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C&NW Caboose
Title:  C&NW Caboose
Description:  C&NW caboose at UP's (ex-C&EI) Yard Center yard
Photo Date:  12/16/2005  Upload Date: 1/27/2006 7:16:14 PM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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C&NW Autoparts boxcar
Title:  C&NW Autoparts boxcar
Description:  Chicago & North Western autoparts boxcar with silver doors and a worn C&NW herald.
Photo Date:  12/16/2004  Upload Date: 1/26/2005 8:12:57 PM
Location:  Lafayette, IN
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  563   Comments: 0
CN&W Boxcar
Title:  CN&W Boxcar
Description:  A white lined C&NW boxcar at Markum, IL
Photo Date:  12/17/2004  Upload Date: 1/28/2005 12:27:12 AM
Location:  Homewood, IL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  669   Comments: 0
CNW 174750
Title:  CNW 174750
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2024  Upload Date: 9/1/2024 11:03:27 AM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
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Views:  289   Comments: 0
C&NW Hopper
Title:  C&NW Hopper
Description:  A weathered Chicago & Northwestern 2-bay ACF covered hopper.
Photo Date:  7/5/2005  Upload Date: 7/28/2005 4:50:31 PM
Location:  Memphis, TN
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  528   Comments: 0
C&NW Covered hopper
Title:  C&NW Covered hopper
Description:  A green C&NW 3-bay PS Covered hopper passes thru Dolton, IL
Photo Date:  12/17/2004  Upload Date: 1/28/2005 12:27:12 AM
Location:  Dolton, IL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  315   Comments: 0
C&NW PS covered hopper
Title:  C&NW PS covered hopper
Description:  An older C&NW PS 3-bay covered hopper
Photo Date:  12/29/2008  Upload Date: 2/26/2009 9:11:13 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Terry Roble
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Action
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Views:  450   Comments: 0
C&NW Covered hopper
Title:  C&NW Covered hopper
Description:  Chicago & North Western PS 3-bay covered hopper on CSX.
Photo Date:  12/19/2004  Upload Date: 2/23/2005 4:01:52 PM
Location:  Buffalo, NY
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  317   Comments: 0
CNW 490242 tagged
Title:  CNW 490242 tagged
Description:  CNW (UP) covered hopper with cool grafetti
Photo Date:  10/17/2015  Upload Date: 10/19/2015 8:43:40 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  362   Comments: 0
CNW 490354 (UP logo)
Title:  CNW 490354 (UP logo)
Description:  CNW (UP) 490354, UP shield is in a odd place.
Photo Date:  7/31/2015  Upload Date: 8/2/2015 2:15:03 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  316   Comments: 0
"Captain Hbak" grafetti (who ever he is?)
Title:  "Captain Hbak" grafetti (who ever he is?)
Description:  Cool grafetti on this CNW-UP covered hopper, very artisitc!
Photo Date:  9/24/2011  Upload Date: 9/24/2011 10:28:36 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  414   Comments: 0
CNW 490860
Title:  CNW 490860
Description:  Cool grafetti
Photo Date:  10/15/2016  Upload Date: 10/16/2016 9:46:46 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  425   Comments: 0
CNW 490972  grafetti
Title:  CNW 490972 grafetti
Description:  Cool grafetti
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 1/2/2016 10:25:26 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  380   Comments: 0
CNW 490989  grafetti
Title:  CNW 490989 grafetti
Description:  Cool grafetti
Photo Date:  1/2/2016  Upload Date: 1/2/2016 10:25:26 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  Roster
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Views:  460   Comments: 0
CNW 715030 (ex-RI 62806)
Title:  CNW 715030 (ex-RI 62806)
Description:  Chicago & North Western had inherited a large number of Rock Island freight cars after the RI shutdown March 31, 1980. The C&NW began receiving them in mid-1980.
Photo Date:  6/3/2000  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 5:27:47 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  944   Comments: 1
CNW 715342 (ex-RI 62523)
Title:  CNW 715342 (ex-RI 62523)
Description:  Boxcars like these were built by Pullman Standard for the RI. This was found on CSX.
Photo Date:  5/7/1995  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 5:27:47 PM
Location:  Manchester, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  898   Comments: 0
CNW 716042 (ex-ROCK 300491)
Title:  CNW 716042 (ex-ROCK 300491)
Description:  Its hard to find an ex-RI/Rock boxcars in decent shape, this one still looks good in 1994! Found on Conrail.
Photo Date:  12/31/1994  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 5:27:47 PM
Location:  Beaver Falls, PA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1049   Comments: 0
CNW 718007 (ex-ROCK 301981)
Title:  CNW 718007 (ex-ROCK 301981)
Description:  CNW 718007 found on the Norfolk Southern at NS' Columbus Yard.
Photo Date:  2/15/1997  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM
Location:  Columbus, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1349   Comments: 0
CNW 718115 (ex-ROCK 301916)
Title:  CNW 718115 (ex-ROCK 301916)
Description:  Notice the Rock reporting marks and road number almost visable on this car. On a fast NS freight.
Photo Date:  3/2/1998  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM
Location:  Smiths Station, AL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1162   Comments: 0
CNW 718165 (ex-W&OV 76)
Title:  CNW 718165 (ex-W&OV 76)
Description:  The Warren & Ouchita Valley (W&OV) was a shortline and a Rock subsidary in Arkansas. They had roster boxcars W&OV 1-100. They closed down in 1979 before the Rock shutdown.
Photo Date:  3/23/1995  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM
Location:  Columbus, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  2102   Comments: 0
CNW 718287 (ex-ROCK 302158)
Title:  CNW 718287 (ex-ROCK 302158)
Description:  The Rock had purchased blue boxcars and also white ones as well in the mid to late 1970s.
Photo Date:  4/16/1994  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM
Location:  Columbus, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1747   Comments: 0
CNW 721017 (ex-RI 36390)
Title:  CNW 721017 (ex-RI 36390)
Description:  Found this ex-RI boxcar at CSXT's Goulding Yard. I wish the door was closed!
Photo Date:  6/1/1994  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM
Location:  Pensacola, FL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1203   Comments: 0
CNW 721081 (ex-ROCK 536306)
Title:  CNW 721081 (ex-ROCK 536306)
Description:  One of many Rock quick repaints in the blue scheme is shown here by the rust showing some of the lettering underneath the blue paint.
Photo Date:  1/16/1996  Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM
Location:  Columbus, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1062   Comments: 0
CNW 722022 (ex-ROCK 539176)
Title:  CNW 722022 (ex-ROCK 539176)
Description:  This boxcar was a Rock repaint from like the one to the right of it. On Conrail.
Photo Date:  6/22/1994  Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:15:43 PM
Location:  Columbiana, OH
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1226   Comments: 0
CNW ex-ROCK
Title:  CNW ex-ROCK
Description:  CNW 752115 (ex-ROCK 800890)
Photo Date:  5/24/2008  Upload Date: 6/29/2008 5:52:58 PM
Location:  Phenix City, AL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  234   Comments: 0
CNW (ex-ROCK)
Title:  CNW (ex-ROCK)
Description:  C&NW 752170 (ex-ROCK 800501)
Photo Date:  7/5/2007  Upload Date: 7/10/2007 9:47:08 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  662   Comments: 0
CNW 752246 (ex-ROCK 800986)
Title:  CNW 752246 (ex-ROCK 800986)
Description:  This car's lettering and reporting marks still well visable. This is an example how fast CNW restenciled the ex-RI cars and purged them back into service.
Photo Date:  8/31/2002  Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:15:43 PM
Location:  North Little Rock, AR
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  640   Comments: 0
CNW 752329 (ex-ROCK 800977)
Title:  CNW 752329 (ex-ROCK 800977)
Description:  Car still in fairly good shape for a car 22 years old. The builder date at the bottom says 6-78. Coming into UP's North Little Rock yard. It may have visited this yard before when still on the Rock.
Photo Date:  10/20/2000  Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:15:43 PM
Location:  North Little Rock, AR
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  821   Comments: 0
CNW 752697 (ex-RI 132711)
Title:  CNW 752697 (ex-RI 132711)
Description:  ex-RI PS 3-bay covered hopper at former C&NW now UP's Proviso Yard. A little weathered by the "Rock Island" is still visable!
Photo Date:  12/29/2002  Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:15:43 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  567   Comments: 0
CNW 752925 (ex-RI 132301)
Title:  CNW 752925 (ex-RI 132301)
Description:  Another example how the CNW was in a hurry to restencile the ex-RI freight cars as seen here with the old reporting marks and road number still on the end of the car.
Photo Date:  9/4/1999  Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:15:43 PM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  698   Comments: 0
CNW (ex-Rock) Hopper
Title:  CNW (ex-Rock) Hopper
Description:  CNW 752991 (ex-ROCK), looks like some body work has been done to this car.
Photo Date:  7/4/2007  Upload Date: 7/10/2007 9:47:18 PM
Location:  Folkston, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  663   Comments: 0
C&NW (ex-ROCK)
Title:  C&NW (ex-ROCK)
Description:  CNW 753291 (ex-ROCK 801020)
Photo Date:  5/24/2008  Upload Date: 6/29/2008 5:52:56 PM
Location:  Phenix City, AL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  314   Comments: 0
C&NW (ex-ROCK) Covered hopper
Title:  C&NW (ex-ROCK) Covered hopper
Description:  C&NW 753656 PS 3-bay covered hopper (ex-ROCK 133379) at CSX's Boyles Yard
Photo Date:  3/14/2009  Upload Date: 3/29/2009 1:04:00 AM
Location:  Birmingham, AL
Author:  Terry Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  496   Comments: 0
CNW 753733 (ex-ROCK 801142)
Title:  CNW 753733 (ex-ROCK 801142)
Description:  One many ex-Rock jumbo PS 3-bay covered hoppers pruchased by the Rock for their grain loads. Here on the UP (ex-CNW yard) probably still filling the bill.
Photo Date:  5/26/2003  Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:40:19 PM
Location:  Clinton, IA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  707   Comments: 0
CNW 753735 (ex-ROCK 801224)
Title:  CNW 753735 (ex-ROCK 801224)
Description:  With rust and some CNW patch paint job most of the former lettering and road numbers are still showing. On CSX (ex-CR) Avon Yard.
Photo Date:  7/7/2001  Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:40:19 PM
Location:  Avon, IN
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  975   Comments: 0
CNW (ex-ROCK 801170) Covered Hopper
Title:  CNW (ex-ROCK 801170) Covered Hopper
Description:  I had to shoot this ex-ROCK hopper from a roadway overpass. CNW 753739 (ex-ROCK 801170). You can still make out the old ROCK reporting marks and road number.
Photo Date:  11/3/2006  Upload Date: 11/5/2006 9:58:40 PM
Location:  Chattanooga, TN
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  330   Comments: 0
CNW xROCK hopper
Title:  CNW xROCK hopper
Description:  CNW 753884 (ex-ROCK 801xxx). This photo came out pretty good considering it was almost dark and I shot it free hand.
Photo Date:  3/10/2007  Upload Date: 5/10/2007 9:33:34 PM
Location:  Columbus, GA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  371   Comments: 0
CNW 753950  (ex-ROCK 132754)
Title:  CNW 753950 (ex-ROCK 132754)
Description:  C&NW received probably the most ex-RI rolling stock then anyone. Notice here the "ROCK" in "THE ROCK" is mispelled. Its "THE RCOK"! Maybe done by a disgruntled RI employee?
Photo Date:  9/9/1980  Upload Date: 3/24/2004 10:04:07 PM
Location:  Superior, WI
Author:  Unknown
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1371   Comments: 0
CNW 791023 (ex-RI 101872)
Title:  CNW 791023 (ex-RI 101872)
Description:  Former RI ballast car seen here with the "ROCK ISLAND" lettering bleeding thru CNW's patch work.
Photo Date:  4/25/1999  Upload Date: 10/2/2003 6:24:11 PM
Location:  North Little Rock, AR
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  861   Comments: 0
CNW 791042  (ex-RI 101738)
Title:  CNW 791042 (ex-RI 101738)
Description:  Whatever the commodity is in this car has to be kept out of the weather.
Photo Date:  7/4/2001  Upload Date: 10/2/2003 6:24:11 PM
Location:  Proviso, IL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  813   Comments: 1
CNW 791283  (ex-ROCK 601710)
Title:  CNW 791283 (ex-ROCK 601710)
Description:  Ballast hoppers got the blue treatment in the late 70s too. The car is still marked "ER 11-77" stating it was shopped at El Reno, OK Nov.1977.
Photo Date:  10/8/1999  Upload Date: 10/2/2003 6:24:11 PM
Location:  Proviso, IL
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1499   Comments: 0


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