A Union Pacific coal train with former CNW and BN power is southbound with coal just north of Bill, Wyoming.

An eastbound freight rolls into Green River behind two CNW EMD units and a Union Pacific GE.

A C&NW EMD SD60 and UP GE unit are westbound with empty coal gons as they pass beneath the new elevated crossing of Burlington Northern that is almost completed and not yet in use.

Leaser and Legacy

The early days of Conrail were colorful, if nothing else. On top of all of the predecessor paint schemes that could find their way to any location on the system, ... (more)

Chicago & North Western EMD GP7 No. 4374 switches cars at C&NW’s Butler yard at Butler, Wisconsin, in August 1984. The flag pole and flowerbeds are a nice touch.

Chicago & Northwestern 4-6-0 No. 175

The boiler for Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 R-1 No. 175 seen here undergoing restoration to operation in the engine house (shared by Pere Marquette N... (more)

Chicago & Northwestern 4-6-0 No. 175

The frame and drive train for Chicago & North Western 4-6-0 R-1 No. 175 sits stored in the yard at the Steam Railroading Institute (Owners of Pere M... (more)

Westbound coal empty on CNW coal line near Northport NE

The bare-bones frame of the Steam Railroading Institute's next project sits outside in the yard at Owosso. Inside the shop is the boiler. The 1908 Alco Class R served in regular service for 49 yea... (more)

CNW 6843 crosses the small arched bridge over Kowald Road near Ingle, WI in January of 1989. Chasing a train on CNW's Adams Line was always a bit of a challenge as the line ran diagonally thru thi... (more)

A westbound Chicago & North Western freight waits to depart Butler yard in a Wisconsin snowstorm on December 3, 1990.

CNW 5522 is about to duck under Hwy 158 in Kenosha, WI in April of 1989. The train is on CNW's New Line. Several industries dominate the area to the right of the spur track but I don't think any o... (more)

2019 is off to a good start as UP 6706 highballs east under the old CNW coaling tower in De Kalb, IL. AC4400CW 6706 is the last patched CNW on UP's roster.

Chicago & North Western Alco C-628 No. 6709 sits at the locomotive facility at the railroad’s Escanaba Yard in the upper peninsula of Michigan on October 18, 1986. Several of the former Norfolk ... (more)

Two Chicago & North Western EMD SD40-2s and two Alco C-628s try to pull a derailed coal gon back onto the rails in a snowstorm at the railroad’s Butler Yard in Wisconsin on January 4, 1986. I’... (more)