Friday the 13th proved pretty lucky as the CNW trio crosses over from Main 2 to Main 1 at Dement to get around a work train.

Friday the 13th proved pretty lucky as the CNW trio heads east over the BNSF Aurora Sub and past the Rochelle Railroad Park.

The CNW Heritage SD70ACe leads the way for PRCB through downtown Malta.

Here comes the CNW trio through Cortland! In charge is 1995, the CNW heritage unit, followed by the unpatched CNW's (8646 and 8701). What a treat it was!

The CNW trio (UP 1995, the CNW heritage engine, and the CNW Dash 9 duo), highballs through Cortland with MCBPR.

The CNW trio pulls up to its next parking spot on its way to Proviso Yard.

The trio is running on advanced approaches as it crests another hill and slowly creeps through the town of Lowden.

The CNW trio screams westbound around the Wheatland splitting the recently placed Tri-color signals.

MPRCB cruises through the small town of De Witt passing an MoW staging area and local grain elevators.

The "new" CNW trio heads over the Mississippi River into Iowa before swapping crews and continuing west to Council Bluffs.

UP 1995 along with CNW's 8646 and 8701 high ball west fresh out of Clinton with a new crew bound for Council Bluffs.

UP 1995, CNW 8646, and CNW 8701 lead MPRCB over the Geneva Bridge as the tree branch I was standing on began to break.

UP 1995 and the remaining CNWs pull their train west towards Council Bluffs

The CNW Heritage unit leads the last two remaining CNWs over the Mississippi River on this mild and sunny day.

The reason I dragged myself out of bed this AM, the 3 CNW's slam west through College Avenue