CNW's Milwaukee lakefront depot sits unused and ready to be torn down in this view from September of 1966. The destruction of this beautiful and historic building caused Milwaukee to rethink their... (more)

CNW 6805 leads train ALSSA as it splits the semaphores west of Eau Claire, WI in March of 1990.

CNW 6805 leads train ALSSA across the Chippewa River in Eau Claire, WI in March of 1990.

CNW 4287 crosses the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan, WI in December of 1986. The train is heading to Sheboygan Falls on a line that sees little use these days.

The last day..... Companion photo to 640628. CNW 5028A leads the Peninsula 400 out of CNW's Lakefront Depot on May 15th, 1966. CNW operations would move to the nearby Milwaukee Road depot the nex... (more)

The last day..... CNW 5028A leads what appears to be the Peninsula 400 out of CNW's Lakefront Depot on May 15th, 1966. CNW operations would move to the nearby Milwaukee Road depot the next day. It... (more)

One of CNW's more unusual pieces of equipment was this Mercedes Benz Unimog equipped for Hi-Rail service. Far more common in Europe, this one may have been sold under license as a Case MB4/94. It ... (more)

The CNW Twins, CNW 8701 & 8646, lead UP I-G2G2 west into UP's Global 2 Intermodal facility in Rochelle, Illinois

CNW SD40 879 is joined by SD40-2 6885, a pair of SD18s and a GP7 at Itasca Yard on Superior, Wisconsin's east end. This was CNW's northern most terminal (outside of upper Michigan) and a major con... (more)

Both loaded coal trains here at Black Thunder Junction are led by new units. One month old C&NW 8678 was built in April, and BN 9429 was built the month before. The C&NW train was loaded at Jacobs... (more)

The CNW came into Westminster Junction at the east end of the wye. Here, a westbound CNW train is traveling across the north leg of the wye to continue west. These former CGW SD40s have been re-... (more)

CNW 6857 leads a southbound freight on CNW's New Line across Grange Avenue in Cudahy, WI in February of 1993. In the background, Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers of the 128th Air Refueling Wing await t... (more)

Alongside Northwestern Steel & Wire on the CNW main, interchange cars in the background

1385 crests the hill at a MCRY weekend event in the summer of 1974. Soon she'll return to the high iron with 21st century renovation.

Here's a rare one. Baldwin didn't make many DRS6-4-1500's and the CNW only had one of them, shown here switching Sheboygan, WI in May of 1965. Like many of CNW's Baldwin's it was repowered with an... (more)