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08/30/2026

Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9911-A (EMC E5A) and it's Nebraska Zephyr rest on the main line before the start of operations while Burlington Northern executive units BN-1 (EMD F9A rebuilt), BN-2 (EMD F9B rebuilt) and BN-3 (EMD E9AM) wait for their turn with the coach train on station track 2.

Image: August 12, 2022

08/28/2026

A yard 5 line up with Morristown & Erie 18 (ALCO C424, TP&W 800), Columbus & Greenville 606 (Baldwin AS416), Transkentucky Transportation Railroad 260 (GE U28B, CB&Q 114), Chicago and North Western 1689 (ALCO RSD5) and Nekoosa Paper 14 (Alco S1).

Image: August 7, 2026

08/26/2026

Ingersoll-Rand 91 was built in 1926 by ALCO / GE / Ingersoll-Rand for the Delaware Lackawanna & Western as the 3001, the eighth production diesel locomotive for a United States railroad. The 91 was freshly repainted by the IRM Diesel Shop in the bicentennial scheme that was initially applied by Ingersoll-Rand while the locomotive worked as one of their industrial switchers. The locomotive is displayed here on the lead to the 50th Ave elevated station during twilight.

Image: August 7, 2026

08/23/2026

Chicago Burlington and Quincy 9911-A (EMC E5A) bends the Nebraska Zephyr around the east wye as it shoves the train towards barn 9 at the end of the day.

Image: August 14, 2022

08/22/2026

Will County Coal Handling 1802 (EMD SD20, a Paducah rebuild) and Southern Pacific 1518 (EMD SD7, first SD built) shove the photo freight past the new Jewell station stop located just west of signal 201 on the main line.

Image: August 9, 2026

08/21/2026

Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 92 (EMD FP45) brings the coach train into station track 2 under a waning sunset.

Image: August 7, 2026

08/19/2026

METX 90 (EMD F59PHi) is posed with a matching bilevel coach on the mainline while C&NW 411 (EMD F7A) is positioned on the station lead track with a bilevel train of its own.

The Metra equipment was on the property ss part of the effort to transport IRM's Illinois Central electric MU commuter cars for the Pullman National Historical Park Railroad Days event and a separate Metra celebration of the Illinois Central electification's 100th anniversary.

Image: June 26, 2026

08/16/2026

Chicago Burlington & Quincy 504 (EMD SD24) and Chicago Burlington & Qunicy 9911-A (EMC E5A) are posed at the west end of the station tracks for a night shoot.

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08/14/2026

Burlington Northern Santa Fe 9400 (EMD SD70MAC) and Burlington Northern 5383 (GE U30C) pull the photo freight on the main line east of Jewell.

Image: August 8, 2026

08/09/2026

Happy Sunday , join us today, the final day of Diesel Days 2026! Full Diesel Days information, including schedule, can be found at: https://www.irm.org/event/diesel-days/

Burlington Northern Santa Fe 9400 (EMD SD70MAC) takes the Nebraska Zephyr past signal 201 and the new photo stop "Jewell". The stop is named after a former Chicago, Aurora and Elgin electric railway station in Wheaton, the Jewell Road Station.

Image: August 8, 2026

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