I finally made it to CB&Q Mecca, Cicero Yard. It was a nice place to visit but a hard place to find a good viewing location to get a shot. I took a bus from the nearest loop station. The bus driv... (more)

Thirty-five minutes out of Chicago, the Burlington's Denver Zephyr slams through Eola at 79 mph. It's business as usual today for the pair of E7s leading the train. However, two weeks after this ... (more)

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!

Christened on April 18, 1934, at the PRR's Broad Street Station, this Philadelphia born, Budd built, articulated streamliner achieved a remarkable speed of 112.5 mph in May of that same year (1934... (more)

Wide angle for small spaces - a wicked view of the tracks ahead - can you instead imagine this is the view from Union Station? Restored Zephyr resides near the parking garage at the entrance to t... (more)

Injun Joe in action! The Mark Twain Zephyr (Injun Joe) is being transported to Joliet Yard by the daily JSW2 local (lead by EJ&E SD38-2 657). It's passing through Crest Hill, IL., on the Western S... (more)

CB&Q 9903, the Mark Twain Zephyr, receives the finishing touches. It will be picked up by the EJ&E and relocated. A huge thanks goes out to the friendly folks at Relco Locomotives Inc. for allowin... (more)

The Mark Twain Zephyr is on the move again, but not on it's own power, after many years of being stored at the Joliet arsenal it was moved to the Relco Yard in Minooka, IL. Now Relco is moving to ... (more)

Freshly repainted CB&Q 9255 switches yard 11 in preparation for construction of a new storage barn.

A preserved relic from the steam era is silhouetted against the setting sun.

Chicago Burlington & Quincy steamer 2-8-2 4978 sits on display at the Mendota train station. It looks great!

As our caboose train waits in the siding, CB&Q 9911-A passes by with the coach train.

BN (ex CB&Q) GP30 prepares to depart with eastbound train.