Both of IRM's operational steam engines, the J. Neils 5 and the Frisco 1630, lead the first steam doubleheader of the last 20+ years out of the station last evening.
Rock Island 4506 leads a train past Johnson siding.
ATSF 92 rests next to the vintage Santa Fe sign at the IRM over labor day weekend.
Illinois Railway Museum's SLSF 2-10-0 #1630 is prepared for an evening run at dusk.
When people think of ALCo diesels, they probably think of something like this: With the Illinois Railway Museum's coach train underway, GB&W 2407, commonly nicknamed the "alligator", ... (more)
CNW C44-9W's 8701 and 8646 had a brief stint at the Illinois Railway Museum while in storage there before briefly returning to service.
IRM's Metra F7A and CNW F7A make a run by at the Illinois Railway Museum at the conclusion of the first day of diesel days.
Three General Electric locomotives take the spotlight in IRM's yard 5 during Diesel Day's. From the left: TTI 260 (GE U28B), BN 5383 (GE U30C), and UP 1848 (GE B40-8)
Conrail E33 4601 sits on display at IRM.
SP 1518 leads the caboose train east past Johnson siding.
CB&Q 504 leads the Nebraska Zephyr east past Johnson siding.
A close up of one of the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy E5A’s trucks.
Frisco 1630 slowly makes its way into the depot at the Illinois Railway Museum
One of these things is not like the other... The Yard 5 lineup for Diesel Day's at IRM. From the left, TTI 260 (GE U28B), BN 5383 (GE U30C), UP 1848 (GE B40-8) and AMTK 945 (EMD/ASEA AEM 7).
Four of IRM's many operational diesels gather outside Barn 2 at the beginning of the second day of Diesel Days.
