This train has quite the variety in the Wyoming coal fields. CNW 8596 C44-9W, CNW 5031 SD40-2, UP 6100 SD60M, and UP 9536 C41-9W.
CNW 6869 crosses Crawford Creek near Ambridge, WI in September of 1993.
Grain Empties Likely turning North at Gand Jct. Iowa
It may not be pure CNW with the UP patches, but it's as close as one can get these days out on the mainlines. The last patched CNW AC44 leads eastbound stacks by the Elburn Co-Op.
UP 6706 is the last remaining patched CNW AC4400CW out there. It's seen here in Flagg, slowly approaching Global 3. After a quick setout, it would be onward to Chicago.
Like Sands thru the hourglass..... One of the more desolate locations on CNW's ore line north of Escanaba, MI was a place called Sands. Not much more than a station sign, it was often bypassed for... (more)
Two brand new C44-9W's head a southbound coal load through Bill, Wyoming. I still shiver to recall how cold it was when I took this photo!
Spine line train crossing under the CNW mains
CNW 8014 has cut off its ore train and is running around to tie on to the opposite end in November of 1990. It will then back the train thru town and across the WC (ex-Soo Line) diamond. They will... (more)
Eastbound CNW coal train using UP S Morrill Sub was approaching Northport. Since this photo the line has had another track added.
A Union Pacific coal train with former CNW and BN power is southbound with coal just north of Bill, Wyoming.
An eastbound freight rolls into Green River behind two CNW EMD units and a Union Pacific GE.
A C&NW EMD SD60 and UP GE unit are westbound with empty coal gons as they pass beneath the new elevated crossing of Burlington Northern that is almost completed and not yet in use.
Leaser and Legacy The early days of Conrail were colorful, if nothing else. On top of all of the predecessor paint schemes that could find their way to any location on the system, ... (more)
Chicago & North Western EMD GP7 No. 4374 switches cars at C&NW’s Butler yard at Butler, Wisconsin, in August 1984. The flag pole and flowerbeds are a nice touch.
Chicago & Northwestern 4-6-0 No. 175
The boiler for Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 R-1 No. 175 seen here undergoing restoration to operation in the engine house (shared by Pere Marquette N... (more)
The frame and drive train for Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 R-1 No. 175 sits stored in the yard at the Steam Railroading Institute (Owners of Pere M... (more)
Westbound coal empty on CNW coal line near Northport NE
The bare-bones frame of the Steam Railroading Institute's next project sits outside in the yard at Owosso. Inside the shop is the boiler. The 1908 Alco Class R served in regular service for 49 yea... (more)
CNW 6843 crosses the small arched bridge over Kowald Road near Ingle, WI in January of 1989. Chasing a train on CNW's Adams Line was always a bit of a challenge as the line ran diagonally thru thi... (more)
A westbound Chicago & North Western freight waits to depart Butler yard in a Wisconsin snowstorm on December 3, 1990.
CNW 5522 is about to duck under Hwy 158 in Kenosha, WI in April of 1989. The train is on CNW's New Line. Several industries dominate the area to the right of the spur track but I don't think any o... (more)
2019 is off to a good start as UP 6706 highballs east under the old CNW coaling tower in De Kalb, IL. AC4400CW 6706 is the last patched CNW on UP's roster.
Chicago & North Western Alco C-628 No. 6709 sits at the locomotive facility at the railroad’s Escanaba Yard in the upper peninsula of Michigan on October 18, 1986. Several of the former Norfolk ... (more)
Two Chicago & North Western EMD SD40-2s and two Alco C-628s try to pull a derailed coal gon back onto the rails in a snowstorm at the railroad’s Butler Yard in Wisconsin on January 4, 1986. I’... (more)
A C&NW local sits on the main track at what's left of Chicago and North Western's yard near 40'th and D Street, just south of I-80 in Omaha. Union Pacific's Wimmer Wye now occupies the roadbed und... (more)
These two steel side rebuilt single sheath boxcars were a fixture on the south side of Fremont for many years.
A quartet of Chicago & North Western Alco C-628s sit in the yard at Escanaba, Michigan, on October 18, 1986. At this date, Nos. 6717, 6730, 6729 and 6711 don’t have much more time hauling taconi... (more)
CNW 411 leads the IRM holiday train past GM&O/Alton position signals on the museum mainline.
CNW 411 heads back towards the boarding area, passing Spaulding Tower.
