The tornado sirens are blaring as this tornado warned storm approaches. The endless lightning flashing constantly throughout the storm. A collection of locomotives wait for their assignment in the... (more)
CNW Alco C628 6720 and mate arrive in Altoona with a train from Spooner, WI. The 6720 had been pruchased from Norfolk & Western earlier in the year along with 29 more C628s. Repainting began refle... (more)
CNW was power hungry in 1973, not having bought a new locomotive since 1969. They leased 30 N&W Alco C628s and 6 C630s in the winter of 1973. Here No. 972 has a nice mix of SD45s and Alcos, along ... (more)
The first thunderstorm of spring hits Altoona, Wisconsin. Lightning flashes across the sky as a Union Pacific freight train is held back by the new CTC signal mast. CTC was installed during the ya... (more)