Minutes after arrival at Union Station from her first day of excursion duty. It was interesting to see the number of passengers detraining from Amtrak trains stop by for a cell phone picture of t... (more)
The second leg of the excursion gets underway as the Zephyr departs Galesburg.
White flags flying, Mars light waving... the Nebraska Zephry rolls through Main St. on its way to CUS for the weekends excursions.
Even in the day of the IPhone 5, this short, fast streak of gleaming silver proves that 1930s technology is still cooler than modern gadgets.
Silver & Gray. The sole-surviving EMD E5 races with the Nebraska Zephyr back to Rock Island. This unit usually works at the Illinois Railway Museum. Photo taken during Train Festival 2011.
The Nebraska Zephyr along with CBQ SW7 9255 and CNW F7(A) 411 make their way through the switches and back on IRM grounds after a successful trip to Rock Island for Train Festival 2011. Railroad: Chicago Burlington & Quincy RailroadLocomotive: EMD E5(A)Location: Union, Illinois, USALocomotive #: CBQ 9911-ATrain ID: Nebraska ZephyrPhoto Date: July 26, 2011
The only EMD E5 left in the world proudly sits in Rock Island. This unit usually works at the Illinois Railway Museum, but today it has just completed an excursion from Rock Island to Bureau and ... (more)
The Nebraska Zephyr all polished up during the night shoot at trainfest. One of IRM's finest pieces.
The Nebraska Zephyr rolls east on the ex-Rock Island through Silvis on its way to Bureau and back.
The Illinois Railway Museum train consisting of CB&Q 9911A, CNW 411, CB&Q 9255 and the CB&Q Nebraska Zephyr deadheads home over the Canadian Pacific after a successful visit to Train Festival 2011... (more)
The Nebraska Zephyr rolls past the restored Rock Island depot at Geneseo, Illinois.
The Nebraska Zephyr finally finds some sunlight as it pulls back into Rock Island to tie up for the day before being prepared to its trip back to IRM.
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.
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)
