CNW 6814 leads an eastbound freight thru Oak Creek, WI in the waning light of a beautiful November day in 1986. The train is about to go under the Ryan Road overpass on CNW's New Line.

CP 7022 leads a 346 through Truesdell, just south of here the train will cross over and pull up to the switch and shove into the siding at Aldent Mills. There is a manifest cut up front picked up ... (more)

Soo Line 744 leads a CNW coal train thru Oak Creek, WI in May of 1989. It was unusual to see a non-CNW leader on CNW's Old Line due to signal requirements south of Wisconsin. This area of Oak Cree... (more)

CNW caboose 10367 trails a southbound freight thru Oak Creek, WI in July of 1987.

CNW 8510 soaks up some late evening lights as it brings a grain train thru Oak Creek, WI. in September of 1991.

Amtrak 260 leads #8, The Empire Builder, thru Oak Creek, WI. in March of 1993. Lots of non-passenger revenue at this time.

I think I can, I think I can...... CNW 4287 leads a UP C40-8 in this unusual consist about to cross Drexel Avenue in Oak Creek on CNW's New Line. Also of note are the auto/truck frames from A.O. S... (more)

Route of the Electroliners! The North Shore (CNS&M) interurban had some neat Art Deco bridges on their line between Chicago and Milwaukee. 19 years after abandonment, the Drexel Avenue overpass in... (more)

UP's E-units didn't make a lot of trips to Wisconsin, so you did what you could to shoot them when they did make an appearance, even if it was after the sun had set. Here they are westbound at Oak... (more)

CP SD40-2's 6069 and 6067, both in the multimark "Pacman" scheme, hustle east through Oak Creek, WI. A bit further east of here, the crew would begin dumping ballast.

CNW 6858 is ready to depart the Oak Creek Power Plant with an empty coal train in March of 1989. Chessie power was common at this time and the CNW unit on the point was required for signals on the... (more)

SOO 4402 and CP 3015 are seen here at Puetz Road taking an Eastbound train down the CP C&M Sub.

FRVR 2401 is about to cross Oakwood Road in Oak Creek, WI on fine March day in 1990. The train is on CNW's New Line heading for Proviso. Although seldom photographed south of Milwaukee, the FRV tr... (more)

CNW 6834 leads a colorful consist thru Oak Creek, WI in November of 1991. The freshly painted unit is on the ex-passenger mainline, commonly known as the "Old Line". The herald on the no... (more)

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)