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 …
An SD40-2 and 8 SD50s -- all CNW
1. CNW EMD SD40-2 6935 built Nov. 1976 seen at Cedar Rapids, IA May 3, 1980. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection 2. CNW EMD SD50 7015 built Dec. 1985 seen in Cedar …
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 …
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 …
CNW stations in South Dakota - Trainorders.com
David Seidel has again opened his extensive Midwestern archives of train stations. Today is South Dakota on Chicago & Northwestern. David lives in Nebraska, but obviously …
Here are 9 More Photos of the 135 SD40-2s That the C&NW Had
NOTE: All these were taken in Iowa. Prolific photographer Bill Kuba lived there. 1. CNW EMD SD40-2 6926 built Nov. 1976 seen near La Grande, IA Aug. 18, 1981. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa …
UP Yards in the Twin Cities? - Trainorders.com
A subject on the St. Paul Depot on the passenger page renewed my questions about the UP yards in the twin cities. UP's trackage in the area is a combo of M&STL, CNW, Omaha …
Employee Owned Northwestern?
The CNW Heritage Unit, UP 1995, also features the Employee Owned logo on the nose. 1995 at Poplar Bluff, MO 3-17-09 Pump [ Reply To This Message ] [ Quote ] Date: 11/17/10 18:30 Re: …
CNW western lines discussion - Trainorders.com
As we know in the late 1970's CNW wanted entry into Wyomings PRB coal fields. 1st plan was to rebuild their "cowboy line" across northern Nebraska to coal train standards, but …
9 of Northwestern's EMD SD40s
7. CNW EMD SD40 921 built Aug. 1966 as CGW SD40 401, can find no information on CNW 15, and seen at Bensenville, IL March 11, 1979. Fred Ziebea photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS …