The official unveiling of CN 1776 and 2026 celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA at CN's Markham F Yard in Homewood, Illinois

The official unveiling of CN 1776 and 2026 celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA at CN's Markham F Yard in Homewood, Illinois

The official unveiling of CN 1776 and 2026 celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA at CN's Markham F Yard in Homewood, Illinois

Z194 led by the CN 1776 pores the Oil to it as it takes the light off of Three Thoroughfare and hits the Mainline for the first time in revenue service heading south for Memphis. People are taking... (more)

Officer Ascolani stands proud with his cruzer and the fresh CN 1776. The absolutely beautiful locomotive has given a massive boost in morale among the entire Canadian National work force. Every tr... (more)

Z194-91 has just arrived at Champaign yard with CN 2026 & CN 1776 while the southbound Illini zooms past them. Illini suffered a PTC issue at Homewood and had to let Z194 depart first, but it has ... (more)

A pair of IC SD70s drag the Memphis manifest north out of Champaign, seen here in Leverett, in some very dense thick fog.

On a crystal clear morning, an IC SD70 and Quadcab Dash-9 take about 80 cars south for Memphis. Seen from the air above Loda.

Painted in celebration of the 250th year since the creation of the United States of America, the hotshot Chicago to New Orleans intermodal races through Ludlow under the cover of darkness. This wa... (more)

Screamin' Eagle. After making their maiden run two days prior, CN 1776 and 2026 are making their first northbound trip back to Markham, originating in Memphis last night. To celebrate our n... (more)

Z194 Power is staged by the yard office for its maiden voyage as the CN 1776 and CN 2026 enter revenue service.

Z194 Power is staged by the yard office for its maiden voyage as the CN 1776 and CN 2026 enter revenue service.

Round two! In the early morning hours, Canadian National Railway Company 1776 & 2026 head north past the classic elevator at Hayes on train Z195. This was quite a nail-biter, as storms were rol... (more)

On their maiden voyage since being painted, CN 1776 & 2026 lead train Z194 south past the beautiful Illinois Central station at Mattoon, IL. These two locomotives were painted to commemorate th... (more)

The CN 1776 undergoes final inspection and gets outfitted with the supplies to enter revenue service.