Rebuilt at C&NW Shops Oelwein, Iowa, GP9R 4532 first number 1729 acquired a chopped short hood. Clinton, Iowa, October 10, 1986. Sold to Fox River Valley Railroad on 12 January 1989. Mike Bledsoe... (more)

Chicago & North Western GE U30C 933 on Conrail, Conway, Pennsylvania. CNW U30C's (900-936)

A trio of Chicago & North Western F3A's and two GP7's at Riceville, Iowa in March 1977. Unknown photographer photo from my collection.

Chicago & North Western GP9 1759 in original paint scheme with a trio of former CGW "F"units (F3A, F7B and F3A) at Riceville, Iowa. Photo taken from my collection, no photographer name listed on ... (more)

UP 6111 wakes the little town of Cameron, WI as it brings an ore train thru town in November of 1990. The train has come down from the Twin Ports on the CNW and is on the wye to the WC (ex-SOO) so... (more)

CNW caboose 11176 brings up the rear of a westbound freight as it heads to the junction at St. Francis, in August of 1984. The bridge in the background is for the former TMER&L interurban bridge t... (more)

After the UP swallowed up the CNW and SP the consists started getting pretty wild towards the end of the 90's. An eastbound freight on the Clinton Sub is sporting alot of merger stuff as they pass... (more)

Back in 1996 the UP was about a year into the CNW acquisition. The mainline thru Iowa still seen numerous trains with CNW power at the helm. Here an eastbound APL stacker blast left handed running... (more)

CNW 6869 has left the BN mainline at Saunders WI and it heading east towards its yard in South Itasca in September of 1993.

CNW 4554 crosses the Fond Du Lac River as it departs Fond Du Lac, WI in July of 1988.

CNW 411 leads the final train of the day back to IRM, passing B&O/GM&O position lights.

A loaded coal train, led by CNW 8539, meets empties near Bill, WY in May of 1991.

Not sure if C&NW was practicing to become Norfolk Southern, but the business end of their SD45s look pretty impressive, even if the crew had to wrench their necks running this transfer at St. Paul... (more)

CNW 411 pushes her Commuter train past a UP freight and a 1970 skylark.

The CNW twins pose with some of IRM's CNW equipment for CNW Days.