o... (more)

LTV/Erie 4212 leads an ore train around the return loop at Taconite Harbor in September of 1987. The train has almost finished unloading and will cross Hwy 61 (twice) before heading back to the mi... (more)

CNW 6907 leads a seasonal ore train thru Saint Francis, WI in January of 1990. The train is on CNW's New Line Subdivision. Much has changed since this image was taken. The crossing in the backgrou... (more)

Pole lines were pretty much everywhere along the ROW at one time but are becoming increasingly scarce. The ex-MILW (now CPKC) C&M Sub between Chicago and Milwaukee is one exception. Here Amtrak #3... (more)

DMIR 163 splits the signals at Spruce, MN in September of 1987. The loaded ore train has just crossed the DW&P at Ramshaw and is on its way to Two Harbors. While the F-units of neighbor Erie Minin... (more)

Lake States (nee Soo Line) #709 waits for a inbound freight to clear before it can begin it's journey from North Fond Du Lac to points north in April of 1987. Although short-lived, Lake States fea... (more)