Powered by a pair of GE C40-8 locomotives, a westbound Chicago & North Western coal empty heading back to Wyoming for reloading, slices through Illinois farm country as it approaches Agnew on Octo... (more)

A westbound Chicago and North Western coal train crosses the large bridge over the Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa, on October 9, 1994, led by GE C40-8 No. 8543.

A Chicago and North Western coal train heads west through Nelson, Illinois, on the afternoon of October 9, 1994. Two GE Dash 8-40Cs, Nos. 8543 and 8573 power the empty train of new hoppers.