It's afternoon rush hour on an early summer day in 1979 and CNW prepares for its daily routine of heading thousands of Chicago area commuters home safely in three directions heading north, northwe... (more)

CNW C44-9W's 8701 and 8646 had a brief stint at the Illinois Railway Museum while in storage there before briefly returning to service.

On a beautiful summer's morning, three ex-C&NW Dash 9s lead a UP ZOACH past the engine facility in Roseville Yard. The hot eastbound train is using the "bypass" to get around the yard.

A FM H -16-66 rests at the head of a consist at proviso yard in the early morning

CNW 4333 is crossing the Milwaukee River after finishing switching chores in the 3rd Ward near downtown Milwaukee in April of 1984. The bridge used to host the famous "400" fleet in pass... (more)

CNW 1689 departs out of the IRM depot with the bilevel train. Certainly quite the odd sight. BN 3 was at the other end providing the HEP.

Midwesterners on the Moffat
After I moved from Wisconsin to Colorado in 1997, this is the first train I photographed! An eastbound Union Pacific freight drops downgrade encircling the m... (more)

CNW 5512 shares space with BN 7265 at the engine facility in Butler (Milwaukee), WI in January of 1984. Unfortunately, this UP facility has recently closed.

Class unit 6701 and two other Chicago & North Western C628’s arrive at Escanaba, Michigan with a train of ore from the north.

A trio of Chicago & North Western C628’s are parked in the ore yard at Escanaba, Michigan.

CNW 4402 prepares to switch some cars near the south side of Milwaukee in December of 1999. Once part of the passenger mainline that served the Lakefront Depot, this area south of downtown was onc... (more)

Four Chicago & North Western C628’s wait for their next call in the yard at Escanaba, Michigan. The first two are in Zito Yellow, while the others are in traditional Stagecoach Yellow.

Two Chicago & North Western C628’s stand with a string of ore jennies in Escanaba, MI. Another pair of the groundbreaking Alcos are on an adjacent track in the distance.

A uniquely Chicago & North Western C628/GP7 combination has dropped its train from Green Bay on a yard track in Escanaba, Michigan, and now awaits a call to return south.

CNW 6819 leads a freight across a small bridge on FRVR tracks near Marblehead, WI in March of 1992. Although much of this line, CNW's former Airline, has been torn up, this section between Fond Du... (more)