BN 5383 (U30C) sits on display next to Barn 9 at the Illinois Railway Museum during the museum's 2025 Diesel Days event.

During the Illinois Railway Museum's 2025 Diesel Days event, BN 5383 (U30C) returns from a Take the Throttle run and meets CNW 411 (F7A), which is inactive today, merely sitting at the station wit... (more)

Some of IRM's engines are getting positioned in preparation for Day 2 of Diesel Days. To the right is Spaulding Tower, which was built in 1891 by the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern to protect an interloc... (more)

It's the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event, and on this Saturday the mainline trains were running primarily with hood units. Here, on the museum grounds, BN 5383 pauses at the Mai... (more)

BN 5383 pushes the caboose train back along the mainline and past an active semaphore signal at IRM's annual Diesel Days event.

BN 5383 rests away in Barn 9 at the Illinois Railway Musuem during Labor Day Weekend 2020.

BN 5383 leads the Nebraska Zephyr onto the IRM mainline during diesel days 2019.

The BN 5383 had the Nebraska Zephyr on the west wye for brake shoe adjustments.

The control stand of the BN U30C at IRM.

BN executive units 1 and 2, BN 5383, and executive unit 3 sit on display at IRM for the Burlington historical society event in June of this year.

BN 5383 leads the caboose train by the East Union depot.

BN 5383 and CBQ 9911A look on from Barn 9 at IRM last night.

A pair of BN veterans sit in repose at the Illinois Railway Museum. 5383 hasn't ran in a couple years because of a faulty traction motor. BN-3 is fully operational and would look nice painted back... (more)

There aren't too many places currently where you can see an operating U30C!