Burlington SW7 9255 sits at IRM waiting to get on to the mainline.

Burlington E5A 9911-A, IRM's most popular diesel, passes by newly repainted CNW 411 as it is dedicated at the depot.

From this angle it almost looks like a real live locomotive, rather than just a static display. Wouldn't you just love to see this out on the high iron!

One of the best preserved examples of a CB&Q Mikado in its original form is getting repainted at the small railroad museum in Mendota, Illinois.

157 years after the charter of the Aurora Branch Railroad, where the CB&Q all began, this tie plate sits as a silent testament to the deterioration of Class I branch lines across the United States... (more)

Burlington E5A 9911-A, the pride of all of IRMs engines, gets ready to depart the depot with a coach train.

Not much room for the engineer on the Pioneer Zephyr

"Empire Builder" arriving in Chicago

The Western Star rolls through Fargo under looming skies.

Back when variety was the "spice of life."

Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) E-9A #9913

Happy Holidays! The Pioneer Zephyr, CB&Q 9900, is all decorated up for the holidays with a Christmas Wreath on the front of it as it sits on display at the Museum of Science and Industry.

Here is the car Juno on the back of the Nebraska Zephyr, this car also has authentic Nebraska Zephyr lettering on the back. Lunch was being served on the Zephyr today, the only air conditioned one... (more)

CB&Q 9911A comes into the depot at IRM, looks like its traded its shiny Nebraska Zephyr trainset for the coach train.