Westbound PRCB creeps west while others work away bailing hay west of Ogden, IA.

The last two Chicago Northwestern Dash-9's lead train PRCL toward Nelson under a 10 MPH speed restriction on a sunny and windy October day!

The last two Chicago Northwestern Dash-9's lead train PRCL through downtown Sterling on a windy October day.

The last two Chicago Northwestern Dash-9's lead train PRCL through Dixon on a warm and windy October day!

The last two CNW units on UP's roster sit in Belvidere waiting for their next train.

CNW 8646 hides out in the dark at UP's yard in Belvidere, Illinois.

One of the last units in Northwestern paint leads the Heritage C&NW unit over former CStPM&O trackage.

When the air conditioner on the C&NW heritage unit broke, C&NW 8646 was put in the lead. Which one is the "real" heritage unit?

Back to back for the BEBE...

Don't know how many days she has left in these colors... Green & yellow on top, & bottom of pic.

The last 2 CNW's take a train into the yard at Belvidere. Is it coincidence that UP has assigned these locomotives to this historic CNW trackage?

This stretch of RR saw the first telegraph-dispatched trains in 1855, saw the first sleeping car in 1858, and later became the CNW RR in 1859. On June 29 2006, the last 2 CNW locos take a manifes... (more)

A MOW work window has this nocturnal train in the afternoon sun with the last 2 CNW's. This historic stretch of track pre-dates the CNW, and was the first RR to use telegraph to dispatch trains.

The remaining CNW fleet (8701-8646) is shown here at the Belvidere Yard awaiting its departure to Proviso.

One of the last two CNWs... CNW 8646 leads QNPCH through Bellwood