Soo Line 730 leads a Lake States train thru Pewaukee, WI in April of 1987. The train is approaching Duplainville on the original Soo Line. Lake States was a short lived (2/86 to 10/87) division of... (more)

CNW 4559 approaches the junction at St. Francis WI. with the Marsh Job in November of 1988. The train will take the west leg of the wye and head north to serve customers along the old passenger ma... (more)

CNW 6916 brings a loaded ore train thru Maple Ridge, MI in June of 1988. The train will soon finish its journey at the ore dock in Escanaba, MI. Alcos were the power on these trains only a few yea... (more)

CNW 8535 approaches Bill, Wyoming with an empty coal train on a beautiful day in May of 1991. CNW's GE's looked good when new, but quickly faded to a pale yellow. Train crews could outnumber the p... (more)

Soo Line 6058 leads an eastbound freight under Milwaukee's 35th Street viaduct in December of 1993. The Soo only had 5 SD60M's so it was always nice to catch one leading. Much has changed in this ... (more)

CNW 1575 leads a evening freight out of CNW's North Fond du Lac yard in March of 1973. Only the CNW could do a consist like this, a GP7, 2 rebuilt ex-Katy Baldwins, and a FM H16-66 Baby Trainmaste... (more)

WC 590, a rare SDL39, creeps thru Valders, WI on a gloomy day in September of 1989. The limestone blocks on the head end will be dumped in Lake Michigan to construct a breakwall in Manitowoc. The ... (more)

WSOR 4050 was stopped just east of Janesville, WI in October of 2010 so that the crew can inspect a problem with one of the units.

CP 2297 blasts thru Sturtevant, WI with a local Patrol (their term for wayfreight) on July 27, 2017.

FRVR 4159 works LC Siding in Combined Locks, WI in December of 1992.

FRVR 4508 departs the yard at North Fond du Lac, WI in January of 1993. Ahead lies a trip down the ex-CNW Airline to Milwaukee (Butler). A portion of this line from Fond du Lac to Eden is still in... (more)

FRVR 2401 is about to duck under Ryan Road in Oak Creek, WI on fine March day in 1990. The train is on CNW's New Line heading from Butler to Proviso Yard. Photos of FRV trains north of Milwaukee o... (more)

Sunset at the Brighton Park, IL crossing in November of 1990. The hand operated semaphores were a throwback to a different era until they were removed in 2007.

Not the CNW? Fox River Valley 4508 skirts the shore of Lake Winnebago as it leads a freight thru Oshkosh, WI in January of 1993. The classic CNW semaphore was used as the approach to the Fox River... (more)