Burlington Route painted E9A was ex-PPCX 9913, exx-BN 9913 nee- CB&Q 9988B.
AAPRCO held their annual convention in Chicago this year, one of the excursions was a trip to IRM. Here the excursion train, lead by Metra's C&NW heritage unit, is paced by IRM's C&NW 411 and the ... (more)
Female member of the crew, is that a smile?
The fresh looking SD24 sits, staged, ready to pull the RPO / coach train later in the day.
What used to be the norm... The EJ&E road train crosses the CP/Metra mains to deliver cars to the CP yard, at dusk, 7:52 pm.
The slant nosed Silver Pilot occupies the grade crossing in a switching move at the end of her day.
The maroon motor in Oelwein. Hub City Heritage Corporation Railroad Museum
All part of an outstanding show presented by the members of the Illinois Railway museum.
A BNSF Z train glides by the 4449 in the wee hours of the morning. Thanks to R.R. Conway for the lesson and lighting.
The well worn control stand.
Big city = Big shaddows
The high tech EC-5 rolls north on the way to Milwaukee.
A few new units in the group... Two new gensets still awaiting testing for service as well as the 605 in the back ground, returning from the AAR test center in Pueblo.
T4 heads for Metra territory as it passes Fox lake and the Fox River on a rare daylight run to Chicago.
The power from the 21 train rides the CP/Metra main while wyeing at Rondout.
