Two Burlington E8 units power the Northern Pacific's NORTH COAST LIMITED from Union Station. There is a Budd Slumbercoach several cars back. This was the summer of the Seattle World's Fair.
IRM's CB&Q E5 leads a classy looking passenger train during its Diesel Days weekend.
The IRM's unexpected CBQ line up with the Nebraska Zephyr to the Left and the steamer to the right.
Almost six and one-half years after the BN merger, 40 foot, friction bearing equipped Chinese Red boxcar 37743 rests on the house track behind the Osceola passenger station. The car was mint with... (more)
During the height of summer traffic during Amtrak's first year, it was necessary to run an Oakland train (three times a week) and a daily Denver train. 9936, 9950 & 9968 lead the Oakland train in... (more)
A nine car, Denver-only Amtrak #5 heads into the late March sun as seen from the EJ&E overhead at East Eola. The nine car train is completely stainless steel except for a BN office car on the rea... (more)
BN E8 9938, formerly CB&Q 9938A, brakes to a stop at Stone Avenue station in La Grange with an eastbound dinky. 9938 would eventually be rebuilt for dedicated Chicago - Aurora suburban service an... (more)
Chicago Burlington & Quincy E5A 9911A "Silver Pilot" gleams in the sun, along with a train of restored Italic Nebraska Zephyr cars, at the EMD factory 75th anniversary open house in La Gran... (more)
46 Years Later A recreation of Marty Bernard's 1964 photo, not too much has changed since the later days of the CB&Q. The p... (more)
This Illini Railroad Club special operated to Savanna via Denrock doubleheaded with the 4960 and 5632, and returned via the mainline with only the 5632. I was just passing though Chicago when I n... (more)
The shovel nose displayed proudly at the MSI in Chicago.
UP 1995, meet CB&Q 504! Both are looking good sitting on the west wye at IRM.
The 4960 waits at the Ottawa Ill freight station to start her excursion back to Chicago in the fall of 1962.
A view from within... Desktops, computer consoles, fancy chairs, aaah - just extra weight! See the view from the outside here... (more)
ICONIC Burlington's sloped nose, stainless steel "Silver Pilot"
