Chicago & North Western EMD GP7 No. 4374 switches cars at C&NW’s Butler yard at Butler, Wisconsin, in August 1984. The flag pole and flowerbeds are a nice touch.

A westbound Chicago & North Western freight waits to depart Butler yard in a Wisconsin snowstorm on December 3, 1990.

Two Chicago & North Western EMD SD40-2s and two Alco C-628s try to pull a derailed coal gon back onto the rails in a snowstorm at the railroad’s Butler Yard in Wisconsin on January 4, 1986. I’... (more)

Wash me! FRVR 4304 and 2 of its mates are in desperate need of a bath as they make a pick-up in CNW's Butler, WI yard in July of 1989.

A southbound Chicago & North Western freight passes under a signal bridge approaching the crew change alongside the yard at Butler, Wisconsin, in August 1984. Behind lead EMD SD40-2 No. 6815 is on... (more)

The wonders of working for the railroad in winter is when you have to get on and off icy equipment to throw a switch, only to find out that you have to clean out the points before you can do so. A... (more)

An eastbound (southbound) military train arrives at Butler yard the middle of a Wisconsin snowstorm on December 3, 1990. The train, led by EMD GP40 No. 5526, is full of equipment headed for deploy... (more)

A new crew walks over to their westbound train from the Butler yard office in the middle of a Wisconsin snowstorm on December 3, 1990. The arriving crew made a setout with PRGBA (Proviso to Green ... (more)

CMO 150 (CNW) rests in the CNW yard in Butler, WI in June of 1972. This engine is from the first body style of the Baby Trainmasters. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

CNW 1057 awaits its next assignment at the Butler (Milwaukee), WI engine house in April of 1972. These FM units were built nearby in Beloit, WI an were known for being able to pull the entire yard... (more)

A long string of locomotives is switched around the servicing tracks leading to the enginehouse at Chicago & North Western’s Butler yard at Butler, Wisconsin, in August 1984.

CNW 6704 approaches Butler Yard with train GBPRA in December of 1985. The big Alco's would occasionally depart from their usual iron ore duty in the UP of Michigan and venture to Milwaukee or Chic... (more)

Chicago & North Western EMD GP15-1 No. 4417 switches a train at Butler yard in Butler, Wisconsin, after the passing of a quick moving storm toward the end of a day in June 1984.

CNW 934 and 933 wait to depart CNW's Butler, WI yard in April of 1974. The CNW only had 7 of the units, and they only lasted 10 years on the CNW before going to Mexico. 934 was wrecked however and... (more)

CNW SD40-2 no. 6915 almost looks out of place in its own yard with all the UP power hanging around. Four years before the merger, it looks like UP already owns the operation. This unit features a ... (more)