A pace shot as I drive along Rte. 30.
Rounding the curve east of Mechanicsville.
The famed CNW duo, Dash 9s 8646 and 8701, sit at Proviso Yard waiting for assignments.
One of two untouched CNW units leads a detoured MPRCB over the ICE....
An idyllic midwestern scene in the rolling hills of western IL
UP 1995 was trailing, but the leader was a good consolation prize! Might this turn out to be the last time this famous trio ran together? CNW 8701 was involved in a collision at Proviso the next... (more)
CNW 8646 and UP 1995 sit on the point of their train waiting for their trip to Proviso and back.
An extra Belvidere to Proviso turn waits patiently to enter the mainline with one of two remaining CNW numbered engines and the CNW heritage SD70ACe.
The CNW hold-out 8646 and heritage 1995 work an extra Belvidere vehicle train, seen here cooling their heels waiting for their turn to get on the triple track at W. Chicago for the ride into Provi... (more)
The last three CNW locomotives in existance were put together and barnstormed around the former CNW territory. Here, the three amigo's highball westward on the UP Geneva Sub.
Although this CNW Dash-9 has seen better days, it was still nice to see it leading.
The CNW trio is now a thing of the past we look back on the trio of yellow and green swinging through the scenic curve in Wheatland, IA.
CNW 8646 leads CNW 8701, the last CNW units, east under the DeKalb Coaling Tower.
While out chasing the last C&NWs, the most unexpected meet ever took place. MCBPR-17 with the last C&NWs and a patched C&NW SD40-2, meet counterpart MPRCB-18 led by UP Olympic Torch unit 2001, Un... (more)
The westbound CNW's pass over an aged bridge that barley still show once what was.
