CNW 5099, the last GP50 delivered to C&NW is in showroom condition brightening up an otherwise dreary day at Altoona, WI on an eastbound train. With a builder's date of September 1980, this could ... (more)

Things got a little weird at C&NW's Altoona roundhouse in 1973 and 74. First, leased, then purchased N&W C628s started getting some servicing here, then Altoona became a location to do maintenance... (more)

CNW 6706 and 6705 looking good in their new yellow and green scheme ready a train to head east out of Altoona Yard on a cool January day. At this time eastbound trains 406 and 408 came here from S... (more)

CNW 974 is in the round house at Altoona, WI for servicing in January 1974. The SD45 pretty much took up the whole stall compared to older Geeps and F units as well as smaller steam locomotives th... (more)

CNW leased and then acquired 30 Norfolk & Western Alco C-628s in 1973 due to a surge in traffic that left the railroad power short. They had not purchased a new locomotive since the SD45s, so thes... (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)

The Union Pacific Railroad worked with the Altoona Police Department for their department photo. The Chief of Police is proud of the railroad heritage that the city has and the role that the railr... (more)

CNW 6823 is on the head end of PREMA, Proviso-East Minneapolis manifest, along with a Zito yellow GP40 and SD18. It sports CNW's final color scheme. To the left, SD60 8051 and SD18 6636 are being ... (more)

UP 1613 and 1132 drill the east side of Altoona yard. Altoona became a remote zone this past fall, which has resulted in remote control SD40N's, such as UP 1613, becoming a common sight around the... (more)

Back in 1968 it was pretty exciting when CNW purchased 7 GE U30C locomotives. These units were assigned to the former Omaha (Twin Cities Division), so it was common to spot them around Eau Claire ... (more)

The 400 was a big deal along its route through Wisconsin. The train had the 400 Club bar/tavern named for it many years ago, with appropriate signage. The tavern is located across the street from ... (more)

Unusual visitors make their presence known at Altoona, WI on a snowy March day in 1973. It had not been the norm to have GP35/ballast unit (slug) sets operating on the Twin Cities Division mainlin... (more)

CNW 6810 leads a trio of SD40-2s into Altoona Yard, Altoona, WI with train 406. This version features a block of potash loads on the front. Units 6801-6815, the first order of SD40-2s, had white o... (more)

CNW Alco C628 no. 6720 and mate arrive in Altoona Yard for a crew change and some switching with train 406 from Itasca (Superior), WI. The big Alcos came from Norfolk & Western and were the heavie... (more)

Back to the future, strange bedfellows meet in CNW's Altoona roundhouse in January 1974. Both unusual visitors to Altoona. UP 188B, a GP9B, is side by side with CNW 59B, a TR2B "calf" sw... (more)