At the time, the thought of a coal train being nostalgic would have seemed ridiculous. The years have not been kind to the coal business and thus scenes such as this, that were once as common as c... (more)

CNW 884 brings a train thru St. Francis, WI on CNW's New Line in September of 1985. The background for this shot is dramatically different today as it is dominated by the Lake Park Freeway.

CNW 4279 switches Richardson Company in July of 1986. Both the siding and the buildings are long gone unfortunately.

Chicago & North Western GP7 4148 (ex-RI 4473, nee-DRGW 5101) | Casper Wyoming | October 1988

CNW 6710 leads a trio of Alco's on an ore train thru Rock, MI in May of 1986.

Chicago and Northwestern GP7 1634 with a southbound freight at Washburn WI May 1970. The Ashland wayfreight operated as a local out of Spooner, through Hayward and up to Ashland with runs to Washb... (more)

Chicago & North Western F7A 412 leads a westbound commuter through fog and haze in 1979.

On a fine spring day, the daily freight on the Chicago & North Western's Waukesha-Madison branch makes its leisurely way west through Wales, WI, behind a chop-nose GP7 and a GP9.

CNW 4526 mates up with F7Bs and another Geep at Oelwein, IA next to the locomotive shops between runs.

This view at Woodbine shows the 7023 & 8033 on another empty coal train. SD50/60's and Dash 8's were the state of the art power on these trains for some 8 years until the first Dash 9's and C44AC'... (more)

Merriam depot was located at a diamond and junction between the former Minneapolis & St. Louis and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, both of which were absorbed into CNW by 1960. In spring 1... (more)

CNW 8701 and CNW 8646 rolls by going north on the Harbor as they continue their trip to Proviso Yard.

Heading west on the Adams Line out of Butler, a Chicago & North Western freight powered by EMD SD40-2 Nos. 6905 and 6865 bend through a gentle curve at North Lake, Wisconsin, on April 15, 1990.

CNW 4144 is ready to depart Sheboygan, WI with a Plymouth Turn in July of 1985. The train will back down to the Sheboygan River and then head west to Kohler, Sheboygan Falls, and Plymouth. The ree... (more)

Wig wags on the FRVR
A Fox River Valley Railroad freight, led by Chicago & North Western SD40-2 No. 6852 and Soo Line SD40 No. 741, heads northbound passing the wig wags guarding the Co... (more)