When Wisconsin Central was formed in 1987 it needed a lot of motive power, some of which was supplied by Soo Line. However, yard and industrial switching was an important part of WC service, and t... (more)

SW1500 no. 1560 handles switching duties at the north end of Shops Yard, Wisconsin Central's main yard on its system. Note a group of Green Bay & Western ballast hoppers on the next track over. Th... (more)

Former SP SW1500s pair up on Wisconsin Central to handle heavy yard switching at North Fond du Lac, WI below the yard office tower.

Former SP SW1200s pair up on Wisconsin Central to handle heavy yard switching at North Fond du Lac, WI.

A pair of Wisconsin Central switch engines compare cabs at Shops Yard, located in North Fond du Lac, WI. The SW1500 in the foreground in no. 1556, a former SP unit. It could stand a repaint at thi... (more)

One of the last Wisconsin Central painted locomotives, WC 3018, works the former Illinois Central yard in Fulton under a setting sun and a blanket of snow.

Wisconsin Central train 47 departs Duplainville during a Wisconsin snowstorm on January 25, 1996.

WC 6656 is shown near the turn table at Shops Yard, location of Wisconsin Central's main locomotive and car shops, in North Fond du Lac, WI. The loco came from Santa Fe, built in July 1968 as ATSF... (more)

WC SD45s 6529 and 6511 grind a stack and intermodal train up Byron Hill at Hwy. F after leaving North Fond du Lac for Chicago. This scene is now double track, part of CN's mainline through Wiscons... (more)

Railroad mergers often make strange bed fellows out of motive power. Who would have thought WC 711, a former Soo Line Alco trucked GP30 (same no.), would mate up with former Fox River Valley GP9 n... (more)

Wisconsin Central GP35M 4007 leads a GP30 and another GP35M at Spencer WI April 1989. Jim Shepard Photo from my Collection.

WC 3012 slows train 47 to a stop at the north end of Duplainville siding where it will pick up WC1555 and a string of cars to take to North Fond du Lac. Its Friday afternoon and no. 1555 has spent... (more)

WC 6621 leads a southbound freight across the Fox River on the former Fox River Valley (C&NW) mainline through Oshkosh. Acquiring the FRV gave WC the ability to shut down street running on their f... (more)

WC no. 1, the Francis J. Weiner wears a one of a kind color scheme in the newer dulux gold and maroon. The oldest loco on the WC roster, this was built as NYC 683 in Dec. 1941. It became CR 8480,... (more)

WC 1556 is X-SP 2652, an SW1500 built in June 1972. It awaits work while older WC 1233 and 1237 pair up to switch a train at Shops Yard, North Fond du Lac. They are rollling past the yard office a... (more)