Chicago & North Western F7A 412 leads a westbound commuter through fog and haze in 1979.

On a fine spring day, the daily freight on the Chicago & North Western's Waukesha-Madison branch makes its leisurely way west through Wales, WI, behind a chop-nose GP7 and a GP9.

CNW 4526 mates up with F7Bs and another Geep at Oelwein, IA next to the locomotive shops between runs.

This view at Woodbine shows the 7023 & 8033 on another empty coal train. SD50/60's and Dash 8's were the state of the art power on these trains for some 8 years until the first Dash 9's and C44AC'... (more)

Merriam depot was located at a diamond and junction between the former Minneapolis & St. Louis and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, both of which were absorbed into CNW by 1960. In spring 1... (more)

CNW 8701 and CNW 8646 rolls by going north on the Harbor as they continue their trip to Proviso Yard.

Heading west on the Adams Line out of Butler, a Chicago & North Western freight powered by EMD SD40-2 Nos. 6905 and 6865 bend through a gentle curve at North Lake, Wisconsin, on April 15, 1990.

CNW 4144 is ready to depart Sheboygan, WI with a Plymouth Turn in July of 1985. The train will back down to the Sheboygan River and then head west to Kohler, Sheboygan Falls, and Plymouth. The ree... (more)

Wig wags on the FRVR
A Fox River Valley Railroad freight, led by Chicago & North Western SD40-2 No. 6852 and Soo Line SD40 No. 741, heads northbound passing the wig wags guarding the Co... (more)

CNW 621, nicely repainted in the current (at the time) yellow and green scheme shows itself off in the snow at Altoona, WI yard. A careful look reveals "CGW" sub-letters under the number... (more)

An aging E7A, number unknown, idles next to a bi-level 400 at Green Bay. Painted in its final scheme it is aimed southward for Milwaukee. I have no idea what train this might have been assigned to... (more)

CNW F7A no. 4087A is at the platform at Green Bay waiting to load its bi-level train for Milwaukee and Chicago. By 1969 the majority of remaining Fs and Es used a simple ball and bar logo on the n... (more)

A northbound Chicago & North Western ore train powered by a trio of Alco C-628s, arrives at Partridge, Michigan, on October 25, 1986. The weather was not good, but we didn’t have much time left ... (more)

CNW 6858 is ready to depart the Oak Creek Power Plant with an empty coal train in March of 1989. Chessie power was common at this time and the CNW unit on the point was required for signals on the... (more)

With light snow falling, Santa prepares to board the Happy Holiday Railway. The Chicago and North Western 6847 (EMD SD40-2) is set up as a photo opportunity on the side.