Only two CNW units left on the UP roster. Taken with permission.

This was worth fighting the mosquitoes for this night during the 2010 Diesel Days night photo shoot of the CNW.

After completing their crew change at Clinton, the westbound M-PRCB charges out of town with the C&NW 8701 in the lead. The large ADM mill along the river in this industrial town dominates the bac... (more)

CNW 8701 and UP 1995 on display at the 2010 IRM Diesel Days.

A pair of C&NW original paint units pose in front of the diesel house.

Night photo shoot with the CNW at the IRM during the 2010 editon of the Diesel Days.

CNW 8701 rests in short term storage with it's exhaust stack capped on a cold winter day.

After 15 years of service, CNW 8701 & 8646 continue to work together on the West Chicago - Proviso - West Chicago local. Normally this train runs during the night or real early in the morning, but... (more)

Posing by the signals at IRM.

The two remaining CNW units on the UP roster sit out with UP 1995. In the distance, we can see CNW F7 411 and what I am told is the only operating Chinese red CB&Q engine left anywhere.

After 15 years of service, the last two CNWs are looking better then ever as they get ready to run West Chicago - Proviso - West Chicago way freight under the cover of darkness. I would like to gi... (more)

The the last pair of Northwestern units sit on the marshalling tracks at Proviso.

Lightning races across the sky as the sound of thunder fills the air. The rain is coming down in sheets as I get soaked to the bone. A westbound has just rolled into Altoona and the EOTD can still... (more)

With a dozen or so railfans on hand this gorgeous April afternoon, two CNW dash nines are nearing the end of their climb out of the Smoke Creek Desert as they approach Sand Pass siding.

Haze of Glory! Back durning the early years of the UP-SP merger, you never knew what was going to show up. When I heard a CNW "Stripe" was on the lead, I thought it would be neat to show it far fr... (more)