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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 territory
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 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-M amp;StL lines; for 1974 action in Minnesota, see
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 at the west end
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-M amp;StL lines: For 1974 action in Minnesota, see
CNW AC44 Retired Scrapped - Trainorders. com For anyone who keeps tabs on the modern day Union Pacific roster and also for any Chicago Northwestern fans, I am sad to report that the UP 6707, ex CNW 8805 has been retired and scrapped at Hays, Kansas The unit is the first unit out of the 35 locomotive order for CNW that has been retired scrap
Bidding farewell to a patched CNW. . . 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 Kaysville, UT, shortly after being recrewed in Salt Lake City The fog has reemerged which softens the strong southern light But wait, there's plenty more
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 to North Little Rock for new UP yellow gray paint It was fun while it lasted
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 Chapter NRHS collection 2 CNW EMD SD40-2 6926 built Nov 1976 seen west of Beaver,
IRM Acquires CNW SD50 7009 - Trainorders. com Per the Illinois Railway Museum Diesel Shop Facebook page, IRM has acquired CNW SD50 7009 from NRE Locomotive is reportedly at Silvis IL Posted from iPhone