BN 1, assigned to the heavy weight coach train, waits for the day to begin.

For this New York City boy, it was a real mind trip to see these Red Birds, not at 86th St on the 6 line, but out in the corn fields of Illinois. How many millions of New Yorkers have traveled in ... (more)

9911A leads the recently returned Nebraska Zephyr into station track 2.

Engineer Roger B. waits for traffic ahead to clear so he can put 504 to bed for the night. As seen through the East Union station bay window during night running at Museum Showcase Weekend 2009.

GN&A 26 sits on display at IRM outside the steam shop, hopefully waiting for the day it can be restored at least cosmetically.

BN E9s 3 and 9908 lead the coach train back into the IRM depot. 9908 has been recently depatched from MARC lettering back into BN lettering.

STILL THERE: Several weeks after it's arrival at the Illinois Railway Museum, ATSF 543 still sits on it's eight axle flatcar awaiting off-loading. This unusual switcher is Fairbanks-Morse H12-44T... (more)

ATSF 543 is well secured and has completed the journey from California to Northern Illinois and now waits to go into the Illinois Railway Museum to be placed on the rails once again.

BN-1 peaks its face through the window of the Diner at the IRM.

One of the new additions to the collection.

A group of Burlington power lines up at the west end of the Illinois Railway Museum's station tracks late in the day.

Posing by the signals at IRM.

The sun sets on the mainline of the Illinois Railway Museum.

CNW 411 pauses briefly on a side track before being pulled in for the night after a long day of passenger excursions.

A close up view of 1995.