Where it all began.... This sign in front of the carferry terminal in Kewaunee, WI says it all. GB&W Alco's used to load and unload carferries here. Little remains today as this area is all houses... (more)
RS11 #309 and RS27 #310 lead GBW train #4 as it arrives in Kewaunee, Wisconsin with cars for the ferry to the Ann Arbor on a foggy August 19, 1979 morning. R.T. Steinbrenner Photo
GBW 321 departs Kewaunee, WI. with a boat train in October of 1988. The train is heading back to Green Bay on a beautiful Fall afternoon. Alas, the line and the Alco's no longer go to Kewaunee.
GB&W Alco RS-11 #309 switches Ann Arbor's carferry Arthur Atkinson in Kewaunee, WI in May of 1973. The City of Milwaukee is also in town in this Russ Porter Kodachrome from my collection.
GBW 308 (an Alco RS-3 rebuilt as a RS-3m or RS-20) arrives at Kewaunee, WI on a relatively snow free day in January of 1980. Known as the Boat Train, the Alco's will soon be switching the yard and... (more)
GBW caboose #14 waits for the crew to finish switching the car ferry in Kewaunee, WI before heading back to Green Bay in October of 1986. The unused ferry Arthur Atkinson rests in the background.
Both ferries are in as GBW 309 goes about it's chores switching the boat train in Kewaunee, WI in May of 1973. Russ Porter original from my collection.
A crewman rides GBW 322 as the get ready to switch the carferry in Kewaunee, WI in May of 1988. The mothballed Arthur Atkinson is docked in the background.
GBW 320 is switching the City of Midland carferry under the watchful eye of the idled Arthur Atkinson in October of 1988.
GBW 322 has a healthy boat train in tow as it approaches the yard in Kewaunee. Soon they will be switching the carferry and then they will start their journey back to Green Bay.
GBW #320 switches the boat train in Kewaunee while the ferry Arthur Atkinson awaits an uncertain fate. Sadly, this area is all condos now.
GBW 323 leads a short Boat Train into Kewaunee, WI on a nice Fall day in 1986. Hardly a trace of this line remains today.
Green Bay & Western RS11 #309 is nearing its final destination of Kewaunee with a Boat Train in December of 1987. She will soon be switching cars off the carferry at the dock.
Eastbound passenger special from Green Bay en route to the end of the line in Kewaunee. Exact date unknown, but my guess would be September.
Westbound passenger special leaving Kewaunee en route to Green Bay. Exact date unknown, but my guess would be September.