This was C&NW Weekend at the Illinois Railway Museum, where all the C&NW locomotives on museum property were given a chance to run trains on the mainline. The museum also hosted the C&NW Historica... (more)
Snow and steam heat greet passengers as they board the train to meet Santa Claus.
CNW SD50 No. 7009 leads the Coach train @ Johnson siding during CNW weekend.
The "Silver Pilot" departs Union with an exclusive dinner train for the showcase weekend, as part of an all night event.
10pm Lightning and Storms at the IRM - Frisco 1630 Idles at the Illinois Railway Museum , waiting with passengers on board and waiting out the thunderstorm moving through the area.
C&NW 1518, a GP-7, leads the C&NW bilevel back from a run on the mainline during the Illinois Railway Museum's annual Diesel Days event, as seen from the air. The single coach was added to show wh... (more)
SLRG 515, a former 1953 Chicago & Northwestern EMD E-8A currently wearing Iowa Pacific colors, splits the semaphores at the Karstens crossing as it leads the Nebraska Zephyr down the Illinois Rail... (more)
The Electroliner races westward. Restoration work continues on the Liner set, but it is able to move under it's own power for special events.
For the first time ever, the Illinois Railway Museum's resident GG1 poses next to Spaulding Tower as museum volunteers re-enact hooping up orders during the museum's "Shay it Forward" ev... (more)
Chicago and North Western 411 puffs along as it warms up on a frosty morning during the museum's 'Cabin Fever' event where equipment is run during the winter season. As you could expect, such an e... (more)
BN E9 3 leads the Nebraska Zephyr East past East Switch on a rare winter run.
CNW F7 411 pushes the bilevels through the snow during Cabin Fever Day at IRM.
BN E9 3 shoves the Nebraska Zephyr past former CNW SD50 7009 which is waiting to depart the East Union Depot. The IRM opened for a very unusual January event, Cabin Fever Day to kick off its 70th ... (more)
C&NW 411 rolls westbound towards the West Union Depot during the Illinois Railway Museum's Cabin Fever winter event.
Storms abounded on this summer day, but the sun poked out long enough for this great storm-lighting shot.