Butter Dish Car. Borden Milk Tank Car BFIX 520 was part of a streamlined art deco style 35 car order built by Merchants Despatch Transportation Company in 1935 to carry 6000 gallons of milk... (more)

An eclectic line up... Canadian Pacific graciously sent a fresh rebuild unit to IRM for display during the EMD 100th anniversary celebration that was held there. Here four EMD products are lined... (more)

Electro Motive's 100th anniversary celebration was held at the Illinois Railway Museum. Several locomotives were shipped to the museum for display Here EMDX 7231 was staged on the west wye adjac... (more)

Happy 100th EMD! Freshly repainted CP SD40-2F 9023 visits the Illinois Railway Museum for a celebration of the anniversary. The UP SD70M behind the SP 1518 was also visiting for the event.

In a very unusual turn of events, the Illinois Railway Museum's J. Neils Lumber No. 5 is parked next to freshly rehabbed CP SD40-2F #9023. The 9023 is visiting the IRM for the celebration of EMD's... (more)

EMD "Banana Demonstrator" 7231 at IRM for EMD's 100th anniversary celebration. Here the unit is coupled to the coach train on station track 2 as a storm passes near by.

The cab unit line up at IRM during the Diesel Days event. From front to rear, CB&Q 9911-A (EMC E5A), C&NW 411 (EMD F7A), METX 308 (EMD F7A), IPH 515 (EMD E8A), BN 3 (EMD E8A) and BN 1 (EMD F9A Re... (more)

Smell That Paint! Very freshly painted CNW 1518, CNW 411 and CNW 1689 pose out front of Barn 2 during the Diesel Days 2022 night shoot.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy roster at the Illinois Railway Museum lines up for a night photoshoot during Diesel Days 2022.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy roster at the Illinois Railway Museum lines up for a night photoshoot during Diesel Days 2022.

Most of the Illinois Railway Museum’s E and F unit’s line up in front of Barn 2 for a photoshoot at Diesel Days 2022.

Illinois Terminal 1605 waits at the station for another load of passengers during IRM's Memorial Day Weekend event. ITC took delivery of No. 1605 in 1953.

Frisco 1630 rolls past Seeman Road on its way to Kishwaukee Grove. IRM members worked many long days to ensure that 1630 made it out for Memorial Day.

Two EMD GP7’s, ITC 1605 and CRIP 4506 lead the coach train past a vintage ITC No Trespassing sign at Johnson siding during Showcase Weekend 2020, the first huge brought-back Illinois Railway Mus... (more)

ATSF 92 leads the coach train onto the main at ‘East Switch’ during Diesel Days 2021.