Wisconsin Central SD45 7505 is the former WC 6505, originally BN 6505. (Schiller Park, Illinois - September 20, 1997)

On September 27th, 1997, a Wisconsin Central (ex-AC) SD40-2 crosses over the Saint Marys River into Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Original Slide. J.M. Seidl Photo. Sam Foster Collection.

WC's train from Ashland to Stevens Point rolls through Phillips, WI and by the Georgia-Pacific hardboard plant with two GP40's and a GP35.

A Wisconsin Central extra west, led by EMD SD45 No. 6589 still painted in Burlington Northern Cascade green colors, is pounding through the grade crossing at Weyer Road north of Duplainville, Wisc... (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. The next day on January 27, 1996, Wisconsin Central trai... (more)

The area around 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. The next day, on January 27, 1996, Wisco... (more)

Waitin’ at the switch
Wisconsin Central’s westbound PRANA freight, led by EMD F45 No. 6651, switches at Black Wolf, Wisconsin, as the man on the ground tries to stay warm at the junc... (more)

WC 6630 leads a northbound freight through Rugby Jct. en route to North Fond Du Lac and Shops Yard. Rugby Jct. was an interchange point with Wisconsin & Southern. This location is now part of CN's... (more)

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)

Wisconsin Central freight LO35, powered by two Algoma Central EMD FP9s and a WC EMD SDL39, crosses the Manistique River at Manistique, Michigan, on January 18, 1997. The two F units are helping ou... (more)