Oakway Leasing 9021 crosses Spruce Mountain Road near Larkspur, CO on the Joint Line in June of 1989. As I recall, I was stranded in Kenosha Pass for a few hours due to 2" of hail from a T-st... (more)

After waiting for traffic to clear, CNW 4279 slowly approaches Broadway St. in Sheboygan Falls in July of 1986. A short segment of street running lies ahead. This line to Plymouth was eventually r... (more)

The "Other" Altoona. The Club 400 bar sits across the street from the CNW (now UP) yard and depot in Altoona, WI. The bar, located on Spooner Street (another CNW town), pays tribute to t... (more)

I got the mileage! Soo Line 4225 idles outside the joint SOO/UP Menominee Belt yard office in July of 1999. This joint yard was originally a CNW/MILW operation when I got my first ride on a locomo... (more)

CNW 6641 is ready to depart Minneapolis, MN with a transfer run in October of 1992. I always liked those SD18's on the CNW.

LSI 3004 brings iron ore loads thru Empire Junction as WC 6619 waits to head to the mine with empties. My wife and I were on our honeymoon in May of 1997 when I took this shot.

A CNW GP30/GP35 combo leads a eastbound freight over the Watertown Plank Road bridge in Milwaukee, WI in March of 1979. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

DMIR 213 crests Proctor Hill with a string of empties in October of 1993. This scene has changed in recent years as the line is now single track and a motel/gas station dominate the wooded area to... (more)

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)