July 2004 Rochester to Des Moines, CNW units, and the IANR

 2patches.jpg            Two CNW patches were on the MDMPR at the same time.  The leader was the ex-CNW 6871 in zito yellow.
 cnw-8603-sidelight.jpg  CNW 8603 at Short Line with the headlight turned on. 

 cnw-llpx.jpg            CNW 8603 was parked next to an LLPX switcher.

 cnw8603-light.jpg       The prolonged exposure doesn't exactly like the high beams in this shot.

 cnw8603-pom.jpg        Here's the CNW 8603 under the sand towers at Short Line.

 cnw8603-side.jpg        A wide-angle view of CNW 8603

 cnw8603-sunset.jpg     CNW 8603 at sunset near Des Moines

 cnw8603.jpg             Here's a shot of CNW 8603 during the day.  It was northbound on MNLDM, caught on my way to work.
 dme4006.jpg             At Rochester, the DME 4006 idled on the fourth of July.

 dme4006b.jpg            Another view of DME 4006

 ianr2003.jpg            At Waterloo, we found a few IANR engines at rest.   Unfortunately, no CNW GP38-2s could be found.
 up3036.jpg              Here's another view of the CNW patch engines together.

 up9089.jpg              The former "Safety and Reliability" CNW 8577 sits under the lights at Short Line.