AC 1753,WC 6590, WC 6619 drop downgrade at East Kinross with the combined Ladysmith/Tilden ore loads. The gondolas up front are out of Ladysmith and the Ex ACR ore cars on the rear are loaded with... (more)
AC 1753 leads WC 6590, 6619 and a mix of 68 loads of Ladysmith and Tilden ore east near Dafter. The AC F's while common between Sault Ste. Marie and Gladstone seldom lead trains in freight service... (more)
WC 6650, AC 1753, AC 1752 have train ESSOA rolling east near Gould City. This train hauled the ore from Ladysmith in gons and also a cut of Tilden ore for Algoma Steel.
WC 6650,590 round the big curve west of Dafter with 61 loads of pellets headed for Sault Ste. Marie.
AC 1754,WC 6590 slow for a crew change at the Highway 40 crossing in Fibre. This job was on short time departing Escanaba so the crew didn't bother turning the power before departing. It didn't wo... (more)
A rare sight in the late 90's was a FP9 leading a freight train. The ACR group of 7 A's and 2 B-units often found themselves in freight service during periods of slack passenger service on the ACR... (more)
On the WC just about anything was possible, if you waited around long enough. The ex VIA F's spent much of their spare time running in freight service between Sault, ONT. and Gladstone, MI. The we... (more)
WC 2557,6626 swing around the big curve south of Dafter with 44 loads of Tilden ore heading for the blast furnace at Algoma Steel. The GP35 was originally a CNW unit which came to the WC in the FR... (more)
WC 6650,AC 1753,1752 struggle east with 61 loads of Ladysmith and Tilden ore bound for Sault Ste. Marie. The power is pulling hard at this point and as the two FP9's went past I could smell the ho... (more)