West of Flagg, Illinois, on a cold February 13, 1994, is a westbound Chicago & North Western piggyback train led by C&NW EMD SD40-2 No. 6901, Soo Line EMD SD60 No. 6053 and C&NW EMD GP50 No. 5078.
UP 729 sits next to CNW 6901, and UP 3515 as well as a number of other CNW and UP SD40-2s at the North Platte Diesel Service facility. In the distance is a BN U33C locomotive. Photograph taken wit... (more)
CNW coal loads at St. Paul with 6901, 7006, 8032. The CNW had seeming gotten their act together by this date and it was reflected by the SD50/60 purchases and much more coal business along with be... (more)
Strangers in town will become well acquainted in a few years.
CNW business train heads east at Dixon, the executive F's replaced by standard power.
CNW business train heads east at Dixon.
