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 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 …
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 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 …
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 …
History of UP\'s Interchange Partners to Chicago
What were the reasons that led to CNW becoming the preferred interchange partner with UP for traffic to/from Chicago? Let's back up for a moment. Before 1980 the UP had the choice of the CNW, …
Bidding farewell to a patched CNW...
Today was a doozy. While some parts were filled with excitement and joy, others reeked of disappointment and heartbreak. Today, Union Pacific gave us (Utahan) railfans a potential last …
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 …
Farewell to the CNW 8646 and 8701 - Trainorders.com
Reliable sources on local lists have reported the the last two CNW-painted engines, 8676 and 8701, have been pulled from storage at the Illinois Railway Museum. Sadly, both appear to be on their way …