Here is the 8575 going south to St. Louis just before all three got put together.

2 of the last 3 CNW's ease their train through the curves on their way to Proviso.

Here is a extremely rare sight for 2006! CNW C42-8 #8575 and CNW Dash 9 #8701, both unpatched, lead MCBPR through Elmhurst making a pure CNW set! 8575 has since been patched and renumbered, 8646 a... (more)

The last three remaining genuine Chicago and Northwestern locomotives power Union Pacific's Twin Cities-Des Moines train down the Mankato Subdivision north of Ottawa, Minn., just before sunset.

You can see 1/3 of CNW's roster in this picture.

CNW 8575 slows down to meet a northbound at Glover siding as it approaches Villa Grove.

One of three remaining unpatched CNW units leads a manisfest south to St. Louis

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

Last unpatched CNW C40-8 standing.

One of Two left unpatched

One of Two left

A welcome surprise in Marion an Unpatched CNW C42-8

One of three remaining CNW's leads a train past the last operating semaphores in Chicago, a scene that may never be repeated again.

One of three remaining CNW's leads a train under the CNW signals at West Chicago. There was no UP power on this train, how nice!