CTA 4391 prepares to take on passengers at IRM. 600 PCC Streetcars were built for the CTA in Chicago. Built in 1948, the 4391 is the last surviving car.
CSS "Little Joe" 803 and CB&Q 9911-A were two of the heavy hitters at the Illinois Railway Museum's 60th Anniversary Extravaganza. At the depot, they pose for a photo.
BN 3 has just dropped off its passengers and will soon head west to tie up for the day.
As the Leviathan receives some TLC, the crowd comes in for a closer look.
Take a step back in time. Chicago Aurora & Elgin 308 and 319 prepare for the departure out of the depot at IRM. 308 was built in 1906 and 319 was built in 1914. The C&AE operated from 1902 until i... (more)
CTA relics bask in the sunlight at IRM. After a recent farewell tour on August 25th, the CTA 2200's were officially retired from service. Luckily, these two were sent to IRM.
Lehigh Coal Valley 0-6-0 126 passes Spaulding Tower, headed back east to the depot at IRM.
It's quite the lineup at the west wye. UP 18, one of two surviving GTEL 8500 gas turbine electric locos and UP DDA40X 6936, the largest operational diesel-electric loco in the world, take in the s... (more)
Before its departure, a family poses with the one and only CB&Q 9911-A.
It's the IRM's 60th Anniversary Extravaganza as CSS 803 shoves east with the caboose train. A "Little Joe" hasn't operated anywhere in over 20 years, until today. 803 was built in May of 1949.
The CTA two car train heads west, passing the semaphore signal as it nears the IRM depot
CA&E 319 leads the two car wood train west past a semaphore on the IRM mainline.
South Shore 803 runs west light around the depot area. This is the first weekend a Little Joe has operated at IRM, or anywhere in the country, in over 20 years.
The C&NW commuter train pauses at Spaulding tower as it waits for traffic to clear.
The conductor climbs aboard for a switch move, as the cloud deck begins to clear.
