Wisconsin Central was a friendly railroad to be around with a camera. I frequently wandered around the engine facility, as well as locomotive and car shop at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin—or “S... (more)

A Fox River Valley Railroad freight crosses the long bridge over thin ice atop Little Lake Butte des Morts at Menasha, Wisconsin, on a cold November 18, 1989. All three of FRVR’s EMD GP30s—Nos... (more)

Chicago & Illinois Midland EMD RS1325 No. 30, along with EMD SW1200 No. 20, sit outside near the railroad’s shop at Springfield, Illinois, in February 1984. Constructed by EMD in October 1960, C... (more)

On a bright April 23, 1989 afternoon, northbound Fox River Valley Railroad PRGBA (Proviso Yard in Chicago to Green Bay) freight rolls past the stately barn of Luxerin Farms at Marblehead, just sou... (more)

The last RS1325 in revenue service, and one of two built for the Chicago & Illinois Midland, awaits its next assignment at Sanford on the Atlantic & Western. The ATW just got a "new" GP1... (more)

FRVR 815 leads a freight past the ex-CNW Neenah-Menasha, WI depot in January of 1992. FRVR had an eclectic mix of power including several ex-CNW GP30's. I grew up next to the CNW, so I enjoyed cha... (more)

A pair of Santa Fe Railway’s finest, a bit battered and bruised after repeatedly operating for thousands of miles at a time, poke their noses out of the shops in San Bernardino. Built in June 1... (more)

On August 28th, National Railway Equipment announced a consolidation plan that would close all operations at their Silvis and Dixmoor facilities in Illinois, as well as the facility in Milwaukee, ... (more)

One of the few F40C's leads a commuter train into its Bensonville stop. F40C 614 was built for the Milwaukee Road in May 1974.

My father and I took a trip to East Peoria from suburban Chicago hoping to get TP&W Alcos. We didn't have much luck Alco-wise, but my father got this shot of C424 #800 and GP35 #900 peaking out o... (more)

FRVR 815 leads a northbound freight near Granville, WI in March of 1990. This was typical road power between Butler and Green Bay for this interesting, but short lived regional.

As dusk falls over the Illinois prairie, the Toledo, Peoria & Western's westbound local freight approaches the town of Sheldon behind an RS-11/SW1500 duo.

As the greatest skyline of all stands tall in great light, Metra's two remaining F40C's sit quietly at the Western Avenue Shop in Chicago. For years, they awaited a rebuild that, at least to this ... (more)

Former CNW E8A #5029B has brought a High Iron charter from Chicago.

FRVR 815 departs Butler Yard as it starts the journey to Green Bay, WI in May of 1989. With a variety of vintage ex-CNW power, the FRVR was an under rated favorite of mine.