My 100th photo! The Nebraska Zephyr gets some TLC between runs during IRM's Diesel Days.

Three generations of power perfectly lined up... Whats funny is, this is the way the equipment was left from earlier in the day so technically it wasn't "set up"

After a successful trip in the rain, The Nebraska Zephyr arrives back to a massive crowd and sunshine at the TrainFest grounds. The guys at IRM did a great job of polishing the train before its jo... (more)

After turning at Bureau, the Nebraska Zephyr crosses the West Bureau Creek (just west of Tiskilwa) in the pouring rain on its way back to Trainfest in Rock Island.

CB&Q 9911A East passes the Bureau switcher, which is tied up for the day. Here, the Zephyr will run around the wye and head back to the Quad Cities.

Even on a dreary morning, the Nebraska Zephyr looks sharp as a tac as it rolls East Moline.

The Nebraska Zephyr rolls through downtown Moline on a rainy Sunday morning.

The Nebraska Zephyr crosses the Mississippi River into Davenport on its return trip from Train Festival 2011 to the Illinois Railway Museum.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy E-5 "Silver Pilot".

CB&Q's "Silver Pilot" and the "Train of the Goddesses" pause while switches are manually thrown in the former Rock Island Silvis yards. The train will reach it's destination at Rock Island in abo... (more)

CB&Q's famed "Silver Pilot". Seen here leading an excursion back from Bureau, IL only minutes away from Rock Island during Train Festival 2011.

Seems like old times on the CB&Q double track main. Burlington's Nebraska Zephyr charges west through central Illinois on former Rock Island rails. This excursion was part of Rock Island's Train... (more)

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy's Nebraska Zephyr escapes from the Illinois Railway Museum during Train Festival in late July and is seen here Westbound to Rock Island after a short stay in Bur... (more)

The Nebraska Zephyr leads its exursion west on the return trip to Rock Island while a railfan paces alongside. This was the Zephyr's first public excursion off of the Illinois Railway Museum's pro... (more)