My 1970 Chevelle and SP 1518 pose next to each other on Labor day eve 2020.

From left to right, CBQ 504, CRIP 4506, ATSF 92, and CBQ 9255 sit on display during IRM's showcase weekend. Special thanks to Rob S. for the lighting.

JNLC Shay #5 leads a demonstration freight train pass Olson Road at the Illinois Railway Museum.

At 69 years old, SP 1518 still earns its keep at the Illinois Railway Museum, being used occasionally on their mainline trains. On August 16th, 1518 was put to work on the coach train, following a... (more)

ATSF FP45 number 92 poses for a photo during Diesel Days at the Illinois Railway Museum.

BN 5383 leads the Nebraska Zephyr onto the IRM mainline during diesel days 2019.

ATSF 92 makes some yard moves under a colorful sunset at IRMs night operations.

The Shay brings the caboose train back from a trip to Jefferson Street.

ATSF 92 rests next to the vintage Santa Fe sign at the IRM over labor day weekend.

Five F-units lead the coach train past Spaulding Tower and into station track 2 at IRM. Only here during Diesel Days can you see five Fs together on a train!

Shay #5 and Frisco 1630 steam up side by side at the IRM yesterday. The 26th of May, 2019, marked the first day of public service for the Shay, as well as the first day of the IRM operating a two-... (more)

CB&Q 9911A, Silver Pilot shows off its nose in one of the sheds at the Illinois Railroad Museum at Union, IL. The unit is the locomotive that is used to run the Nebraska Zephyr that is part of the... (more)

Late afternoon light fills the Illinois Railway Museum steam shop where J. Neils Lumber #5 is the current focus of rebuilding efforts. Flues have recently been reinstalled, to be followed later t... (more)

Chicago Aurora & Elgin 36 is the oldest operating piece of equipment at the Illinois Railway Museum. Built in 1902 by the John Stephenson Company of Elizabeth, NJ, the car was acquired from an Ohi... (more)

Odd girl out... The UP 949 is out numbered by slant noses as she is flanked by CBQ 9911A and the ACL 501.