CNW 621, nicely repainted in the current (at the time) yellow and green scheme shows itself off in the snow at Altoona, WI yard. A careful look reveals "CGW" sub-letters under the number... (more)

An aging E7A, number unknown, idles next to a bi-level 400 at Green Bay. Painted in its final scheme it is aimed southward for Milwaukee. I have no idea what train this might have been assigned to... (more)

CNW F7A no. 4087A is at the platform at Green Bay waiting to load its bi-level train for Milwaukee and Chicago. By 1969 the majority of remaining Fs and Es used a simple ball and bar logo on the n... (more)

A northbound Chicago & North Western ore train powered by a trio of Alco C-628s, arrives at Partridge, Michigan, on October 25, 1986. The weather was not good, but we didn’t have much time left ... (more)

CNW 6858 is ready to depart the Oak Creek Power Plant with an empty coal train in March of 1989. Chessie power was common at this time and the CNW unit on the point was required for signals on the... (more)

With light snow falling, Santa prepares to board the Happy Holiday Railway. The Chicago and North Western 6847 (EMD SD40-2) is set up as a photo opportunity on the side.

CNW 7005 leads an empty seasonal ore train at Ingram, WI in November of 1990. They will meet a loaded train here on WC (ex-SOO) tracks, put the helper from the loaded train on the point, and conti... (more)

CNW 6812 leads a westbound freight towards Rodell, WI, location of a passing siding east of Fall Creek. It will head into the siding for a meet before finishing its trip into Altoona, about 10 mil... (more)

CNW R-1 no. 1385 provides a tender view at the Mid-Continent Railroad Museum at North Freedom, WI in August 1973. The engine was operable at this time.

Hoarfrost covers an abandoned CNW switch stand north of Clyman Junction, WI in February of 1990. It is on the line that used to run north to Fond Du Lac., WI.

C&NW AC4400CW 8803, SP AC4400CW 120 and UP AC6000CW 7006 leads a coal train through Parsons, Kansas.

A grab shot in Green Bay captured a vintage FM H-16-66 handling switching chores as it was about to cross a street at the south end of the yard at North Green Bay. The vintage Loewy designed unit ... (more)

C&NW C40-8 8575 became the last of it's kind and seemed far out of place leading CSX Q617 from Atlanta to Mobile. The train is seen passing through Union City, Georgia in September 2005. (Slide Sc... (more)

The CNW had 2 bridges over the KK river in Milwaukee, WI. Both were double tracked at one time and saw a lot of trains. Traffic had declined significantly on both bridges when I took this image of... (more)

Starting in late 1979, C&NW took delivery from EMD of 35 GP38-2s that Rock Island had ordered, then cancelled. Three are shown here in a typical application - heading up the former M&StL to Alber... (more)