One of the four gensets that the IHB received in early summer sits on the far end of the Blue Island Yard waiting for the next assignment. All the gensets bear a green stripe instead of the usual... (more)

ATSF 543 is well secured and has completed the journey from California to Northern Illinois and now waits to go into the Illinois Railway Museum to be placed on the rails once again.

The life of the cab on this locomotive is ending as is the light with the setting sun. By sunrise the cab will be gone from this locomotive.

An ex-Conrail SW8 calls a scrap yard on Chicago's south side home. It's spray painted MM2 is for the scrap yards former operator Midwest Metallics. If you look close you will see the stripes showi... (more)

This DRB Class 50 (2-10-0) steam locomotive was built in 1943 and was in service until 1986. On April 22, 1987 the locomotive was purchased by the Friends of Kaiserslautern Industrial Museum. The... (more)

Progress Rail Service's SW1500 gets a push into the Norfolk Southern shops in Altoona after taking a spin on the turntable. While the locomotive on the left is waiting it turn to be pieced togeth... (more)

CFL 4018 heads across the Clausen Viaduct over the Alzette River and past some of the ancient fortifications of Luxembourg City which were added to the World Heritage List of UNESCO in December 19... (more)

Guess who I belong to...well can't be entirely sure now with the lack of markings. This ex-Union Pacific tunnel motor sits on the south end of Global 2 waiting to head to its next destination whe... (more)

WSOR's snow plow is looking great in what looks to be a new paint job.

This pieced together soon to be road slug takes a spin on the turntable in the morning at the NS Juniata shops in Altoona. According to Altoonaworks.info this road slug will become NS 718 a RP-E4... (more)

The Nebraska Zephyr along with CBQ SW7 9255 and CNW F7(A) 411 make their way through the switches and back on IRM grounds after a successful trip to Rock Island for Train Festival 2011. Railroad: Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Locomotive: EMD E5(A)
Location: Union, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: CBQ 9911-A
Train ID: Nebraska Zephyr
Photo Date: July 26, 2011

This locomotive is sitting quietly most likely taking the weekend off for the Fourth of July. The horn on this locomotive is mounted in a location that I haven't seen too often.

Slowly getting swallowed by plants and vines this former US Steel SW9 sits in the back of National Railway Equipment's Dixmoor facility awaiting an uncertain future.

AMTK 518 pulls up next to the wash racks at the Locomotive Facility in Chicago with two Federal Railroad Administration Office of Safety cars (DOTX 220 & DOTX 221) before making a reverse movement... (more)

Of all the times I've been to Clearing Yard this is the first time I have seen the BRC working the industrial spurs on the North side of the yard. At this moment they are backing a single box car... (more)