Under a beautiful late summer sky SP 8115,8148 followed by DRGW 5358,5507 approach the west end of the big yard at North Fond du Lac. After a crew change and adding a pusher for the shove over Byr... (more)
A couple of nice looking SD45's rest outside the shop at North Fond du Lac.
Eye Bell? Some rouge CN employee, has proudly tattooed an IC "eye-ball" herald on the bell of the IC SD70 #1020.
Saturation- A cold November rain falls on a 3rd shift that's just getting started. Night's like these is good to be the Engineer. By dawn, this crews Switchmen will be wet to the core.
Sleep With One Eye Open- This geep had been stored in the old SOO/WC Fond du Lac roundhouse for almost a year. The problem is she's starting to loose parts, to keep the rest of the fleet running i... (more)
PPE Required- CN 2575's nose peeks thru a back door in the Fondy Roundhouse, as it awaits 1st shifts arrival. Far removed from its heyday as WC's primary shops, this quiet outpost does minimum wor... (more)
By 1995 the WC had assembled quite a group of experienced craftsmen at North Fond du Lac Diesel. Always on the look out for ways to upgrade the power on the system, WC had bought three ex CSX GP40... (more)
Last remains of WC 3015 wait to be cut up for scrap at N. Fond du Lac. This unit was trailing 3009 on a freight coming into Green Bay when they had a head on collision with SW1500 1561 on a switch... (more)
WC 3000 and CN 4705 work the south end of Shops Yard.
GTW 4634 and WC 1558 pass the namesake shops at Shops Yard.
With only 20 minutes left before running "dead," the dispatcher had to hold this train about a mile north of Shops Yard so a fresh crew could bring the train the rest of the way in.
A solo SD40-2 is plenty of power for switching today. The crew is currently building train A412, which is a Fond du Lac to Proviso manifest.
Most WC fans would feel lost when they visit FDL nowadays.....these switchers were the ONLY WC power anywhere to be found in the yard.....
CN "bought" a bunch of these engines for WC, although they were CN engines to begin with... hmm...
WC 6596 holds a rail-train on the main while former WC 1571 and half WC 1506 bask in the afternoon sun