Chicago and Northwestern Question?
The Chicago and Northwestern operated out of Chicago. The Northwestern's line into the Powder River Basin was open in 1984. I didn't notice any Northwestern Trackage between there and way west of …
CNW in Iowa, Part I: ex-CGW around Des Moines, 1973-74
The CNW Kansas City Subdivision extended 218 miles over the ex-CGW main line from Bell Yard in Des Moines to Kansas City. The first 74 miles from Bell Yard to Diagonal, Iowa was ABS train-order …
CNW "Crandall Cab" E units '78 - Trainorders.com
Here are a couple of RTA commuter trains at the CNW Terminal in Chicago on 4-27-78. They have E units 505 & 501 for power that were rebuilt by CNW out of ex-UP B units. I believe that six of …
CNW in Iowa, Part III: Overland Route West of Ames
The CNW signalling of the Iowa Div. in the 70s was interesting. Lower quad semaphores at towers, blades at the ends of the Kate Shelly, etc. Especially interesting the story behind the single tracking …
CNW in Iowa, Part IV: 1980s Action around Des Moines
Continuing my retrospective of Iowa Lines in the 1970s and 1980s, I would like to present Part IV of my CNW coverage. I have previously posted threads of 1970s CNW action on ex-CGW and ex …
CNW in Iowa, Part V: 1980s Overland Route Action
Continuing my retrospective of Iowa Lines in the 1970s and 1980s, I would like to present Part V of my CNW coverage. I have previously posted threads of 1970s CNW action on ex-CGW and ex …
Iowa Northern Sold - Trainorders.com
CN to Acquire Iowa Northern Railway Acquisition Will Provide Options for Shipping to and from IowaMONTREAL, Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today …
CNW EMD SD9 1724 and Train
CNW EMD SD9 1724 built 1955, no caption, slide from the Iowa NRHS Collection Many of the B&W slides I'm posting must have spent quite awhile in the photographer's attic and degraded …
C&NW Livery Colors...What are the real names?
While UP’s “Armour Yellow” and “Harbour Mist Gray” are well-known—as are other railroad liveries—I’m not aware of what the CNW’s regular green or regular yellow colors were officially called.
CNW Memories from the La Crosse WI area - Trainorders.com
Back when the CNW had the Wisconsin Electric coal contract in Wausau, the CNW ran some awesome consists through La Crosse on their trains such as the CNW #6539 leading a SD60/50 consist past …