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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

The first nose bells were on the later CNW SD40's order. It differed by being on a circular mount and lower than the later style which similar to and is illustrated in the photo of the DT&I unit.

Photo 2: Nee-CNW 8804 plays in the wheat fields parallel to North Yard in Salt Lake City, UT, while awaiting a new crew to take it northwards. Photo 3: The train navigates a sweeping curve at …

"An H of an Engine!" Author: Copy19 I recall that was a title of a Trains magazine article years ago on the CNW H Class 4-8-4 northerns. I think they were particulary handsome locomotives although in …

1. CNW EMD GP7R 4104 built Feb. 1954 as UP GP9 144, became CRI&P GP9R 4429, became CNW GP7R 4104 and seen in Cedar Rapids, IA Feb. 27, 1982. Bill Kuba photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS …

Sixty years ago, Ed Von Nordeck (mundo) braved the chill of Chicago, IL in March 1956 to record Chicago & North Western steam on commuter trains (along with a few diesels). According to …