Wisconsin Central made SW1500(RS) switch engines an important component of their locomotive fleet after their Oct. 11, 1987 start up. Some came from SP origin, some from NS. Here the 1561 and 1556... (more)
WC 1561 and 1562 kick cars past the Fond Du Lac yard tower.
CN/IC switcher
WC 1561 at Stevens Point Yard. This is the engine that was shoved up inside a boxcar during a derailment in 1996 in Green Bay, WI.
An OK (brand) family admiring the WC 1561. New mural on Okray Family Farms warehouse
WC 1561 rests at the east end of the "B yard" in Stevens Point.
WC 1561 faces of with another yard engine.
