'City of Bloomer' and a Golden West Service box car sit in the Northern Rail & Transload yard.

Wisconsin Northern 1501 rests for the night in Chippewa Falls.

A pair of SD45s and an SD38-2 await their next assignments at Chippewa Falls, WI on the Wisconsin Great Northern. CEFX 3117 is former SP 8888 built in April 1967. It was rebuilt to an SD40M-2 and ... (more)

The crew takes a break while ground forces clear the small yard and switches of recent snowfall. In the background is the former Chetek Feed & Farm Supply building, once served the railroad. T... (more)

Switching industries in Chetek WI

Wisconsin Northern sand train derailment just a few miles north of Bloomer, Wis along County Road SS. At this time sand is being removed from the derailed hopper cars before they are set back up. ... (more)

Nicely painted 1501 leads leased CEFX 3117 south out of Chetek on track originally owned by C&NW (Omaha).

Hooping up the tea. With true shortline charm, the engineer on L3 prepares to snare his sweet tea from a switch broom. It might not be a train order, but the classic pose is priceless.

One of the best looking paint schemes in Wisconsin. Back before the fracking sand explosion Wisconsin Northern used their pair of painted GP15-1s together to serve the few customers along their li... (more)

A Wisconsin Northern train rolls through a snow encrusted tree tunnel on its way south after switching industry in Chetek. This line is former Omaha (C&NW) and has seen a rebirth due to fracking s... (more)

Wisconsin Northern Railway builds a train of frac sand while working at New Auburn, Wisconsin the day after Christmas, 2013. Steve Smedley

Wisconsin Northern 1500 shines from a thunderstorm bath that has just passed through. The setting sun now shines through an opening bathing the power in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin along with creati... (more)

Construction is underway for the new frac sand processing plant that borders the Wisconsin Northern railroad in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The large plant that is now in operation can be seen here... (more)

Wisconsin Northern 1500 shines from a thunderstorm bath that has just passed through. The setting sun now shines through an opening bathing the power in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin along with creati... (more)

Crossing the Apple River just south of Chetek on a former C&NW mainline. I had hoped for the two MN&S-painted units but this leased geep was added.