Illinois Railway Museum: Diesel Days, Part 1

Diesel Days 2009 action at the IRM.
After the two trains make their way over the crossing, the IRM's motive power gets ready for the "diesel parade" by making their way down to the begining of the line.

Locomotives featured in Part 1:
CB&Q EMC E5A #9911-A "Silver Pilot",
SP EMD SD7 #1518, MILW EMD F7A #118-C,
CNW EMD F7A #411, BN EMD F9A "BN-1",
BN EMD F9B "BN-2", BN EMD E9AM "BN-3",
CB&Q EMD SD24 #504, CB&Q EMD SW7 #9255,
CNW EMD GP7 #4160, and CNW EMD SD40-2 #6847.

Horns featured in Part 1:
Leslie S-2M, Nathan P3, Leslie A-200,
and the Leslie S-3K. Note: the horn on the Nebraska Zephyr observation car is unknown to me.

Trains featured in Part 1:
CB&Q Nebraska Zephyr, freight train,
CNW commuter train, Pullman/AC&F/PSCCo heavyweight train, and a caboose train.

Date: 07/19/09

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• IRM
• Illinois
• Railway
• Museum
• Diesel
• Days
• 2009
• CB&Q
• SP
• MILW
• BN
• BN-1
• BN-2
• BN-3
• EMD
• EMC
• E5
• SD7
• F7
• F9
• E9AM
• GP7
• SD40-2
• Nebraska
• Zephyr
• Freight
• Train
• Commuter
• Heavyweight
• Caboose

[Jamersonde]

The SD7 & 9: Cadillac of the rails!!!

[mark10788]

2GUNBOY? why was the car going sooooo fast in the begining when the Zephyr was far out The car did not even have to hurry if the train was close the driver would slam on the brakes or speed infront of it.

[nyc3001]

The horn on the Zephyr obs is probably an out-of-whack WABCO AA-2 or a slightly out of tune Leslie S2M, because I hear an A. Definitely not a P2, which plays C# and E.

[Beardrail84]

They really need to install some lights and bells at the road crossings.

[ACLTony]

The stainless steel sheen on these cars is incredible considering their age. When these cars were restored I wonder what was used to polish the surface. Ammonia can be used to polish stainless steel but I wonder if there are "safer" products that will do just as good a job.

[hootenzie]

a religious experience.

[1225dude]

and look how lovely she looks now...  lol

[BNSF5608]

@RailsandRoads Wabco AA-2 horn on the Zephyr's observation car.

[jkubajakiii]

I'm blown away by the fact that IRM had SP 1518 in their collection! This locomotive is the Original EMD SD7 demonstrator!

[macdogq]

sweet!