One of the 2 remaining CNW units on the Union Pacific Locomotive Roster makes a rare appearance in the KC Metro Area heading UP Train MDMFW 29 out of Des Moines, IA on the Spine Line.
Since last year, the CNW twins have been in storage at the Illinois Railway Museum and spend their days around the museum grounds. Here, they slumber away on a mainly clear night.
What would be the last train CNW 8701 led before being handed over to the IRM, 8701 leads the MDMFW past Sheffield on the Coffeyville sub spewing smoke to the west as they highball toward Parsons.... (more)
What would be the last train CNW 8701 led before being handed over to the IRM, 8701 leads the MDMFW past Leeds on the Coffeyville sub. The old Rock Island line can been seen on the bridge in the b... (more)