Calling All Chicago And NorthWestern Fans!

[Anonymous]

i like C&NW although i don't model it. i wish Union Pacific didn't buy it . i'd have rather seen BNSF buy it. i also can't believe there are only 3 loco's in C&NW paint-by the way i HATE U.P.
here's a C&NW link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway

[ac4400fan]

Now thats sad news atleast we still have this thred
Carl

[Anonymous]

The last 3 Unpatched CNWs are gettin patches this week[B)][xx(][V][:(][:O][banghead][X-)][censored][|(][#dots][soapbox]

[oldno9]

Oh yeah, and the slogan of the BM&J..........."We're Employer Owned"


[:D]

[oldno9]

Hail to the "400" [bow]

How about that cover on the recent NWL. You may not know this but the pic was used in a excellent brochure and was the artwork used on the 1942 wall calendar.

My stepfather got me hooked on trains and I will never forget the chance we had to stop into the NW Terminal in the late 70's. What a vision.

Today, my MR is based on our original road, the B&M (Bryan and Mark). Its is a subsidiary of the C&NW, the BM&J. We interchange with the NW at Bryant, WI. The line runs south to Mark, IL where we interchange again for access into CHI. The line continues south to Jules (my wife), IL then to Jacob (my son), IL. Access is granted into STL via our crossing of the L&M. The continues to our southern termination at Kate (my daughter), AR where we have an agreement with the MP into Memphis. We have been busy with acquisitions lately but have finally gotten the bugs worked out should have trains rolling again soon.

If anyone out there has a size 7 or 7-1/8 CNW conductors hat they want to part with, email me, please.

Also, if anyone is looking for HO power or cabeese, email me. I still have not finished my conversion from HO to N and have a small fleet to deal with.

[Anonymous]

People keep suggesting stickies or special areas... surely this is one thread to do that with?

[ac4400fan]

Hi Guys where are ya? anyway were getting into the cooler season hope where going to start our winter fun with tails of a snow covered midwest of the C&NW

Carl...

[Anonymous]

Hi my dad models the 50s Northwestern, and I model the modern UP (sorry, but I like it)
And I too like the CNW. I have seen several patched but unpainted SD40-2s, and a patched but unpainted Dash8...

About the UP modeling thing... Yeah, I can tell you guys are getting angry... Yeah, I'll leave..[B)][B)][B)][B)] -

[B)]- Me if I don't get out of here fast...Better hop in my big yellow diesel and ride away...... FAST!

[Gluefinger]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ac4400fan

Hi Guys been Awhile,I herd that metra that still in a queit name C&NW is going to buy there track rights from union pacific ,,this is something i herd thow

Carll....

Huh??

[Anonymous]

Hey C&NW Fans, just dropping in to say hello. Attended the C&NW Historical Society Wisconsin Meet this past sunday in Wauwatosa, WI. Lots of great slide shows. Plus our club had the first public showing of our HO Modular Layout, and we ran lots of C&NW stuff, plus other Wisconsin-based RR's. My favorite was the triple header RS-1 consist I ran with all 1950's era freight cars.

Paul

[ac4400fan]

Hi Guys been Awhile,I herd that metra that still in a queit name C&NW is going to buy there track rights from union pacific ,,this is something i herd thow

Carll....

[Anonymous]

All I model is the C&NW (union pacific trade mark [censored]) I have even made some chicago landmarks by kitbashing...I have Jay's potatoe chips, vienna hot dogs and dad's root beer. I have 3 sets of kato's FANTASTIC bi levels in both 4 and 6 window style, as well as 20 low level "400" cars. I model the northwest line which doesnt see alot of freight traffic, so I only have one freight train that mostly consists of mostly auto racks. Power is mostly proto E-8's and athearn F-7's. But I do have alot of SD-40-2's and so on as well. I have even made a B unit slug from an athearn F-7B. I have hundreds of C&NW photos and lots of old movie films of the C&NW back in the 70's as well. Even got to run one from Mount prospect to Crystal lake once...(shhhhhh)[:-^]

[Anonymous]

Hey Guys, Whats up, Any news on any CNW Layouts? My Birthday is this Saturday(sept 10th) I'll be 15[:)]And my dad has promised to Help me all of sunday to finish up my Benchwork, Soon i hope to have shots of my 3 CNW SD45s and other Engines.

[daschilling]

QUOTE: Theres only 5. the last AC4400 went to have its CNW Yellow and green traded for UP Armour yellow and Harbor mist grey
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... and the list grows shorter...
[:(][V]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by daschilling

Only 6 loco's in CNW (unpatched) paint left! [:(] [sigh]

Theres only 5. the last AC4400 went to have its CNW Yellow and green traded for UP Armour yellow and Harbor mist grey[xx(]

[daschilling]

Only 6 loco's in CNW (unpatched) paint left! [:(] [sigh]

[ac4400fan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by waltersrails

I love CNW also because here lately in Fairfield Il I've Seen 2 different CNW Unpacthed units go through this month. I though that was cool to see. I have been here lately decaling some of my cars CNW. Also did CNW have 40' grain loading boxcars? well see ya.

Thats great news!! i hope theres alot left untouched with just the original C&NW lables left on them.....[:D]
Carl.

[waltersrails]

I love CNW also because here lately in Fairfield Il I've Seen 2 different CNW Unpacthed units go through this month. I though that was cool to see. I have been here lately decaling some of my cars CNW. Also did CNW have 40' grain loading boxcars? well see ya.

[Anonymous]

No Pictures yet. I'm getting a New/old CNW SD45. I had 2 Proto SD45s with the same number so My friend is renumbering one of them for me.2 proto SD45s and GP18[:P] will be my main power.

[ac4400fan]

Hi All! Thought id check in and say hi hope everyones great!,Iwas woundering if you guys have pics of your C&NW Layout pics or engines?

[Anonymous]

I'd like to go. But i'll be in school. Isn't there supposed to be one in Rochelle next year or something?

[cspmo]

QUOTE: Originally posted by ac4400fan

QUOTE: Originally posted by paugust

Hey guys!

Glad to see CNW fans from my neck of the woods. I grew up in Niles, and the CNW skirted us so I had to ride my bike to Park Ridge to watch the trains.

Just an FYI: There will be a CNWHS meetup here in the Milwaukee area on October 2nd. I'll post more info as it becomes available. Hope some of you can make it.

Paul August

Paul. That would be great any info you can get to us,link ect.
Carl..

http://www.cnwhs.org/events.pl

[ac4400fan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by paugust

Hey guys!

Glad to see CNW fans from my neck of the woods. I grew up in Niles, and the CNW skirted us so I had to ride my bike to Park Ridge to watch the trains.

Just an FYI: There will be a CNWHS meetup here in the Milwaukee area on October 2nd. I'll post more info as it becomes available. Hope some of you can make it.

Paul August

Paul. That would be great any info you can get to us,link ect.
Carl..

[Anonymous]

Hey guys!

Glad to see CNW fans from my neck of the woods. I grew up in Niles, and the CNW skirted us so I had to ride my bike to Park Ridge to watch the trains.

Just an FYI: There will be a CNWHS meetup here in the Milwaukee area on October 2nd. I'll post more info as it becomes available. Hope some of you can make it.

Paul August

[Anonymous]

Fan and ex conductor with over ten years. Hate to see the flags fallin..........

[daschilling]

Anyone remember the coal silos that stood next to the Gladstone Park Station? (The southeast corner of Northwest Highway and Austin Ave.) There were 8 or 10 silos in a single row, with the bucket & elevator in the middle of them. I think the compamy name began with a "C", and the silos had one letter of the name on each one. They were torn down in about 1962, about 1-2 years after the wood station was replaced with the shelter RTA has at Gladstone Park now.[?][%-)]

[ac4400fan]

Almost the same with my jay,i was about 7-8 the last time i seen a E-8 ,i used to see em running in palatine ILL,by Charlottes Pizza on Rt 12 ,miss those days
Carl.

[Anonymous]

I unfortunatly never got to see CNW in its heyday. I was born to late. i was 4 when CNW became a fallen flag[:(]

[AltonFan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by KG1960
I grew up in Des Plaines, IL, not far from Cumberland Station.
Wayne

I grew up in Des Plaines, and lived there until a few years ago. The pictures of the yellow and green commuter cars, the F-units, and the Crandall cab E-8 brought back some memories. I think I saw my first C&NW F-unit while standing in line outside the Des Plaines Theatre in the late 1960s.

My grandfather worked at the Union Camp factory on the New Line. Grandma would sometimes take us with her when she went to pick up Grandpa after work. The C&NW and the Milwaukee Road put on quite a show in those days.

The transition from C&NW commuter equipment to RTA and eventually Metra took place during my high school days. Every morning my grandmother would drop me off in front of the Des Plaines train station to wait for my bus, and I would get to watch trains for a few minutes before I went to school. On they way home, I could stop at the old Toy and Hobby House and pick up the latest magazines and some goodies for the layout.

All shadows of a bygone age...

[wctransfer]

Well, ill post, i model CNW and i like them because my uncle used to work with them. My newest add on to my CNW fleet is a RTR SD60. Once i get my digital camera, ill post a bunch of CNW cars,(ex CNW or w/e) to keep this thing going!

Alec