The museum's switcher heads out to move some cars at the museum. There is quite the collection of rolling stock and locomotives at this place!
WC SD45 7525 sits at its new home, the Illinois Railway Museum, where it is expected to be in full operation during 2008.
on display at IRM
CB&Q 9911-A prepares to make another run at IRM.
Chicago Aurora & Elgin 308, a 1906 wood interurban car restored by IRM, pulls up alongside the raised "L" station for the very first revenue trip since the platform was rebuilt in 2006. Note the ... (more)
The 3142 makes a revenue trip around the one mile long streetcar line. The mainline is in the background and the camp grounds in the background is a popular spot in the summer.
SP 1518 (The first SD-7 built) rolls an 8 car ballast train through Johnson Siding westbound. The train was unloaded along the mainline in preparation of surfacing work to the track.
IT 1605 and SP 1518 rest at Johnson Siding on a late September afternoon. The 1605 rarely gets outside, let alone onto the mainline, but today was a special day for this unit.
BN-1 sits in yard 5 showing its battle scars in the morning light. The moon is still in the sky. All three of the BN's passenger executive units are at IRM.
Freshly repainted CB&Q 9255 switches yard 11 in preparation for construction of a new storage barn.
Lined up and ready to be viewed at IRM.
The recently acquired Wisconsin Central SD45 awaits cleaning at IRM.
Illinois Terminal 415 heads around the trolley loop. Notice the wig-wag in the background, which is now in working order.
Joy Manufacturing whitcomb 2, BN U30C 5383, and SP SD7 1518 meet near the locomotive shop at IRM.
