CNW 972 leads a westbound freight across the Chippewa River bridge as it leaves Eau Claire, WI after switching and a crew change in Altoona. Its headed for East Minneapolis and connections with BN... (more)

A crew sets out leased SD24 PNCX 6335, a former Southern unit from the consist of train 483 at Altoona, WI. The three CNW units will continue the train west to East Minneapolis once switching is c... (more)

A CNW freight from Minneapolis arrives at Altoona, WI yard for a crew change and some switching. As it approaches the depot, it passes by a string of yellow and green ice bunker reefers stored for... (more)

Former Chicago Great Western SD40, CNW 925 mates up with CNW 923 (X-CGW) and CNW 891 at Altoona, WI in December 1971. The trio are parked at the sanding tower and fueling facility for topping off ... (more)

Western Wisconsin has been hit by spring thunderstorms the last few days. As the this storm rolls through, loads of silica sand from the Wisconsin Northern are taken over by Union Pacific at Chipp... (more)

CNW 67620 and 6728 in fresh yellow and green paint arrive in Altoona Yard from Duluth/Superior with a train load of Canadian freight. CNW was a major interchange partner with CN (DWP) in the 1970s... (more)

CNW 6730, the last unit of a purchase of 30 used Alco C628s from Norfolk & Western shows off its new paint job in late afternoon sun at Altoona, WI. These units were in heavy use on the Twin Citie... (more)

UP 7070 leads a westbound empty coke train. This is a pretty new train with UP running 1 coke train a week each way.

A very slow moving M-BUWN snakes its way through Eau Claire this very warm spring-like afternoon.

MILW SDL39 no. 581 and a flanger begin their trip out of Eau Claire in farily heavy snow conditions. the flanger will help clear the branchline as the train makes its overnight turn to Winona, MN.... (more)

Model railroaders in HO and N scale have had the opportunity to purchase CNW 1280 and 1281 offered by Life-Like Products. This view shows the Route of the 400 side of the hoods. These were two of ... (more)

CNW 1281 and 1280, the railroad's only SW600s idle at Eau Claire between switching duties. These were the only two of their type on CNW and were EMD's catalog replacement for the 600 hp SW1 from a... (more)

A CNW SD45 from its last order and an SD40 bend around the frozen shore of Dells Pond, part of the Chippewa River on a frigid February day in 1972. The train has just left Altoona, passed by the E... (more)

CNW 923, a former Chicago Great Western SD40 rumbles east along the station platform in Eau Claire, WI with what is most likely train 472. At the time, trains 471 and 472 operated between East Min... (more)

A westbound CNW freight splits semaphores west of Eau Claire, WI having left Altoona and heading to the Twin Cities of St. Paul-Minneapolis, MN. Winter was maintaining a lingering hold for this ea... (more)