On July 17 the Santa Fe Railway Historical and Modeling Society toured the museum as part of their Chicago convention. For this event a few Santa Fe displays were arranged. Here we have the Green ... (more)

J. Neils Lumber Company 5, the Illinois Railway Museum's Shay, is almost ready for service for the first time since 1999 following an extensive rebuild effort. On July 15th it was spotted in front... (more)

The one-of-a-kind gas turbine rests at IRM.

CB&Q 9911A holds at the IRM.

SLSF 1630 at the beginning of "steam day" at the IRM, getting fired up and ready for the day's duties.

UP 6930 and the now gone CNW twins look on at IRM.

Rock Island 4506, on its first day in service, leads the coach train east back into the IRM depot.

C&NW 6847 and BN-3 rest outside the diesel shops at the IRM.

SLSF 1630 runs light on the IRM mainline.

SLSF 1630, along with a CA&E interurban, holds at IRM on Memorial Day.

SLSF 1630 holds at the IRM.

SLSF 1630 pulls a coach train onto the mainline at the IRM.

CB&Q 9911A leads the Zephyr on Track 1 at the IRM.

Rock Island 4506 rolls Eastward and approaches a farmers crossing East on the Illinois Railway Museum at Union, Illinois Sunday, July 8 2018. The newly restored locomotive debuted this weekend. St... (more)

Illinois Railway Museum's Rock Island GP7 makes its grand debut on a perfect summer day leading a Rock Island commuter train into the station