Sleek, shiny and just plain beautiful. IRM's Nebraska Zephyr poses for pictures in Rock Island.

Two of the prettiest noses... A quick night shot from the photo shoot that wasn't, storms rolled through and cancelled the evening.

On display at Train Festival 2011, the Nebraska Zephyr shines in all her glory in the early morning light at Rock Island.

both waiting for a re-crew

With a large crowd of railfans, anxiously waiting on the IL-72 overpass, the CB&Q E5(A) 9911-A, CNW F7(A) 411, CB&Q SW7 9255 and the Nebraska Zephyr head west out of Davis Junction. This was quite... (more)

Illinois Railway Museum's Nebraska Zephyr trainset heads west at Leaf River on the DM&E enroute to Trainfest 2011.

The CB&Q 9911A pulls its train toward Rock Island.

The CB&Q Zephyr makes its way through Leaf River, IL., bound for the Quad Cities.

CB&Q E5(A) 9911-A, CNW F7(A) 411 and CB&Q SW7 9255 slowly roll towards the Kittridge siding.

The Illinois Railway Museum train consisting of CB&Q 9911A, CNW 411, CB&Q 9255 and the CB&Q Nebraska Zephyr deadheads over the Canadian Pacific on its way to Train Festival 2011 in Rock Island, IL... (more)

Running at speed.

CBQ 504, SP 1518 and CNW 6847 make for quite a striking lineup as they sit, tied down after IRM's 2011 Diesel Days.

Quite the lineup outside the shops.

This old wooden caboose was spotted sitting on the roundhouse tracks. A person would be hard pressed to find any remnant of this ex-Q property, which was directly behind (north of) the Rock Islan... (more)