Budd and EMD teamed up in 1939 to built the Silver Charger, which was part of the Burlington's General Pershing Zephyr trainset which ran from Kansas City to St. Louis. It was the last of the sho... (more)

CB&Q 509 leads heavy weight train of CB & Q cars including RPO

During the Illinois Railway Museum's 2025 Diesel Days event, CB&Q 9911A (E5A) leads the Nebraska Zephyr through Johnson siding.

CB&Q #9911A holds next to East Union depot.

CB&Q #9255 (EMD SW7), #9911A (EMC E5A), and #504 (EMD SD24) all meet at Spaulding Tower.

Always the scene stealer, the Nebraska Zephyr departs during "Diesel Days".

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad EMC E5(A) #9911-A was a popular attraction at the Streamliners at Spencer evet in 2014. I had to wait awhile to get an unobstructed shot of her before she pull... (more)

Heavy snow falls on CBQ 5629 (4-8-4) a locomotive with a bit of streamlining designed to facilitate fast freight running between Chicago and Denver.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy SD24 #504 leads the famous Nebraska Zephyr trainset onto the mainline at the Illinois Railway Museum during the annual Diesel Days event in 2018.

It's the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event, and on this Sunday the mainline trains were running primarily with cab units. Here, CBQ 9911-A and the Nebraska Zephyr pause in Johnson... (more)

It's the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event, and on this Sunday the mainline trains were running primarily with cab units. Here's a passing shot of the cab of CBQ 9911A on the Nebr... (more)

It's the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event, and on this Sunday the mainline trains were running primarily with cab units. Here, the Nebraska Zephyr reverses into Johnson siding fo... (more)

Running on the Colorado & Southern trackage at Sand Creek Junction near Denver on September 09, 1968, an eastbound Burlington freight is propelled by five Chinese red units with U28B 112 on the ... (more)

The Nebraska Zephyr is see stretched out onto the car line as the dinning car gets serviced and a photo shoot at the rear end takes place.

The Nebraska Zephyr heads under the poles and wires along the IRM mainline in rural Illinois.