Tom Golden photo.

In a typical Wisconsin winter that never seems to end, Wisconsin Central’s westbound PRANA freight, led by EMD F45 No. 6651, slogs through wet snow at Oshkosh on April 30, 1996.

Crews on Wisconsin Central Jordan spreader No. 315 confer before plowing out the railroad’s snow-covered yard at Ishpeming, Michigan, on December 29, 1996. The hydraulic-powered blades that can ... (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. On January 27, 1996, Wisconsin Central train 43 has just... (more)

WC SD45 no. 6605 and a former Algoma Central SD40 arrive at Shops Yard with a southbound freight. It was always a treat to be out along the WC, one of the finest US rail carriers during the 1990s.

Spring has sprung as the always entertaining Wisconsin Central gets a bit of support from a pair of Southern Pacific GEs as its northbound train crests Byron Hill and begins its descent toward Sho... (more)

On January 27, 1996, Wisconsin Central train 43 has tops Byron Hill, south of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in extremely high winds and well below zero temperatures. The area around Fond du Lac received... (more)

CN's WC Heritage unit 3069 brings a potash train thru Trevor, WI on December 5th, 2020. Nice to see this units staying in the Wisconsin area for a while.

Wisconsin Central hauled a substantial volume of rock from Sussex, WI to the Chicago area using short "commoditrains", a concept developed by the C&NW in the 1970s. This train is typical... (more)

A WC southbound train led by GP40 no. 3012 and a pair of SD45s tackles Byron Hill as it works south from Fond Du Lac, WI toward Waukesha and Chicago.

WC SD45s nos. 7517 and 6530 roll north out of Duplainville with a train received from CSX at Chicago headed to North Fond Du Lac and Shops Yard.

Wisconsin Central 1550 and 1552 pair up at North Fond Du Lac, both in the pine tree scheme. However, 1552 received the paint using the newer dulux gold instead of the older cream used on 1550. No.... (more)

Wisconsin Central made SW1500(RS) switch engines an important component of their locomotive fleet after their Oct. 11, 1987 start up. Some came from SP origin, some from NS. Here the 1561 and 1556... (more)

WC 6533 leads and empty ore train past the Ladysmith depot, in November of 1990. This seasonal, CNW ore train is heading to the Twin Ports after unloading in Escanaba. The WC SD45 was a pusher on ... (more)

WC 6511 leads 3 SD45's thru Hamilton, WI in September of 1998. The train will soon be on its knees as it approaches the crest of Byron Hill. CN still uses helpers here today.