A westbound Chicago & North Western freight approaches the Marcy Road grade crossing in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, in January 1984. The train is powered by a trio of former Conrail GP40s now pain... (more)
A late Z-train works its way east with a single BNSF GEVo on the Adams sub just outside Butler where it will turn south for Chicago.
A gate stands in the way where the old CNW double track line used to sit as an empty sand train makes its way west on the UP Adams Sub.
A late Z-train storms past Marcy Rd on the UP Adams Sub
MPRSS has just left Butler Yard for points north and west with a load of cans headed for South St. Paul
An EMD SD50/SD60 combo pulls a Chicago and North Western unit train west at Marcy Road in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin on April 6, 1990.
A Chicago and North Western freight heads westbound into the setting sun at Marcy Road in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, on September 24, 1985. On the point is SD45 No. 6500, one of C&NW’s second-h... (more)
To advertise Chicago and North Western’s fast priority piggyback trains called “Falcons,” they painted up a pair of locomotives with “Falcon Service” locos on the long hood. Only SD40-2s... (more)
Two SD70Ms lead a short MPRSS west out of Butler as the YBU65 sneaks up behind him to switch the spur hidden by the train.
An ex-Conrail Dash-8 heads the only type of intermodal traffic that is allowed west of Butler Yard on the line to Minnesota.
MPRSS makes its way past marcy siding and heads west for a meet at rock.
Just out of Butler the engineer notches the engines up and waste little time in heading west towards Adams for the next crew change.
Triple Crown's westbound roadrailer train to the Twin Cities. Spends little time making its way across Union Pacifics Adams Subdivision. The two NS motors easily have the train in hand as they hea... (more)
Freshly-patched UP 2960, ex-CNW 6811, splits the signals at Pilgrim Road.
