CNW in Iowa, Part I: ex-CGW around Des Moines, 1973-74
WEBRe: CNW in Iowa, Part I: ex-CGW around Des Moines, 1973. Author: rob_l. 7. On 3/9/74, late-running Kansas City – Chicago priority freight #144 descends into the Bondurant sag behind SD45 943 (no dynamics) and an SD40-2. This power will go through to Proviso; the interdivisional crew will go as far as Clinton. 8.
Where did the CNW twins end up? - Trainorders.com
WEBRe: Where did the CNW twins end up? 75 Dash 9-44CWs. CNW 8646 and 8701 were the last remaining unpatched CNW locomotives on the roster and were kept at Illinois Railway Museum until 2017 took them to be repainted and put back in service. Records indicate that they were renumbered to UP 9750 and 9805.
CNW and SP patched locomotive status. - Trainorders.com
WEBRe: CNW and SP patched locomotive status. Author: ble692 Just like with the rest of the railroad, the paint booth is no exception to the tightening of the purse strings under the implementation of Precision Scheduled Railroading.
C&NW Livery Colors...What are the real names? - Trainorders.com
WEBAuthor: Sasquatch. I recently was told that the official name of the yellow color used in the Chicago & Northwestern livery in the '80s was “sunburst yellow” or “safety yellow” (when referring to the easily faded shade also called zito yellow). And the original yellow was referred to as “traditional yellow”, but I’ve never heard ...
CNW in Iowa, Part IV: 1980s Action around Des Moines
WEBIn this thread we will re-visit the ex-CGW south of Des Moines in 1980, and then see some 1982 CNW action on the ex-RI on the Spine Line and the CNW Des Moines – Ames Jct. line. Corrections or additions to my captions are welcome. The early 1980s were years of transition on the CNW. The F units that dominated north-south trains in previous ...
The Last CNW Painted Unit? - Trainorders.com
WEBAuthor: ble692. UP 6706 is the only UP patched-CNW painted unit currently in service on the UP. There are three C44-9Ws on the roster that are still UP patched-CNW painted, but they have all been stored for some time. [ Reply To This Message ] [ Quote ]
Nostalgia & History > Toss Back Tuesday, CNW - Trainorders.com
WEBin JUL '87, an early entry into the coal business CNW empty was westbound near Northport, NE. JB
CNW SD80MACs ... what might have been - Trainorders.com
WEBC&NW signed a letter of intent in June 1994 for the delivery of 15 SD80MACs from EMD, to be delivered in summer 1995 as an "add-on" to another Conrail order. The locomotives would have been numbered CNW 8101-8115. The units were to have been used in pairs on Wisconsin Electric (WEPX) coal trains between the southern Powder River Basin and …
Nostalgia & History > CNW in Kansas City - 1986 - Trainorders.com
WEBCNW in Kansas City - 1986. Author: PRose. The CNW first entered Kansas City when they took over the Chicago Great Western, using the Great Western line from Des Moines, IA to Leavenworth, KS and trackage rights over the Mopac from Leavenworth to KC. When the CNW acquired the old Rock Island Spine Line from Des Moines to KC, they abandoned …
Farewell to the CNW 8646 and 8701 - Trainorders.com
WEBDate: 12/14/17 13:43. Farewell to the CNW 8646 and 8701. Author: kevink. 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 to North Little Rock for new UP yellow/gray paint.