CNW 821 is on Milwaukee Road tracks as it passes thru Sparta, WI at dusk in April of 1976. Bob Ferge Kodachrome from my collection.

WSOR 702 departs Adell, WI with a short freight in May of 2007.

3 FM's face a dismal future as they rest in the weeds west of Waukesha, WI. The Central Wisconsin RR Co. took over these ex-MILW tracks. Eventually, this would become the WSOR mainline, but the FM... (more)

BN 9265 zips along Hwy C near Boylston, WI with an empty ore train in May of 1992.

WSOR 4490 swaps power with 4491 and 4492 due to a locomotive malfunction in Atwater, WI in October of 1990.

CNW 936 and 917 arrive at the North Fond Du Lac, WI yard in May of 1978. The CNW only had 7 of the U-Boats, and most went to Mexico after only 10 years of service. Fran Wiener Kodachrome from my c... (more)

CNW 934 and 933 wait to depart CNW's Butler, WI yard in April of 1974. The CNW only had 7 of the units, and they only lasted 10 years on the CNW before going to Mexico. 934 was wrecked however and... (more)

WC 6654 is ready to depart Shops Yard in Fond Du Lac, WI in May of 1996. The train will shortly begin its climb up Byron Hill, a steep enough grade to frequently require helpers. Fan friendly WC w... (more)

Clyman Junction was at the crossing of CNW's Chicago-Twin Cities mainline and the Fond Du Lac-Janesville mainline. We are looking north up the line to Fond Du Lac, which is now a trail. The tower ... (more)

WSOR 4513 is about to leave Prairie Du Chien, WI in November of 2002. The ex-CNW locomotive is on ex-MILW track that has seen many improvements since this shot was taken.

BN 2963 leads a piggyback train past the Oregon, IL depot in September of 1993. How many states have a state as a city/town? I know there is an Oregon, WI, Nevada, IA, and Washington, IA just to n... (more)

Erie Mining F9 4212 passes the fire station at Taconite Harbor in September of 1987. Most of the train is still unloading ore at the facility there. Although much of the rail is still in place, it... (more)

ELS 1220 (ex-Reserve Mining) stops at the Crivitz, WI depot before it does some switching in July of 2000.

Not what it appears to be. What appears to be a CNW train led by GP30 #820, is actually a Fox River Valley train heading south on CNW's New Line in Oak Creek ,WI. Crews have not yet had time to re... (more)

CNW 8826 departs Bill, WY with yet another coal train in June of 1998.