CNW 8646 and UP 1995 sit on the point of their train waiting for their trip to Proviso and back.

The CNW hold-out 8646 and heritage 1995 work an extra Belvidere vehicle train, seen here cooling their heels waiting for their turn to get on the triple track at W. Chicago for the ride into Provi... (more)

The last 2 CNW's take a train into the yard at Belvidere. Is it coincidence that UP has assigned these locomotives to this historic CNW trackage?

This stretch of RR saw the first telegraph-dispatched trains in 1855, saw the first sleeping car in 1858, and later became the CNW RR in 1859. On June 29 2006, the last 2 CNW locos take a manifes... (more)

A MOW work window has this nocturnal train in the afternoon sun with the last 2 CNW's. This historic stretch of track pre-dates the CNW, and was the first RR to use telegraph to dispatch trains.