The Memorial Day line up at the Waukegan coach yard towards the end of the blue hour.

Four restored units are posed on the west end of the East Union Depot. From left to right, BN 5383 (U30C), C&NW 411 (F7A), CB&Q 504 (SD24) and CRI&P 4506 (GP7R).

EMD "Banana Demonstrator" 7231 at IRM for EMD's 100th anniversary celebration. Here the unit is coupled to the coach train on station track 2 as a storm passes near by.

Just a few days before being interchanged to the UP for a trip across the state to Silvis for rebuilding, the 92 is posed for images. The plan for the 92 is for it to return to IRM as a running l... (more)

The 951 leads the equipment display back into the yard. UP, CN, IHB, BRC, and CPR are all represented here. (would have been nice if the CP had washed their's)

Honest Sir, the intersection has bad sight lines, the horn echoes off all the buildings... I didn't know the 15' heigh, 256,000 lb locomotive was RIGHT THERE...

8 brand new units behind three others to make an 11 unit consist!!! Too bad its running away from the sun.

Built by Brooks Locomotive in 1900, arrived at IRM in 1986.

Faded and weary, this unit resides outdoors in Baltimore.

The 92 has been pulled out for showcase weekend at the Illinois Railway Museum... and with this evenings storm, she is freshly washed... a little lightning to brighten the sky.

The AAPRCO excursion train, lead by Metra's C&NW heritage unit, is paced by IRM's C&NW 411 and the bilevel set as they cross Seemann Road.

So many angles... Ex-SP 2613, built 4/72.

An interior cab view of the 1953 built GP7 at IRM.

The morning line up in yard 5. Of the seven locomotives pictured here, six of them operated later this day in the annual "Diesel Days" parade of power at the Illinois Railway Museum. T... (more)

The Union Pacific railroad has placed the C&NW "twins" in storage due to a down turn in traffic. The storage location just happens to be the Illinois Railway Museum. Seen here, the C&N... (more)