Lake States (nee Soo Line) #709 waits for a inbound freight to clear before it can begin it's journey from North Fond Du Lac to points north in April of 1987. Although short-lived, Lake States fea... (more)

Down to metal
Wisconsin Central EMD SD45 No. 6554 is sandblasted down to bare metal before being painted in WC’s classy maroon and gold paint scheme at Shops Yard in North Fond du Lac... (more)

Bandits
After a bankruptcy and long wait for a savior through merger, Milwaukee Road’s physical plant was not the best. This included the weathered paint on its locomotives. New owner ... (more)

Weather was abysmal, but the at least the subject is rare and worthy. Green Bay & Western Alco RS3 (RS3u) No. 308 leads three Fox River Valley Railroad Geeps on a northbound freight departing Nort... (more)

It appears that winterization hatch is needed as the old beast drills some freight cars. Photo by unknown. From my collection.

WC GP40 3017 mates up with a pair of SD45s about to tie onto a southbound freight at Shops Yard in North Fond Du Lac, WI. WC was a great railroad for watching vintage EMDs in action. The GP40s wer... (more)

WC SW1500s nos. 1555 & 1553 pair up for heavy switching duties at Shops Yard in North Fond Du Lac, WI. A southbound freight prepares to leave the yard with a colorful consist led by former BN SD45... (more)

WC SW1500 no. 1553, a former Southern Pacific loco, is parked at Shops Yard for some servicing. This switcher was a common sight at North Fond Du Lac as well as Waukesha during the time I lived in... (more)

The dark, cavernous hall of Wisconsin Central’s car shop at Shops Yard in North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on a quiet Saturday of October 8, 1994. Looks like a boxcar and a bulkhead flat are among ... (more)

A freshly-painted Wisconsin Central boxcar gets finishing touches inside the car shop at the railroad’s Shop Yard complex at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on October 8, 1994. Two painters on sca... (more)

Shining in the afternoon sun
A Wisconsin Central trackmobile has tugged newly-painted boxcar No. 47675 out onto the transfer table between shop buildings at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin,... (more)

AC 1753 is parked at the Shops Yard engine facilities at Wisconsin Central's North Fond Du Lac yards. The unit began life in January 1957 as CN 6514, a GMD built FP9A. It came back under CN owners... (more)

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)

WC 1236 & 1231 are paired up for heavy yard switching at Wisconsin Central's North Fond Du Lac Yard. This yard was the largest on the WC and classified trains coming from throughout their system f... (more)

A diminutive Wisconsin Central shop switcher waits for the next move, which is likely moving WC EMD SD45 No. 6554, after it is thoroughly sandblasted down to bare metal before being painted in WCâ... (more)