A steam locomotive that once ran at the Union Railroad Museum. It would be nice to someday see it run again.
Three interesting diesels at IRM's Diesel Days.
Out in the cornfields of northern Illinois, two beautifully restored North Shore interurbans zoom past at Johnson siding, on the Illinois Railway Museum's demonstration railroad.
A line up like this can only be found at the Illinois Railway Museum: GBW 2407, CBQ 504, SP 1518, CNW 6847, WC 7252, and BN 5383... And they all run! A total of 15,900 HP in a row.
A colorful lineup is seen outside the shed at IRM.
CNW 6847 sits along with other units on display at IRM.
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 RailroadLocomotive: EMD E5(A)Location: Union, Illinois, USALocomotive #: CBQ 9911-ATrain ID: Nebraska ZephyrPhoto Date: July 26, 2011
Chicago vs New York City!
In preparation for the July 4th Trolley Pageant, a five car North Shore train was put together. Here, it is seen on the car line stopped at Depot Street.
A behind the scenes look inside the diesel shop at IRM has James, Jeron & Charlie working hard at polishing the Nebraska Zephyr in preparation for Trainfest.
After Saturday's Diesel Days event at IRM, CNW 6847, SP 1518 and CBQ 504 rest, awaiting tomorrow's event.
Three of my favorite railroads, BN, WC and ATSF pose for a photo at IRM.
CBQ 504, SP 1518 and CNW 6847 make for quite a striking lineup as they sit, tied down after IRM's 2011 Diesel Days.
Quite the lineup outside the shops.
ATSF 92 and WC 7525 sit outside of the IRM depot.
