CNW 8538 leads an empty grain train thru St. Francis, WI in November of 1991. The train is on CNW's New Line. Much has changed at this location. The CNW is now the UP. The TMER&L bridge in the bac... (more)

A eastbound (geographic south) UP unit coal train drops downgrade through the light snow near West Antelope, WY on Sept. 20, 1995, led by CNW C40-8 No. 8538.

Being from "back east," it took me a while to learn the extremes of western weather. One such lesson was learned in mid-September of 1995 on a trip to the Powder River Basin. I really hadn't pla... (more)