Photo by Kurt Strausse, deceased. "Merchant's Steam Choo Choo" is ready to depart for round-trip to Savanna, Illinois. As I recall, the people on the right are (left to right): CB&Q trainmaster, u... (more)
The Mark Twain Zephyr and RLCX SW9 1259 sit at the Relco yard in Minooka.
Relco workers finish up tieing down the power car of the Mark Twain Zephyr so it won't fall off when the EJ&E picks it up. Taken with permission.
CB&Q 9911-A prepares to make another run at IRM.
One of the old train posters hangs next to the Amtrak waiting room in the Union Station
Aurora bound commuter.
The Empire Builder at full stride on the Q’s three track thoroughfare.
CB&Q E5 9911-A waits for its next run at the IRM depot.
Another image from a post card size film negative by an unknown photographer taken in the 1930s. I am guessing that this veteran 2-8-0 is a CB&Q loco, it has Burlington Route on the tender. More i... (more)
Here are the controls of CB&Q 3006 sitting on display in Galesburg.
The Pioneer Zephyr, America's first streamlined diesel passenger train, sits at the Museum of Science and Industry decorated for Christmas.
CB&Q E5 9911-A and its 4 matching passenger cars pinch-hitting for the Nebraska Zephyr trainset look pretty good in Black and white pulling out to the main.
The three C's: CBQ Signal bridge, clouds, and crepuscular rays.
