CNW 964 is ready for a crew change at CNW's Butler Yard in March of 1988. Once a busy terminal with trains to Green Bay, the Twin Cities, and the Twin Ports (plus numerous locals and extras), only... (more)
The CN&W use their Oelwein Shops til May 31, 1994. The line from Oelwein from Marshalltown was severed in 1987-88 due to the construction of the highway thru Waterloo. The CNW then used the IANR t... (more)
CNW 8528 basks in some late evening light as it brings a loaded coal train past MP 107 (East Walker, WY.) on the joint CNW/BN coal line in May 0f 1991.
CNW 4467 brings the Eden Turn thru West Bend, WI in March of 1988. The train is on the CNW Air Line. The FRVR would acquire this line later in the year. The WC took over in 1993 and abandoned the ... (more)
When Chicago & North Western placed their order for C44-9W's. They decided to save a little money by ordering them without air conditioning. So soon as the temperatures got warm in the coal Fields... (more)