Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Illinois Railway Museum

Friday, ‎August ‎19, ‎2011 I visited the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM). Here are some of the photos I took there and I will try to add all of the info about these locomotives or cars that I know. I am also using the IRM's roster for info. I will post the individual links with the photos.

Chicago Transit Authority 2153 made by Pullman-Standard built in 1964
 http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi?rapid=Chicago+Transit+Authority=2153

CB&Q 9255 (http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi?diesel=Chicago+Burlington+&+Quincy=9255), CB&Q 3007 (http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi?steam=Chicago+Burlington+&+Quincy=3007), and a unknown Brown Hoist crane sit outside of one of the sheds

Union Pacific Gas Turbine built by G.E. in 1960.

The UP loco next to Soo Line caboose number X5001 and A.T.S.F. 543 made by Fairbanks Morse and is a H12-44TS

UP 18

ATSF 543

Some passenger cars. If you look far back you can see the C&NW bi-level cars

Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific (Milwaukee Road) 118C F-7A made by GM


A BN E-9AM

Some old CTA cars where switching tracks

Another BN E-9AM, C&NW 4160 (EMD GP-7R), and a Commonwealth Edison #15



Wig-Wag crossing

A random horn on a passenger car

Wisconsin Electric Power Company #L4



C&NW 411 (F-7A built in 1949)

Cb&Q's Zephyr

CB&Q SD-24 #504 built in 1959

CB&Q 9255 (http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi?diesel=Chicago+Burlington+&+Quincy=9255)

CB&Q 9255 (http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi?diesel=Chicago+Burlington+&+Quincy=9255)

CB&Q 9255 (http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi?diesel=Chicago+Burlington+&+Quincy=9255)

Illinois Terminal GP-7 #1605 built in 1953


Observatory on the back of the Zephyr 

Chicago South Shore & South Bend #803 built in 1949




Louisiana midland boxcar



The Thomas train with Southern Pacific 1518 (SD-7)

What big wheels!


Union Pacific Railroad DDA-40X #6930











Thursday, May 16, 2013

YouTube and Updates

Its been kinda long since I put anything up because of the lack of footage. Also I now have a YouTube account that you can access here: http://www.youtube.com/user/BNKATO