Author: Spencer Wagen
Photos of CN trains taken in 2017
CN 3103 leads M357 northward under the viaduct at Van Dyne on a foggy late January day
CN 8823 leads a northbound Q191 hot on the heels of M357 on a foggy day in Van Dyne
CN 8853 rolls out of the fog in Van Dyne with a southbound freight
CN 2852 leads a northbound through Van Dyne on a cloudy Saturday in January
Another pair of SD40-2's is working the Hydra Lead on the north end of Shops Yard. Pair these two with two spotted pulling L510 earlier and that makes four SD40s in and around Fond du Lac on one day in 2017
Roster view of CN 5303 working the north end of Shops Yard on a cloudy Saturday in January
CN 5321 and IC 6202 lead L510 on the home stretch into Shops Yard on the final Saturday in January
CN 5367 working the north end of Shops Yard in North Fond du Lac
CN 5601 and three other CN units pause with L590 just north of the Lone Elm Road crossing on the north side of Van Dyne
A pair of CN SD60F's trail on today's Q199. Not long after this photo was taken, the CN announced they were retiring all of their SD60F units, leaving C40-8M's as the only cowl units left on the roster.
CN SD60F #5553 trailing on train Q199 in Fond du Lac
CN 8915 leads a pair of SD60F's across Scott Street with train Q199
CN 3034 and 8856 prepare to depart Shops Yard with train A447 for Green Bay
A closeup view of CN 2816 leading a southbound on main two through Van Dyne
A pair of CN gevos lead a northbound oil train through Van Dyne
CN 8812 and another CN unit pause while on DPU duties on a northbound sand train while a southbound passes by on the other main track
CN 2929 and 2850 ready to make their setout at the Neenah yard with train A447
CN 3021 is on the head end of a northbound rolling through Neenah with another GEVO serving as s mid-train DPU
CN 3039 leads train M342 on the approach to Sherman Road in the Town of Winnebago just north of Oshkosh on a sunny spring day
CN 3040 shoves on the back of a southbound oil train as it departs Fond du Lac on the Waueksha Sub, passing the north end of Valley Siding
CN 3117 leads an oil train southbound out of Fond du Lac across the bridge over Interstate 41. Another tier-4 GE is shoving on the back as a distributed power unit.
CN 4700 re-enters the Neenah Yard after switching industries on the south side of town off of the Dixie Siding
A grab shot out of the car window that turned out pretty cool, CN 5401 and 2003 head up a ballast train that's rolling north through Neenah
CN 2933 peeks out from behind some trees as it leads train Q199 into Shops Yard
A pair of CN tier-4 GE's lead a southbound out of Fond du Lac on a sunny April Fool's Day 2017
CN 3120 leads M346 south under the County RP bridge at Van Dyne in some nice afternoon light
CN SD40-2 #5386 is seen third out on A447 at Stroebe Siding
A variety pf CN power, including an SD40-2, leads A447 northward through the bend at Strobe Siding on its way toward Green Bay
CN 2037 brings a short freight southward at Lincoln Road in Van Dyne.
CN 2256 leads M342 under the County Highway RP bridge at Van Dyne as it makes its way southward to Shops Yard
A pair of CN ET44AC's are in the lead of train A447 as it makes a setout at the Neenah Yard before continuing on to Green Bay
CN 3107 throttles up from a stop after a recrew at Lincoln Road just south of Van Dyne and is on its way north on the Neenah Sub.
CN 2142 and an Illinois Central SD70 are stopped just north of the Lone Elm Road crossing on the north side of Van Dyne with tpain L588
EN 5319 is seen on a yard job at the north end of Shops Yard that has pulled up to the Subway Raod crossing to get some headroom.
CN 2310 leads a southbound freight under the Johnson Street Bridge in Fond du Lac as it begins its journey on the Waukesha Sub
A pair of CN ET44AC's lead a southbound into Shops Yard with an ex-Oakway SD60 and a former UP/CNW C40-8 trailing.
CN 8917 and another CN unit sit with a crewless X119 stack train just south of Lincoln Road in Van Dyne
A pair of CN GE's lead a northbound freight out of Shops Yard
CN 2326 pulls a southbound Q198 train underneath the viaduct at Van Dyne just moments after a northbound Q train passed by on the other main
CN 2594 leads a northbound Q train under the County Highway RP bridge at Van Dyne, passing alongside some old code line poles that line the former Soo Line tracks.
A pair of SD75I's lead a northbound autorack train through Waupaca.
Six units and around 200 sand cars are headed west through Waupaca with CN 8896 in the lead. A pair of Norfolk Southern units are third and fourth out.
CN 8951 leads a northbound stack train on the elevated Neenah Sub mainline through Waupaca
CN 2231 leads a four pack of GE's and a northbound freight across the Fox River in Oshkosh
CN 2869 and 2873 shove a cut of cars back into the Neenah Yard as they make a setout before heading north towards Green Bay with train A447
The class unit of CN's C40-8M fleet leads a northbound into Shops Yard past the Yard Office. Taken from the stub end of Lakeshore Drive that's now closed to vehicle traffic.
CN C40-8M #2407 is seen trailing on A491 at the north end of Shops Yard
New and Old meet at the north end of Shops Yard. CN 5367 shoves back into the yard with a switch job while CN 3111 pauses while waiting for a new crew
CN 8922 leads a southbound Q198 train out of Fond du Lac and over Interstate 41.
Roster view of CN 2520 on A491 northbound out of Shops Yard