CNW "Wyoming Centennial Unit" 8542 crosses Lightning Creek south of Bill, WY in May of 1991.

CNW SD40-2 6842 is sporting fresh paint as it gets ready to depart Itasca Yard in Superior, WI in October of 1993. These units looked good with the herald on the nose.

CNW 4467 leads the Eden Turn as it approaches Kewaskum, WI in March of 1988. The CNW is gone, as is this line, now a trail.

At the end of single track CTC at West Denison, train NPCSV is flagging thru the interlocking as it meets PPECX.

A lonely CNW ore car sits in the Escanaba, MI yard in August of 1984. If only this car could talk.....

One of the two remaining CNW-painted units on Union Pacific leads an eastbound Global transfer job through some of the last standing CNW-style signals left on the ex-Chicago Northwestern mainline.

Chicago Northwestern 8712, 8698, 8718 pull there way through the unique landscape of the powder river basin.

CNW 411 has a faux commuter train in tow at the Illinois RR Museum in October of 2009.

CNW 6835 bring a loaded ore train thru Little Lake, MI in May of 1988. The Mining Journal paper box gives a hint as to what industries are in the U.P. of Michigan. Unfortunately, the closing of Th... (more)

CNW 4705 switches cars near Hoffman Avenue in the waning light of a beautiful day in October of 1992.

I will never forget my first visit to the Wyoming coal fields. Getting to see the Chicago Northwestern in all it's glory was truly amazing. This image is a sight I will never forget, pulling into ... (more)

CNW 6818 passes the Merrillan, WI depot in May of 1992 while a trio of GBW Alco's do some switching in the background.

Headlights illuminate the overpass over I-72 just west of Springfield that used to carry the now abandoned CNW SI Line over the highway. Despite being in decent shape and hosting several trains a... (more)

The CNW twins, back from 16 months of storage at the Illinois Railway Museum, lead IG2G2 east into Elburn.

CNW 4368 ducks under the signal bridge at St. Francis, WI in August of 1984. The train is returning from downtown Milwaukee and Jones Island and is on CNW's old passenger mainline. This scene look... (more)