IMRC ACF Center Flow 2-Bay Chicago & Northwestern (Yellow)
Road Number CNW 175051
This ACF 2-Bay covered hopper is painted bright yellow and features the Chicago & Northwestern's ''Employee Owned'' herald in black, red, and white. Equipped with etched metal running boards and ATlas trucks and operating couplers.
Galena & Chicago Union, Chicago's first railroad, began construction in 1848. In 1855 the Chicago, St. Paul & fond du Lac was organized to extend northwestward from near Chicago. CStP&F was reorganized in 1859 as Chicago & North Western, which in 1864 consolidated with Galena & Chicago Union. C&NW became employee-owned in 1970. After years of operating affiliation on its main line with Union Pacific but no UP control, all C&NW stock was acquired by UP on April 27, 1995, and UP merged C&NW on June 23 of that year.
