CNW 1385 departs the Butler, WI yard with a trainload of passengers attending Butler RR days in June of 1984. The steam engine is slowly being rebuilt and will hopefully see action again.
CNW 8005 crosses the swollen Cedar River in August of 1993. Once a gauntlet bridge, it is single track in this photo. Once a bottleneck for traffic, the bridge has since been double tracked.
On a frosty Wisconsin morning, a tired looking CNW SD40-2 departs with Pleasant Prairie hopper empties which will head west to the Powder River Basin for another coal load.
It may be a dreary day in February of 1988, but you tend to ignore that when CNW 6000 is your prey. It's the one and only SD-CAT on the roster, a SD45 rebuilt with a Caterpillar prime mover. CNW 6... (more)
CNW 954 enjoys the company of a GP7 and former Southern Ry. SD24 at Altoona, WI as it gets a servicing stop at the engine facility. the sand tower and fueling are behind the unit, and the roundhou... (more)
These handsome CNW SD38-2s were among my favorite motive power on the railroad. Trouble was they were specifically ordered for hump and transfer duties in Chicago, so did not normally ventured ver... (more)
CNW's Malone depot is part of the Co-op in Malone, WI in June of 1992. Originally built by the Sheboygan and Fond Du Lac RR, it later became part of the CNW. The line here was abandoned in the 195... (more)
A Chicago and North Western coal train has just finished loading at Antelope Mine, with the loading crew heading out in a van, while another C&NW coal train rumbles by on the main line at Converse... (more)
CNW 4246 was built in July 1961 as New York Central 8034, and became Conrail 2034 in 1976. By 1980 CNW had acquired 10 former Conrail RS-32s. This photo was taken at Huron, SD, but by the mid-1980... (more)
Lots of history in one photo...The last Chicago and NorthWestern painted SD40-2 pulls a string of cabooses consisting of CB&Q, CGW, MILW, and UP. Also the old EJ&E spaulding tower that at one poin... (more)
CNW 5515 brings a freight past the CNW depot in Oak Creek, WI in February of 1991. The train is on CNW's Old Line, which was the passenger mainline between Chicago and Milwaukee.
The southbound Swift RoadRailer is led by a CNW Dash 9 in spring 1999. After UP acquired SP, CNW power was common on Shasta Route intermodal trains.
CNW 6805 splits the semaphores near Knapp, WI in March of 1990. I wish I could have cut the pole down!
For alittle while in early 2000's the UP went thru an era where they were using alot of small 4 axle units on the branchlines in Iowa. Eagle Grove was the hideout for UP B23-7's, SP B23-7's, and C... (more)
One of the 2 remaining CNW units on the Union Pacific Locomotive Roster makes a rare appearance in the KC Metro Area heading UP Train MDMFW 29 out of Des Moines, IA on the Spine Line.
Here t... (more)
CNW 883 leads an SD45 and CR SD40-2 south on train 406 out of Spooner towards Altoona, WI. It's a beautiful fall day and the SD40 represents one of the early CNW orders which did not have the trad... (more)
It looks like the CNW but it's actually the FRVR. CNW 5529 leads a FRVR train past the wig-wags on Hwy NN near West Bend, WI in January of 1989.
CNW caboose #10907 and a mate bring up the rear of a westbound freight passing thru Sussex, WI in December of 1984.
CNW 8029 has limestone loads on the head end as it leads an otherwise empty ore train across the Escanaba River in July of 1990. The CNW is gone, the bridge has been replaced, and the ore business... (more)
CNW 205 was built in March 1948 as Chicago Great Western 108C. Merged into CNW in July 1968, the F had an elongated life as traffic growth kept CNW scrambling during the 1970s. This view was taken... (more)
CNW Alco S2 no. 1098 is parked at the CNW passenger station in Green Bay. The unit was used to switch passenger cars around as needed, handling the remaining CNW passenger service into and through... (more)
CNW 4130 is providing protection for a hospital train heading into Butler, WI in April 1985. The cars were in a derailment in Mequon, WI.
CNW GP7 1573 and a pair of newer SDs get some sand at the Altoona roundhouse area at Altoona, WI on a chilly January 1970 afternoon.
CNW 846 sure has seen better days. For years the 846's cab has sat on this locomotive body along with the cab of Midsouth 7010, tucked in the back of NRE's yard, but during the past few days NRE d... (more)
CNW 846 has seen better days, along with neighboring cab Midsouth 7010. For years these cabs have sat on this locomotive body tucked in the back of NRE's yard, but in the past few days NRE decided... (more)
A crew has a conversation at Chicago & North Western’s yard in Boone, Iowa, on April 16, 1995. In a little over a week, Union Pacific will officially merge the C&NW into its system, a possible a... (more)
A southbound sits in the siding at Sheffield after bucking drifts out of Mason City. Sheffield is the 1st siding out of Mason City on the UP Spineline. This is the ex-Rock Island route from St. Pa... (more)
A Roger Puta Photograph
Coal trains meet in Council Bluffs, IA in May of 1987. CNW 8033 and another unit will be pulled off the train here and the coal train will continue with 2 units.
A colorful combination of CNW SD40s are parked at the sand tower near the Altoona, WI roundhouse for servicing between assignments. SD40 891 is in its as delivered scheme, part of the first order ... (more)
