Note "Pink Lady" ballast from a local quarry. A Roger Puta Photograph
A Roger Puta Photograph
Photographers flocked to the UP of Michigan to see CNW's fleet of Alco C628's haul ore trains between Marquette and Escanaba. The fleet of EMD's that followed may not have been as photogenic, but ... (more)
A classic CNW consist waits to attach to a freight at Altoona, WI in June 1979. CNW 968 is on of CNW's unique SD45s featuring the gong bell, applied a bit crooked, and no dynamic brakes. The 818 i... (more)
Looking more like a modeler's workbench than a railroad, CNW chop-nose fabricated windshield/head light panels are stored outside their Oelwein diesel shop awaiting installation on one of their GP... (more)
The Milwaukee skyline makes a fine backdrop as CNW 4402 prepares to do some switching south of downtown. Once host to countless passenger trains (including several 400's) and a bustling freight bu... (more)
CNW 4480 is in the process of being kitbashed from CNW 1659, a May 1953 GP7 into a chopped nose GP7R, at Oelwein, IA. Oelwein was the Chicago Great Western's main locomotive shop, acquired by CNW ... (more)
A St. Paul-Kansas City freight rolls by the Rock Island (and CGW) depot in Waterloo, IA behind a pair of Geeps and two F7Bs. CNW 4351 was originally Quebec North Shore and Labrador 121, and 1953 e... (more)
C&NW 929, the ex-Chicago Great Western 409 heads through Kansas City
SD45 #950 passes CNW's distinctive semaphores on an extremely foggy day in October of 1984. Pre-digital, you crossed your fingers that the exposure was correct!
CNW 4154 is switching on Jones Island in Milwaukee under the watchful eye of the E.M. Ford. The Ford is an amazing 97 years old in this shot, being built in 1898. It was finally sold for scrap in ... (more)
Afternoon rush hour has begun on the CNW at Madison St. station in Chicago, and the "scoots" are on the move, arriving from nearby California Ave. yard and lining up to load afternoon co... (more)
Soo Line #757 leads a C&NW Sheboygan coal train south near the I-43 underpass on the north side of Port Washington in May of 1989. The C&NW semaphore is a dead giveaway as to who's line this train... (more)
CNW 1753, a torpedo tubed GP9, relaxes in the late spring sun at Valley Park, MN between local/switching assignments. This Geep featured CNW's original paint scheme of the late 50s, wearing a simp... (more)
3 C&NW coal trains are waiting for crews before they can depart Bill WY. Coal trains frequently outnumbered residents here.
A "Baby" or "Junior" FM Trainmaster is at the Marinette Station while the crew goes for beans. This is the "as delivered" scheme and is rather faded by now.
The C&NW dead line at Oelwein as taken from the roof of a GP30. This unit may have had a second life on the FRVR.
The southbound Peninsula 400 makes a quick station stop at Menominee on a sunny April morning just over 49 years ago!
3 hi-hood Alco's bring a loaded ore train into the C&NW yard in Escanaba on a beautiful August day in 1984.
April 30th, 1971 marked the end of most private intercity rail service in the US. Although I was struggling to finish at Circle campus and was scheduled to work that evening I spent most of the d... (more)
The second track thru the bridge at Dunlap, IA will soon be relaid by the UP to eliminate the congestion between Missouri Valley and West Denison, IA. This intermodal train is eastbound, destined ... (more)
Butler, we have a problem..... A train bound for the C&NW's terminal in Butler, WI, is on the ground in Saint Francis near the junction of the New Line and the Old Line. The snow plow on the SD60 ... (more)
CNW 6703 leads a loaded ore train into the yard at Escanaba while an empty train waits to depart for Empire Mine.
CNW SD60 #8004 is about to duck under the Hwy 13/151 overpass just southeast of Cedar Rapid with a nice looking double stack train in tow. This was a popular location as there were old railfans ch... (more)
A rush hour train is about to cross the Milwaukee Road diamonds by Mayfair Tower.
A pair of ex-Rock Island GP7's bring the Clyman Junction way freight over an unusual low-clearance bridge in Johnson Creek. Watch your head!
CNW 8520 waits for a passing BN coal train at Bill, WY in May of 1990. The threatening skies in the background would later bring hail, several tornadoes, and 6" of rain to the area. Multiple... (more)
Westbound on the Overland Route at Schuyler, NE.
