J Neils Lumber Co. #5 and Frisco 1630 are seen staged at Spaulding Tower for the Shay It Forward night photo session at the Illinois Railway Museum.

JNLC 5 and SLSF 1630 pose side by side and look pretty for the many photographers at the ‘Shay It Forward’ night photoshoot.

JNLC 5 durning the ‘Shay It Forward’ photo charter at the Illinois Railway Museum.

Shay #5 heads down the line with a caboose train.

Throwback to the final weeks of summer in 2020... During the IRMs annual showcase weekend, the museum assembled a pretty large "Demonstration" freight consist for their locomotives to shuttle a... (more)

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

J. Niles Lumber Co 5 departs the East Union depot in a cloud of smoke.

Railroading in 2020. Labor Day Weekend marked the first event the Illinois Railway Museum held due to COVID-19. As the sun begins to set, one of the steam crew volunteers applies some fresh oil to... (more)

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

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)

Shay #5 rests during Labor Day weekend night ops at IRM.

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)