CB&Q meets CB&Q! CB&Q E5 9911-A leads the Nebraska Zephyr west through Mendota, passing CB&Q 4978 on display at the Mendota Union Depot Museum.

Just like 1968 all over again, the Nebraska Zephyr departs Chicago Union Station on a sunny morning in September.

Running at track speed, IRM's handsome Nebraska Zephyr passenger special cruises away from the rapidly setting sun, nearing Leland, IL.

Burlington's Silver Pilot and the Train of the Goddesses, aka; The Nebraska Zephyr.

The Nebraska Zephyr, a former CB&Q passenger train now owned by the Illinois Railway Museum got a chance to stretch her legs - topping 79 mph, if not more, during a rare excursion from Chicago to ... (more)

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy's Nebraska Zephyr, having just departed Galesburg, IL, heads towards a late evening arrival in Aurora followed by a trek on the Racetrack before arriving back at Uni... (more)

The Nebraska Zephyr departs the Windy City out of Union Station on a rare excursion off the Illinois Railway Museum grounds bound for Quincy, IL and return. The Silver Pilot (the sloped nosed E-5... (more)

Classic CB&Q under classic CB&Q signals!

CB&Q Nebraska Zephyr is westbound at track speed near Avon, IL on its trip from Chicago to Quincy.

Classic Q. In a scene that just screams CB&Q, E5 #9911A powers the Nebraska Zephyr excursion under the classic signal bridge that has guarded this spot for decades. With a new tri-light can... (more)

Something old passing a sea of new.

After slowing for a track defect, the Silver Pilot races back to track speed rolling through the TP&W crossing at Bushnell.

Coasting in for the Galesburg station stop, the Zephyr passes below one of the remaining, original, CB&Q signal bridges.

Minutes after arrival at Union Station from her first day of excursion duty. It was interesting to see the number of passengers detraining from Amtrak trains stop by for a cell phone picture of t... (more)

The second leg of the excursion gets underway as the Zephyr departs Galesburg.