CNW 6901 leads an intermodal outfit departing Fremont in the summer of '96. Trains running through between the CNW and UP-North Platte had to be led by units that were dual-equipped with CNW ATC a... (more)

Crossing Pine Avenue in Milwaukee in Jan of 1984. This bridge would be set on fire by vandals and eventually replaced.

The original GP7. CNW 1518, the original GP7, has been restored to its hi-hood status and is on display in Council Bluffs for the CNWHS convention being held there in 1987.

CNW 4400 heads south with the Cornell wayfreight at Lake Hallie, north of Eau Claire, WI on the CNW's mainline from Eau Claire to Superior, WI. The train operated between Altoona and Cornell via C... (more)

East of Eden. CNW 4467 is powering the local thru Eden, Wisconsin in March of 1988. No longer a thru route, the line ends in Eden and house fill the picture today.

Since last year, the CNW twins have been in storage at the Illinois Railway Museum and spend their days around the museum grounds. Here, they slumber away on a mainly clear night.

CNW 6818 backs onto the interchange track while the GBW Alcos do some switching of their own in Merrilan, WI.

Union Pacific's Denver to Salt Lake City manifest freight overtakes a Utah Railway coal train at Soldier Summit on Oct. 2, 1999.

Location please! CNW's dumper job works the ore yard on a beautiful evening in May of 1986. Only 2 units were needed for this job instead of the usual 3 units on the trains to the mines.

In the winter of 1985/86, the CNW KK River bridge in Milwaukee broke/froze so the CNW had to detour over the MILW/SOO to get to the industries north of the river. Here we see 2 Geeps passing thru ... (more)

CNW 411 poses during Diesel Days at IRM in July of 2009. We should be thankful places like this exist to preserve a piece of history.

CNW's SD18 were among my favorite locomotives, purchased late in their careers. Here, 6627 (ex-Sou 6309). has a coal train in tow as it rolls along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi.

A trio of C&NW Geeps brings the transfer run from Jones Island past St. Francis Tower. The tower used to govern the junction of the passenger line and the freight by-pass in Milwaukee. Today, the ... (more)

CNW 8042 and mate suffered a derailment in St. Francis in June of 1992. At least they stopped short of the signal! Good thing that sprung rail didn't cause any more damage.

CNW 6703 crosses the Escanaba River and the E&LS on an ancient bridge near its final destination of Escanaba. The bridge was once a scenic highlight of this line but has been recently replaced. An... (more)