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

The Nebraska Zephyr pulls out of the East Union depot as it passes the IRM's diesel shops. #9911A is the oldest passenger engine at the museum, having been built in 1940 for the Chicago, Burlingto... (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.

CB&Q 9911A with the Nebraska Zeyphr meets the SLSF 1630 with the coach train at Showcase Weekend 2022.

One of those days it paid to be up early.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy roster at the Illinois Railway Museum lines up for a night photoshoot during Diesel Days 2022.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy roster at the Illinois Railway Museum lines up for a night photoshoot during Diesel Days 2022.

Most of the Illinois Railway Museum’s E and F unit’s line up in front of Barn 2 for a photoshoot at Diesel Days 2022.

IRM used their Nebraska Zephyr trainset to run a pair of excursions to Quincy via Chicago Union Station on this splendid September weekend.

The Silver Pilot leads its train from the Illinois Railroad Museum, Union, IL, into West Chicago via C&NW trackage. The train will interchange with BN and make its way to Ft. Worth, TX to help BN ... (more)

Illinois Railroad Museum's CB&Q Nebraska Zephyr passenger train went on loan to BN in December 1993, and is seen here on its ferry trip to Ft. Worth, TX. The train is exiting the Belvidere-Rockfor... (more)

A railway postal clerk snags a bag from midair on a cross country CB&Q passenger train in the '50s... In reality, this comes from the time machine known as the Illinois Railway Museum at the ye... (more)

A close up of one of the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy E5A’s trucks.

CBQ 9911A heads west on the IRM mainline before pulling into the depot.

CBQ 9911A shoves the Nebraska Zephyr west in Union, IL at IRM.