The 1518 was the first "SD" unit produced by EMD. Built in 1951 and after many years of service on the Southern Pacific the 1518 now resides at the Illinois Railway Museum and operates ... (more)

Ratty but still operating, MILW 37A participates in the Diesel Day festivities.

CA&E 309 heads out onto the main during the 2015 Trolley Pageant at the Illinois Railway Museum

A scheme that doesn't even look good on F and E units...

Chicago & West Towns 141 makes its appointed rounds on the streetcar loop as it meets a trolleybus during the 2015 Trolley Pageant at the Illinois Railway Museum

CSL 3142 makes its appointed rounds on the streetcar line during the Illinois Railway Museum's 2015 Trolley Pageant

Late afternoon light fills the Illinois Railway Museum steam shop where J. Neils Lumber #5 is the current focus of rebuilding efforts. Flues have recently been reinstalled, to be followed later t... (more)

The Nebraska Zephyr is showing off during Diesel Days at the Illinois Railway Museum.

A pair of Milwaukee Road covered wagons roll down the main at the Illinois Railway Museum. It's hard to believe the E unit is operational considering most of the exterior is covered in rust and mo... (more)

Storm light shines on the classics at IRM's Diesel Department.

CBQ SD24 504 splits the semaphores, east of the Illinois Railway Museum.

The conductor is giving the Nebraska Zephyr a final check as Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9911A is preparing to pull the lunch train at the Illinois Railway Museum. CB&Q 9911A is the only remainin... (more)

Chicago & West Towns 141 makes its appointed rounds on the streetcar loop during the 2015 Trolley Pageant at the Illinois Railway Museum

A pair of CTA 4000 series cars head out of the yard and onto the mainline during the 2015 Trolley Pageant at the Illinois Railway Museum

Indiana Railroad 65, the Illinois Railway Museum's first car, heads out onto the main for a trip down the line during the 2015 Trolley Pageant