Frisco 1630 holds for traffic on the mainline before departing. Trains were running all night long as part of the 70th anniversary for the museum.
The Nebraska Zephyr heads under the poles and wires along the IRM mainline in rural Illinois.
1630 pushes the coach train west back to the museum.
Early in the daylight hours, Frisco decapod #1630 heads east with the demonstration freight, as rain pours down.
The 1630 gets loaded up with coal at this scene well after midnight. Though this engine would be done running for a few hours; the Nebraska Zephyr, coach train, and street cars would continue runn... (more)
The "Silver Pilot" departs Union with an exclusive dinner train for the showcase weekend, as part of an all night event.
10pm Lightning and Storms at the IRM - Frisco 1630 Idles at the Illinois Railway Museum , waiting with passengers on board and waiting out the thunderstorm moving through the area.
This year's Showcase Weekend at the Illinois Railway Museum was unlike any other, as the museum opted to run trains all night between Saturday and Sunday in honor of its 70th Anniversary. Unfortun... (more)
CB&Q E5 9911-A leads the Nebraska Zephyr East on a night run at IRM. In celebration of the museum's 70th anniversary, they pulled a all-nighter and ran trains the entire night from 9/16 into 9/17.
MTRY RS3 200 sits on display at IRM during Museum Showcase Weekend.
CNW 6847 and UP 1848 sit on display at IRM during Museum Showcase Weekend.
SP SD7 1518 sits on display at IRM.
M&E C424 18 sits on display at IRM.
Illinois Terminal 1605 (GP-7) pushes the caboose train into Johnson Siding during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.
CNW 411 and METX 308 (both F-7As) lead the CNW bilevel train back into the museum grounds during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event.
