Four of IRM's many operational diesels gather outside Barn 2 at the beginning of the second day of Diesel Days.
Was driving through Rock Island, IL back in 2011 and came across this guy in BNSF's lower yard. It's amazing what you can still find out and about. Of course, helps to arrive during "Train Festi... (more)
A behind the scenes look inside the diesel shop at IRM has James, Jeron & Charlie working hard at polishing the Nebraska Zephyr in preparation for Trainfest.
Quite the lineup outside the shops.
A nicely restore Burlington SW7 shows off it's fancy paint scheme at the Illinois Railway Museum's annul "Diesel Days" celebration.
The museum's switcher heads out to move some cars at the museum. There is quite the collection of rolling stock and locomotives at this place!
Freshly repainted CB&Q 9255 switches yard 11 in preparation for construction of a new storage barn.
Burlington SW7 9255 sits at IRM waiting to get on to the mainline.
