Smoke 'em if you got 'em. The CI conductor watches attentively as they hook up to some scrap gons.
Smoking it up pulling gons out of Western.
The freshly painted 1206 runs through industrial Chicago.
A strange meeting of heritages. CIRY 1206 has been repainted to honor the CB&Q, the original owners of the branch line the Central Illinois serves today. Here, it meets a BNSF geep in heritage I p... (more)
Freshly repainted 1206 makes her grand debut in CB&Q paint. The engine performed flawlessly and to the delight of 20 railfans on hand for the occasion.
The newly painted CB&Q heritage unit poses for roster shots at Wood street
On its inaugural run, the Central Illinois Railway's CB&Q heritage unit heads across Cermak to do the day's work. The engine was painted at the CIRY's yard in Pilsen by employees who care.
Central Illinois 1206 debutes her new heritage paint scheme reflecting the history of the lines past. Decked out in CB&Q esque paint, this sharp little switcher will definately be grabbing railfan... (more)
