A westbound crosses the BNSF diamonds at Rochelle, IL.

Chicago and Northwestern GP7 4432 approaching Bridge Yard in downtown Duluth July 1983. Unknown Photographer Photo from my Collection.

Chicago and Northwestern AS616M 1561 at Iron Mountain, MI June 1972. The 1561 was built in January 1952 and rebuilt by EMD in 1962 with a 567C prime mover and EMD long hood. The 1561 was retired i... (more)

Easing along, an interesting consist. Photo by Gary W. Zeitler. Note that Manufacturers Railway insulated boxcar in the background. It proves that it’s okay to raise the roof if it means you ... (more)

No dynamic brakes “burglar alarm” bell. Not the way I would have go but hey, it’s interesting so vive la difference. Photographer unknown. From my collection.

Whose railroad is it anyways? CNW 7008 leads a SP stack train thru Beverly, Iowa late in the evening of July 29th, 1993. The yard switcher watches the passage of this train that is detouring off t... (more)

West of Flagg, Illinois, on a cold February 13, 1994, is a westbound Chicago & North Western piggyback train led by C&NW EMD SD40-2 No. 6901, Soo Line EMD SD60 No. 6053 and C&NW EMD GP50 No. 5078.

In the heart of grain country reliable small power would congregate. Unknown photographer.

Cash strapped Northwestern was eager to pick up power wherever and provided a home for many great “orphans” like the ex-MKT re-engined Baldwin. Photographer unknown.

On August 28th, National Railway Equipment announced a consolidation plan that would close all operations at their Silvis and Dixmoor facilities in Illinois, as well as the facility in Milwaukee, ... (more)

Chicago & North Western’s Proviso to Itasca freight makes a pick up at Butler Yard in a Wisconsin snowstorm on January 10, 1993. After merging into the Union Pacific, the long-standing C&NW yard... (more)

With a small crowd around him, a CNW Mechanical employee is seen adding sand to a lite engine set at the yard in Madison, IL. Tom Golden photo.

A CNW FM H10-44 number 1049 awaits it next call on a siding near Escanaba in the fall of 1975 this was FM country for many years but at this point in time most of them were gone

A Chicago & North Western coal train led by GE AC4400CW No. 8803 is loading on the spur into Antelope Mine at Converse Junction, Wyoming, while over on Main 1, a southbound C&NW coal train is abou... (more)

One of only two built. This was GEs effort to enter the Class one railroad switcher market 2 units were built in 1979 and leased to the CNW for 2 years but they did not sell these to any of the ... (more)