When coal trains ran in profusion, another set of empties for the Powder River basin departs Fremont, NE behind a pre-AC-era set of power: Dash8, SD60 and SD40-2 all in C&NW colors. Fuji Sensia.
C&NW power was fairly common along UP - particularly on the run-thru trains between Chicago and North Platte, but even west of North Platte. Many C&NW and UP units had dual cab signal equipment wh... (more)
An eastbound coal train, led by Chicago & North Western GE AC4400CW No. 8835, rumbles through Wolfe, Wyoming, on the Union Pacific’s Powder River Subdivision on July 6, 1996.
An eastbound Chicago & North Western freight, led by EMD GP50 No. 5070 with horns blaring, blows by the De Kalb Bank and across the busy intersection of Illinois Highway’s 38 and 23 at De Kalb, ... (more)
CNW 8501 brings a coal train thru the bucolic countryside near Arcadia, IA in August of 1994. Driving on Hwy 30 kept you in close contact with the CNW mainline all the way thru Iowa and the consta... (more)