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

While they were still assigned to the BEBE.

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)

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

UP 9089 (patched CNW 8577) and CNW 8701 sit ready to pull this auto train to Proviso on this muggy night.