Not the CNW? Fox River Valley 4508 skirts the shore of Lake Winnebago as it leads a freight thru Oshkosh, WI in January of 1993. The classic CNW semaphore was used as the approach to the Fox River... (more)

FRVR leads a train back to Appleton after switching the Fox River valley in December of 1992. This ex-CNW line generated a lot of business from al the paper mills in the area.

FRVR 4504 departs Fond Du Lac, WI. with a southbound freight in July of 1989. This portion of the ex-CNW Airline was still a thru route in FRVR days, but has since been cut back to Eden, WI.

FRVR 4508 approaches the yard in Fond Du Lac, WI in January of 1993. Overshadowed by its' more glamorous neighbor, the Wisconsin Central, the FRVR was a favorite of mine and other C&NW fans.

FRVR 4151 leads a 5 unit consist thru Van Dyne, WI. in February of 1990. 2 CNW units trail after being used on the CNW owned track north of Green Bay. The FRVR units will likely be removed once th... (more)

A Fox River Valley Railroad freight crosses the long bridge over thin ice atop Little Lake Butte des Morts at Menasha, Wisconsin, on a cold November 18, 1989. All three of FRVR’s EMD GP30s—Nos... (more)

FRVR 4502 leads a northbound freight across Morris Street in Fond du Lac, WI in July of 1989. Wig-Wags were plentiful on what was once C&NW's Air Line. Although a potion of this line still exists ... (more)

FRV 2401 holds the main while awaiting a crew change at CNW's Butler, WI yard in August of 1991. Only a handful of units were painted in FRV colors as this unremarked shortline, which operated the... (more)

On a bright April 23, 1989 afternoon, northbound Fox River Valley Railroad PRGBA (Proviso Yard in Chicago to Green Bay) freight rolls past the stately barn of Luxerin Farms at Marblehead, just sou... (more)

A northbound Fox River Valley Railroad freight passes over the Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, on March 25, 1990. The train has FRVR’s two former CB&Q/BN EMD SD24s and the lone form... (more)

Approaching Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, is a northbound Fox River Valley freight on May 13, 1990, powered by a trio of FRVR six-axle locomotives—former CB&Q/Burlington Northern EMD SD24 No. 2402, fo... (more)

A northbound Fox River Valley Railroad freight passes a Wisconsin dairy farm south of Eden on August 30, 1992. The train is powered by the road’s pair of EMD SD24s bracketing an EMD SD35, along ... (more)

FRVR 815 leads a freight past the ex-CNW Neenah-Menasha, WI depot in January of 1992. FRVR had an eclectic mix of power including several ex-CNW GP30's. I grew up next to the CNW, so I enjoyed cha... (more)

A scruffy-looking former CNW Geep leads a Fox River Valley freight as it descends the hill at Granville. Tom Kidd photo.

A pair of high hood SD24s bracket an Alco as a Fox River Valley Railroad train passes through Granville. Tom Kidd photo.