The trio of unpatched CNW units arrives back in Chicago with a manifest from the Twin Cities.

Chasing The Triplets - CNW 8701, CNW 8575, CNW 8646. Regular Manifest Train from South St. Paul, MN - Proviso Yard, Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

Chasing The Triplets - CNW 8701, CNW 8575, CNW 8646. Regular Manifest Train from South St. Paul, MN - Proviso Yard, Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)

Chasing The Triplets - CNW 8701, CNW 8575, CNW 8646. Regular Manifest Train from South St. Paul, MN - Proviso Yard, Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

Chasing The Triplets - CNW 8701, CNW 8575, CNW 8646. Regular Manifest Train from South St. Paul, MN - Proviso Yard, Chicago, IL. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)

One of two unpatched CNW Dash9s leads a nice consis including a patched CNW C40-8 through Lombard with the moon providing an interesting bit of scenery.

The next day we still find the three CNW GE's in Iowa. Here they are racing towards Missouri Valley.

After dropping the two UP SD40-2's at Global III, CNW 8701, 8681 & 8646 head west on a crisp clear evening.

CNW 8701 West crosses the BN diamonds on the approach to Global III.

CNW 8701 gets rolling once again after stopping at MP 46. Here is the head on off the overpass on Route 38. 300mm zoom

CNW 8701, 8681 & 8646 united once again for a trip across the country.

2 unpatched CNW units lead a train into Portola, CA bound for Oakland. Nikon D100 18-70mm.

KAPOA 14 heads West with 3 unpatched CNW units.

2 unpatched CNW Dash 9's lead an intermodal train through an unknown location, almost missed catching the train at the spot by a couple of minutes. Nikon D70 70-200mm. www.bayarearailroading.com

2 unpatched CNW Dash 9's lead an intermodal train into Portola for crew change, the sun went down 10 minutes after I took this photograph. Nikon D70 24-120mm. www.bayarearailroading.com