Who knew back then that a this wouldn't be the last trio of CNWs? Here are the 8701, 8681 & 8646 flying thorugh Nebraska.
The next day we still find the three CNW GE's in Iowa. Here they are racing towards Missouri Valley.
After dropping the two UP SD40-2's at Global III, CNW 8701, 8681 & 8646 head west on a crisp clear evening.
CNW 8701 West crosses the BN diamonds on the approach to Global III.
CNW 8701 gets rolling once again after stopping at MP 46. Here is the head on off the overpass on Route 38. 300mm zoom
CNW 8701, 8681 & 8646 united once again for a trip across the country.
2 unpatched CNW units lead a train into Portola, CA bound for Oakland. Nikon D100 18-70mm.
UP 9459 and UP 2167 roll into the Ogden Yard this morning with a full double stack container consist. These are quite the thing to see, at least for me. I miss the good old mixed freight, but ther... (more)
2 unpatched CNW Dash 9's lead an intermodal train through an unknown location, almost missed catching the train at the spot by a couple of minutes. Nikon D70 70-200mm. www.bayarearailroading.com
2 unpatched CNW Dash 9's lead an intermodal train into Portola for crew change, the sun went down 10 minutes after I took this photograph. Nikon D70 24-120mm. www.bayarearailroading.com
2 unpatched CNW Dash 9's lead an intermodal train through Sand Pass in April of 2005, probably something you will never see again. Nikon D70 24-120mm. www.bayarearailroading.com
An extremely rare sight for 2005. 3 of the remaining 7 untouched CNWs lead an intermodal train into Elburn.
CNW 8701, 8681, and 8646 lead their train past the signal bridge west of the diamonds at Rochelle.