WC, Wisconsin Central SD45's 7525-7506, with SORE-1, at Empire Junction, Michigan. October 8, 2003. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

WC, Wisconsin Central SD45's 6607-5337-6541 leads a southbound ore train on the ex-Algoma Central at Hawk Junction, Ontario. September 23, 1995. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Eastbound manifest, with SD45 6582 trailing 6652. Both units were ex ATSF.

Wisconsin Central train 49 passes WC intermodal train 219 in the yard at Waukesha, Wisconsin, on the morning of May 6, 1995. Both trains are powered by a pair of EMD SD45s, with lead locomotive in... (more)

WC 6624 leads UP/SP power on an all rail ore train headed from the Missabe Iron Range in Minnesota to Geneva, UT.The train is just south of Waukesha, WI about to cross Pebble Brook & Hwy XX near V... (more)

WC 6656 is ready to depart Shops Yard in Fond Du Lac, WI. in June of 2000. EMD's F/FP45's really looked good in this paint scheme.

Originally a N&W high hood unit this one got tasteful nose job from MRL. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Four formidable flares
Eighty cylinders worth of nice-looking EMD SD45s drum past with a southbound Wisconsin Central freight just north of Duplainville, Wisconsin, on a cold, wintery J... (more)

A quartet of Wisconsin Central EMD 20-cylinder locomotives power train 51 at Ackerville, Wisconsin, on April 16, 1997. On the lead is WC’s only FP45, No. 6652, followed by F45 No. 6656, SD45 No.... (more)

A pair of SD45's on the daily morning train stands ready to depart.

Wisconsin Central train 47 out of Milwaukee approaches Springdale Road grade crossing near Duplainville, Wisconsin, on a sunny June 6, 1991, in a Kodachrome telesmash wedgie of a trio of fairly fr... (more)

At the end of a cold December 7, 1996, day, Wisconsin Central train 47 diverges onto the connection track at Duplainville, Wisconsin, for the trip back home to North Fond du Lac. Train Nos. 46 and... (more)

Wisconsin Central train 45 works out of Ackerville, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of June 11, 1996. Powering the westbound train is a pair of EMD F45 “cowls”, Nos. 6650 and 6653, along with a ne... (more)

A Canadian National unit rock train, pulled by Wisconsin Central No. 6004, heads south out of Sussex, Wisconsin, on the morning of August 2, 2005. WC EMD SD40-2 No. 6004 is former Algoma Central R... (more)

Wisconsin Central train 51 thunders over the crossing with Wisconsin & Southern at Slinger, Wisconsin, on the afternoon of April 14, 1997. The structure on the right advertises locally-famous Stor... (more)