GBW 2407 puts on a show for the long line of photographers during IRM's Diesel Day Weekend

Milwaukee Road Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 No. 760 pulls a Rock Island commuter coach out on the main line at the Illinois Railroad Museum in September 1984. Just repainted in fresh Milwaukee colors, N... (more)

Tom Golden photo.

A pair of Illinois Terminal interurbans are seen operating at Illinois Railway Museum. Tom Golden photo.

Milwaukee Road Fairbanks-Morse H10-44 No. 760 is the first locomotive built by FM in August 1944 and is preserved at the Illinois Railroad Museum where it is showing off a new coat of paint in Sep... (more)

A lucky little boy gets to ride in the fireman’s seat of Colorado & Southern EMD E5 No. 9952-A as it powers a passenger train at the Illinois Railroad Museum in September 1984. C&S was a subsidi... (more)

The Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee interurban cars, dressed in three different paint schemes, hum along the electrified main line at the Illinois Railroad Museum at Union, Illinois, in September ... (more)

Santa Fe 92, posed on the wye after heavy rains, reflects onto the ponded water next to the Santa Fe sign that was displayed for years on the Railway Exchange Building in Chicago.

Showing her age in this night image, the 37A is now in IRM's diesel shop undergoing restoration.

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

As the sunset fades, the CB&Q 9911-A and Nebraska Zephyr pose for photographers.

CSX 5454 leads a rare LPW14 move on the Belvidere sub with all foreign power.

With light snow falling, Santa prepares to board the Happy Holiday Railway. The Chicago and North Western 6847 (EMD SD40-2) is set up as a photo opportunity on the side.

Here's a look inside an E9 locomotive, a work in progress at the Illinois Railroad Museum back in August 1992. The side panels on F and E units eventually wore out over time, requiring replacement... (more)

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