Santa Fe caboose 999816 trails a piggyback train disappearing into the fog in McCook, IL in November of 1986.

CNW 6820 passes a MOW front end loader as it heads on to the BN at Saunders, WI in May of 1986. The train will use trackage rights to the Twin Cities. Note the train orders on a pole attached to a... (more)

Alco's and wig-wags, what a combination! CNW 6722 enters the North Fond Du Lac, WI yard in April of 1976. Fran Wiener photo from my collection.

Amtrak 406 crests Lake Hill in Milwaukee, WI with a Chicago-Milwaukee (or the Prairie States ??) train in October of 1974. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

Oakway Leasing 9021 crosses Spruce Mountain Road near Larkspur, CO on the Joint Line in June of 1989. As I recall, I was stranded in Kenosha Pass for a few hours due to 2" of hail from a T-st... (more)

After waiting for traffic to clear, CNW 4279 slowly approaches Broadway St. in Sheboygan Falls in July of 1986. A short segment of street running lies ahead. This line to Plymouth was eventually r... (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)

I got the mileage! Soo Line 4225 idles outside the joint SOO/UP Menominee Belt yard office in July of 1999. This joint yard was originally a CNW/MILW operation when I got my first ride on a locomo... (more)

CNW 6641 is ready to depart Minneapolis, MN with a transfer run in October of 1992. I always liked those SD18's on the CNW.

LSI 3004 brings iron ore loads thru Empire Junction as WC 6619 waits to head to the mine with empties. My wife and I were on our honeymoon in May of 1997 when I took this shot.

A CNW GP30/GP35 combo leads a eastbound freight over the Watertown Plank Road bridge in Milwaukee, WI in March of 1979. Bob Ferge photo from my collection.

DMIR 213 crests Proctor Hill with a string of empties in October of 1993. This scene has changed in recent years as the line is now single track and a motel/gas station dominate the wooded area to... (more)

CNW's Milwaukee lakefront depot sits unused and ready to be torn down in this view from September of 1966. The destruction of this beautiful and historic building caused Milwaukee to rethink their... (more)

CNW 6805 leads train ALSSA as it splits the semaphores west of Eau Claire, WI in March of 1990.

CNW 6805 leads train ALSSA across the Chippewa River in Eau Claire, WI in March of 1990.