CNW 1281 sits at the roundhouse in Altoona, WI waiting to have some servicing done. This rare SW600 and its sister, CNW 1280, were the only two ever purchased by a class 1 railroad, basically an S... (more)

Model railroaders in HO and N scale have had the opportunity to purchase CNW 1280 and 1281 offered by Life-Like Products. This view shows the Route of the 400 side of the hoods. These were two of ... (more)

CNW 1281 and 1280, the railroad's only SW600s idle at Eau Claire between switching duties. These were the only two of their type on CNW and were EMD's catalog replacement for the 600 hp SW1 from a... (more)

CNW 1281 one of two SW600s on the CNW (the other, 1280 also served Eau Claire) does some switching outside the Uniroyal tire factory at Eau Claire tower. The shot taken from the tower shows No. 12... (more)