A Chicago Great Western F7 is the centerpiece of a small railroad museum in Oelwein, IA. Once in The heart of CGW territory it's now at the end of the line for Iowa Northern freights delivering ca... (more)

ex-CR 5751, exx-PC 5751, nee-NYC 5751. From my collection, photographer unknown.

FP7 116A is kept company by a former Omaha/C&NW SW-1 in the display area.

A Transco SW-1 (ex-Rock Island) passes displayed CGW FP7 116-A in downtown Oelwein, Iowa.

The old "Great Western" lives on in the Hub City - Oelwein, Iowa. FP7A 116 (painted in 2000, but now badly faded) heads up a display train in front of the old CGW yard office and tower.

A hazy May day in 1986 at CNW's Oelwein Shop found a large amount of units scattered around the shop building and the yard. This Ex RDG/CR SD45 seemed to have an identity crisis, wearing its CR 61... (more)

Westbound on former Chicago Great Western

Slowly rolling thru the country side with the Wabash F's and Colombia diner train in tow, Pushing some snow in this cut drift.

Switching up their train before departing for Waterloo, The Columbia Diner train is on its way after Months if inspections and planing.

With the photo shoot over with and not likely to come out till they move to Colombia,MO. After there gone the old shops will be razed and more history of the CGW will be gone.

This came to my eye as I was shooting the Wabash F's

Central States Dinner Train bound for Columbia, MO, is parked at Oelwein waiting for shipment south. The crew got the train out for display and photos today. The train is painted in an inspired Wa... (more)

Central States Dinner Train bound for Columbia, MO, is parked at Oelwein waiting for shipment south. The crew got the train out for display and photos today. The train is painted in an inspired Wa... (more)

Central States Dinner Train bound for Columbia, MO, is parked at Oelwein waiting for shipment south. The crew got the train out for display and photos today. Here they are putting things away for ... (more)

Parked getting some wiring by the owner this day. This paint is much better then the Grand Traverse Dinner train purple rainbow paint they had!