Chicago Burlington & Quincy E-5A Silver Pilot was built in 1940 by Electromotive Corporation (EMC). About 1955 the Silver Pilot was acquired by the Fort Worth and Denver railroad. Shortly thereaft... (more)

Moonlight and stainless-steel
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Electro-Motive Division E5 No 9911-A was built in 1940 with stainless-steel fluting and side panels, and still glistens unde... (more)

Looking like a Zephyr of old dashing through the midwestern countryside, the Illinois Railway Museum’s Chicago, Burlington and Quincy EMD E5 No. 9911-A leads the Nebraska Zephyr trainset during ... (more)

Chicago Burlington and Quincy's famed "Nebraska Zephyr" passenger train makes a VERY SPECIAL appearance on the BNSF. This train was brought out of the Illinois Railway Museum for a weekend of excu... (more)

CBQ 9911A leads the Nebraska Zephyr trainset into Galesburg, passing underneath some original CBQ signals. The signals are unfortunately being replaced by new ones just to the southwest.

The Nebraska Zephyr departs Chicago with a round-trip excursion to Quincy.

Running at track speed, IRM's handsome Nebraska Zephyr passenger special cruises away from the rapidly setting sun, nearing Leland, IL.

Burlington's Silver Pilot and the Train of the Goddesses, aka; The Nebraska Zephyr.

The Nebraska Zephyr, a former CB&Q passenger train now owned by the Illinois Railway Museum got a chance to stretch her legs - topping 79 mph, if not more, during a rare excursion from Chicago to ... (more)

Chicago, Burlington and Quincy's Nebraska Zephyr, having just departed Galesburg, IL, heads towards a late evening arrival in Aurora followed by a trek on the Racetrack before arriving back at Uni... (more)

The Nebraska Zephyr departs the Windy City out of Union Station on a rare excursion off the Illinois Railway Museum grounds bound for Quincy, IL and return. The Silver Pilot (the sloped nosed E-5... (more)

Classic CB&Q under classic CB&Q signals!

Classic Q. In a scene that just screams CB&Q, E5 #9911A powers the Nebraska Zephyr excursion under the classic signal bridge that has guarded this spot for decades. With a new tri-light can... (more)

The Sunday run of the Nebraska Zephyr departs CUS. Making good time, this train will hit Galesburg in just under three hours.