Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, C. Vision Productions brings you the final chapter of the Chicago and North Western's operations of its Western Division before the railroad became part of the vast Union Pacific system in 1995. We’ll begin the show by presenting footage of the "Cowboy Line" between Norfolk and Chadron, Nebraska, including more coverage of the final train before operations on this section ceased in December of 1992. In addition, we’ll see trains on the North Western‘s “Colony Line” between Colony, Wyoming and Dakota Junction in Nebraska. C. Vision's cameras captured Chicago and North Western operations on this line in the final years of the railroad’s existence, including one of the last C&NW trains before the Union Pacific takeover. Soon after the sale of the Colony Line to the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern in 1996, C. Vision returned to document DM&E operations in the Black Hills. We were fortunate to capture the Mount Rushmore locomotive, DME 6359, as it led a southbound train from Belle Fourche to Rapid City. For EMD fans, you’ll see models SD40-2, SD40-3, GP50, GP40, GP35, GP9, and GP7 doing what they do best, as the locomotives power heavy trains across Nebraska and South Dakota. We’ll also see GECX 3004, a rare GE Super 7 locomotive, while it was working out of Rapid City paired up with a CNW GP40.
This video relives the history of the C&NW, right up until its final hours as an independent company. The 1990s brought a renaissance in the railroad industry, as well as the end of an era in American railroading.
Thank you for watching. If you enjoyed this last look at the Chicago and North Western, check out our other videos below:
Chicago and North Western’s Western Division, The Cowboy Lines - FULL VIDEO (1993)
youtu.be/2lE5koWVbT8
Black Hills SD40-2 Cab Ride: Chicago & North Western Colony Line - FULL VIDEO (1994)
youtu.be/4FAbtVHgMEg
Union Pacific and C&NW in the Black Hills of South Dakota (1996)
youtu.be/OjAvUwSIIyM
Nebkota Railway F Units and BN C30-7's on Crawford Hill in Nebraska
youtu.be/zOgeV9SXY70
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 1, The East End: SD40-2 Marathon - FULL VIDEO (2012)
youtu.be/JiPJ58X3IdA
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 2, DM&E Mainline Waseca to Lake Benton - FULL VIDEO (2013)
youtu.be/JmB2GEvSZlQ
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern: SD40-2 Thunder on the South Dakota Prairie - FULL VIDEO (2013)
youtu.be/V6g6hWEaPr4
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 3, The PRC & Black Hills: DM&E’s Beautiful West End
youtu.be/0020S0UXwRY
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern FULL VIDEO - RCPE SD40-2 Locomotives (2016)
youtu.be/7ugEhjtXUK0
In this video, C. Vision Productions brings you the final chapter of the Chicago and North Western's operations of its Western Division before the railroad became part of the vast Union Pacific system in 1995. We’ll begin the show by presenting footage of the "Cowboy Line" between Norfolk and Chadron, Nebraska, including more coverage of the final train before operations on this section ceased in December of 1992. In addition, we’ll see trains on the North Western‘s “Colony Line” between Colony, Wyoming and Dakota Junction in Nebraska. C. Vision's cameras captured Chicago and North Western operations on this line in the final years of the railroad’s existence, including one of the last C&NW trains before the Union Pacific takeover. Soon after the sale of the Colony Line to the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern in 1996, C. Vision returned to document DM&E operations in the Black Hills. We were fortunate to capture the Mount Rushmore locomotive, DME 6359, as it led a southbound train from Belle Fourche to Rapid City. For EMD fans, you’ll see models SD40-2, SD40-3, GP50, GP40, GP35, GP9, and GP7 doing what they do best, as the locomotives power heavy trains across Nebraska and South Dakota. We’ll also see GECX 3004, a rare GE Super 7 locomotive, while it was working out of Rapid City paired up with a CNW GP40.
This video relives the history of the C&NW, right up until its final hours as an independent company. The 1990s brought a renaissance in the railroad industry, as well as the end of an era in American railroading.
Thank you for watching. If you enjoyed this last look at the Chicago and North Western, check out our other videos below:
Chicago and North Western’s Western Division, The Cowboy Lines - FULL VIDEO (1993)
youtu.be/2lE5koWVbT8
Black Hills SD40-2 Cab Ride: Chicago & North Western Colony Line - FULL VIDEO (1994)
youtu.be/4FAbtVHgMEg
Union Pacific and C&NW in the Black Hills of South Dakota (1996)
youtu.be/OjAvUwSIIyM
Nebkota Railway F Units and BN C30-7's on Crawford Hill in Nebraska
youtu.be/zOgeV9SXY70
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 1, The East End: SD40-2 Marathon - FULL VIDEO (2012)
youtu.be/JiPJ58X3IdA
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 2, DM&E Mainline Waseca to Lake Benton - FULL VIDEO (2013)
youtu.be/JmB2GEvSZlQ
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern: SD40-2 Thunder on the South Dakota Prairie - FULL VIDEO (2013)
youtu.be/V6g6hWEaPr4
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Vol. 3, The PRC & Black Hills: DM&E’s Beautiful West End
youtu.be/0020S0UXwRY
Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern FULL VIDEO - RCPE SD40-2 Locomotives (2016)
youtu.be/7ugEhjtXUK0
