Mike Nelson captured this manifest made-up in the yard and about to leave south Janesville on the Harvard sub.

The Circus Parade equipment makes a move cross-state from the HQ in Baraboo to Milwaukee. The train is paused in the fog at Lodi, where the antique flats with their historic cargo will be inspect... (more)

Tonnage moves past the old order board at the J'ville depot, including a rack of fresh Chevy vans from the nearby GM plant. Perhaps they inspired recording artist Sammy Johns 6 years later to sin... (more)

The "ridge runner" has 1 load and 18 empties, lead by a bicentennial CNW geep, and seen crossing a wooden bridge headed west near Verona, WI. The ridge runner is a bike path today.

A CNW train heads north on the line to Fond du Lac from Janesville, near Milton Jct. This line was CNW's earliest trackage in WI., it is not a through-route anymore. What remains is the Clyman s... (more)

Eastbound, emerging from Tunnel 1 on the way to St. Louis with 3 motors and 54 cars, the Missouri Rock is the photographic quest of the Nelsons on this particular weekend. Mission accomplished.

A trio of GP30s has the "Chief" in tow under the dropping semaphore, headed past 5-points in downtown Janesville. Of the 59 cars behind the power are 19 TOFC and 14 racks. The roofline of the str... (more)

483's train is made up and inspected before departing South Janesville for the Twin Cities. Today's power is #837 with sisters 810 & 823, pulling 27 cars, loads that included motor-carrier brand ... (more)

The "ridge runner", with 18 cars, makes a run west of Madison, seen passing the Mt. Horeb depot. This was CNW's line from Madison to the narrow-guage network in SW Wisconsin that tapped lead mine... (more)

The Fast Mail, with 3 engines and 21 cars, pauses at Milwaukee in front of Mike Nelson's camera before heading west into the Wisconsin night.

As seen from the CNW mainline perspective and looking north, #599 pulls up to the CNW main. Later, a #483 train will forward those freshly minted GM pickups seen on the left to the Twin Cities.

Getting a friendly wave from the hogger, the Nelsons capture a westbound at Rolla with a new GP38-2 leading 4 motors and 56 cars. Frisco had friendly employees.

There's plenty of muscle here and it has the grime to prove it. Soon it will be put to use climbing up the hill out of the Rock River valley headed west on a fine Spring morning, as seen from the... (more)

With 2 engines and 74 cars, this manifest departs on the Harvard sub.

CNW executive train makes a move past the tower at Wyeville. Assisting the 400 is 401-410-403 with 4 cars.