Two Centuries Shy of a Millennium

Eight of Chicago & North Western's thirty ex-Norfolk & Western C628’s congregate at the north end of the yard in Escanaba, Michigan.

With the ore unloading house prominently in the background, two Chicago & North Western C628’s idle on the wye at the north end of the yard in Escanaba, Michigan.

Two Chicago & North Western C628’s show off their sleek profiles in Escanaba, Michigan. I believe that the building to the right is the shed where ore cars were unloaded.

A train of empty ore jennies is ready to return to the ore mines from Chicago & North Western’s yard in Escanaba, Michigan. Three ex-Norfolk & Western high-hood C628’s provide the power.

Lehigh Valley train NE1 arrives from the Easton a light side hump receiver track in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with three C628’s and 99 cars. The yellow Maine Central box car displays some of the t... (more)

CNW 6721 leads train ESGBA across the Menominee River between Menominee, MI and Marinette, WI in May of 1986. I miss those big ole Alco's.....

CNW Alco C628 6729 rests at the servicing pit at Proviso Yard alongside other C628s on a fine spring day in 1975. These units were Bought from the Norfolk and western. They would spend most of the... (more)

With work at South Plainfield completed, NE-1 is on its way to Allentown as it rolls around the curve at Bound Brook, NJ on March 13, 1976. R. T. Steinbrenner Photo. We did not chase to Allentow... (more)

My father and I were were back out on the LV the next Saturday. Unfortunately, Saturday, March 13, 1976, was also an overcast day in New Jersey. We were rewarded with C628s on NE-1 again, this t... (more)

Three Chicago & North Western ALCO C628's accelerate empty ore jennies through Brampton, Michigan. July 18, 1986

Tom Golden photo.

After the passage of NE-87, LV NE-1 passes under the Route 145 bridge as it departs Treichlers, PA on March 6, 1976. Ted Steinbrenner Photo.

While NE-1 beat us to Allentown, my father and I were back on the chase when NE-1 departed Allentown Yard. Now in afternoon sunshine, LV C628s 639-640 lead NE-1 at the South Albert Street crossin... (more)

The crew on NE-1 and the conductor on AP-2 greet each other as the caboose for AP-2 passes LV 639 on the head end of NE-1 at the Bufflehead Road crossing in Bridgewater, NJ on March 6, 1976. With... (more)