Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: wc

Wisconsin Central 582 returns to the United States on the International Rail Bridge in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, sometime in August of 1990. The high bridge is the other, now more famous, International Bridge between the Twin Saults. I was disappointed with this photo when I got the print back; it's a little blurry, the angle's odd, and the crewman's not really visible. Like it better, now....

Same loco, same train, same bridges: Wisconsin Central 582 at Sault Ste. Marie in August, 1990. Both bridges cross the Saint Marys River to Canada, above the falls and the locks. 582 was built by GM's Electromotive Division as a "Light" SD39--a power source intended for locations with weight limits; apparently the only customer for these units was the Milwaukee Road. When the Soo Line absorbed the Milwaukee, they " blackbearded " this one, then passed it to WC when the Lake States Division was spun off. Apparently this loco and its kindern had the same numbers on all three roads. While the long railroad bridge between the Saults was an engineering marvel when it was constructed in 1887, when WC was formed it was a century old . An ideal use for this (relatively) lightweight loco. Told you before: I'm a reformed railfan. It's an addiction. Like all addictions, there's always some danger of a relapse.

Wisconsin Central 598 and Duluth, Missabe, & Iron Range 170 at Sault Ste. Marie, June, 1992. 170 is a perfectly typical Missabe SD-9, acquired by the railroad in 1959 and sold off-line in 1998. Fallen flag, falling flag. This photo was taken a few hundred yards from the Soo Locks and was the next I took after the Kinsman series; this is at Wisconsin Central's staging yard for building trains to cross the Saint Mary's River on the long railroad bridge. The DMIR's a physically compact system at the distant end of Lake Superior; this loco was a long way from Minnesota's Arrowhead region. At the time, WC was a new railway, and hadn't completed repainting the equipment it had inherited from the Soo Line--thus the box car in the background. A decade later, the Canadian National Railway has absorbed the Wisconsin Central, and is in the process of absorbing the Missabe. A sad time for Missabe's fans--a group which includes me. Sadder still for Missabe's employees in Duluth and Proctor....