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Chicago
& North Western
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Originating in Illinois, the Chicago & North Western aquired the FE&MV in 1903, a small-time railroad that ran through northern and southeastern Nebraska. The C&NW also controlled the CStPM&O as a seperate company until 1957. Over all, the company operated 1,405 route miles (FE&MV and CStPM&O combined) in Nebraska. The Fremont, Elkhorn
& Missouri Valley
C&NW
in Lincoln, Nebraska
The FE&MV cooperated heavily with the Missouri Pacific with an agreement to operate jointly. The two roads operated joint yard trackage and beginning in 1898, shared a passenger station. In 1901 a joint freight house was built. The Elkhorn also began running a University of Nebraska football special from Fremont to Lincoln in 1902. The train would arrive just in time for the game, then waited until late that night before departing so that passengers could see the sites of Lincoln. Incidently, the passengers had plenty of reason to celebrate late that night, the football team won 12 - 0. The C&NW operated it's own line into Lincoln until October 27, 1980, when the road filed to abandon the line from the Union Pacific Junction to Lincoln. In 1983 the old line was sold to the U.P. (it continued to service an grain elevator west of Fremont). Finally the North Western would appear again in Lincoln, though briefly before her units were swallowed up in UP paint, with it's merger into the Union Pacific system.
The
Nebraska Division By the 1960's changes
were made to the divisions, Lincoln and Superior were combined. By 1970
the Nebraska Division no longer appeared on the company's timetables.
Lines east of Norfolk became part of the Iowa Division -- lines west became
part of the Western. The C&NW which crossed the state from Omaha to Chadron
in the northwest and from Fremont south to Superior was chosing to give-up
it's Nebraska trackage. Daily passenger service became tri-weekly, then
faded.
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CNW 4706 - this Geep looks clean as new while it pauses between chores at the Boone, Iowa yard on September 8, 2001 - T. Greuter Photo |
CNW 4706 - at Boone, Iowa. September 8, 2001 - T. Greuter Photo |
CNW 6000 - is a former SD45 rebuilt with a Catipillar Engine, and redesignated as an SDCAT. - Jay Glenewinkel Purchased Photo Collection |
CNW SD40-2 #6918 - was built in February 1975. It was renumbered to Union Pacific 3081 in October 1996. The 6918 is seen in San Antonio, Texas in 1994. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
CNW SD40-2 #6929 - in Portland, Oregon in 1994. - Steve Schuman Photo/ Jay Glenewinkel Collection |
CNW SD50 #7022 - was built in December 1985. It was renumbered to UP 5082 in May 1996. The 7022 is seen here in Portland, Oregon in early 1996. - Steve Schuman Photo/Jay Glenewinkel Collection |
Ex- CNW C44-9W - renumbered to UP 6707. It is seen at Valley Junction, near Hearne, Texas on October 22, 2001. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
CNW 8622 - a C44-9W takes the day off on this holiday at Lincoln, Nebraska. 7/4/95 - T. Greuter Photo |
CNW 8622 - at Lincoln, Nebraska 7/4/95 - T. Greuter Photo |
CNW 8709 - the Green and Yellow leads a UP and a Southern Pacific B-boat at the yards of Union, Nebraska. 3/31/01 - T. Greuter Photo |
Night shot of CNW C44-9W 8726 in San Antonio, TX in 1997. This photo was taken around 3 in the morning. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
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UPY 1326 - wearing "the Patch" but still in C&NW paint, sits deep in the North Western's territory of Boone, Iowa. 9/8/01 - T. Greuter Photo |
CNW Bay Window caboose #10399 - is seen in service on a San Antonio coal train in 1985. - Jay Glenewinkel Photo |
CNW 12566 - cab on permanent display at Boone, Iowa; September 8, 2001 - T. Greuter Photo |
Contributing
Photographers:
Jay Glenewinkel, Steve Schuman Recommended
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