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The pair of ALCos rolls toward the crossover to the "loop" and Barn 2 lead |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:03:58 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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CNW 1689 short hood end |
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This ALCo has an interesting history. After "retirement" from the C&NW, it came into private ownership and was leased to the Chicago, Madison and Northern Railroad where it worked the ex-Milwaukee Road branch lines in southwestern Wisconsin (those which survive are now part of the WSOR) in the early 1980s. Then it went to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad in Ohio (where it was restored to its old "Route of the Streamliners/400" C&NW scheme in the early 2000s, which then faded considerably during several years of outdoor storage) before coming "home" to IRM in 2014. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:04:57 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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WC 7525 paired with 20-cylinder compatriot Santa Fe 92 |
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The Wisconsin Central Ltd. SD45 was a favorite target of Midwest railfans from the arrival of the first ones in the late '80s until the last few were withdrawn by CN in the mid-2000s. Unfortunately for me I took up railfan-photography just a couple of years too late for them. Most of them came from the BN or Santa Fe, arriving in Cascade Green or Yellow Bonnet before receiving WCL's classy maroon and gold scheme. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:05:17 PM |
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Union, IL |
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WC 7525(SD45) |
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Pair of ALCo road switchers clears the crossover for a pair of EMD road switchers |
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CNW 1689 and Minnesota Transfer 200 will be replaced on the "coach train" (1910s-vintage varnish that looks decidedly out of place behind diesels) with CB&Q 504 and CNW 6847. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:06:18 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1689(RSD5) |
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CNW 6847 will trail CB&Q 504 as the replacement power on the "coach train" |
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After only getting a distant shot of this locomotive's long hood end on my only prior visit to IRM in 2014, I wanted to make sure to get a good look at it this time. Growing up in Madison, WI in the 1990s, the C&NW SD40-2 would have been common power, but the only other one documented in my collection is a photo of 6886 when it led the 1994 Circus World Museum circus train. I'm glad UP donated one to be "de-patched." Its faded and weathered "old yellow" paint probably looks much the same as it did during its last decade or so of service on the "Cheap & Nothing Wasted." |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:06:38 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CNW 6847(SD40-2) |
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A foamer from the land o' cheese doesn't have to guess where IRMX 102 came from |
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This received its red and gray paint to become part of WSOR's all too short-lived A-B-A E9 set. It (along with A unit 103) was sold to Iowa Pacific and made a few appearances on their excursions in the mid-2010s before that outfit went belly-up. Not sure of the exact circumstances, but I'm glad it was "rescued" by IRM. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:07:40 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Giving the hand signals as 6847/504 back down onto the coaches |
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Low 'n' wide with the GoPro. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:09:13 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CNW 6847(SD40-2) |
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CNW 6847 behind CB&Q 504 coupled up to the Diesel Days "coach train" |
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My wife and I would soon get on board and take the ride out and back on IRM's short stretch of preserved Elgin & Belvidere Electric trackage. This ended up being the only trip we had time for this day, as it was a cool day for mid-August and she needed to go to the car and warm up (despite having one of my hoodies!). |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:11:36 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 6847(SD40-2) |
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BN 1 and B-unit 2 seen as we pass by on the coach train |
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Coupled to them are two E-units, the ex-WSOR/Iowa Pacific 102 and the BN 3 in matching paint to the 1 and 2. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:12:12 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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BN 1(F9A) BN 2(F9B) |
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BN 3 on the east end of a set of four covered wagons |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:13:05 PM |
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Union, IL |
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BN 3(E9AM) |
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GoPro shot out the coach window as we meet the Zephyr set at "Johnson Siding" |
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Johnson Siding, located just west of Seeman Road (the only public grade crossing on the regularly used part of IRM's restored section of Elgin & Belvidere Electric right-of-way) allows for trains to meet. What they really need is a run-around siding on the east end so that trains don't have to shove back to the depot! |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:13:35 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CBQ 9911A(E5A) |
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ATSF 92 looking like a Warbonnet veteran |
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This 1967-built FP45 was donated to IRM in 1997 and gradually restored to operating condition, but has yet to receive a cosmetic restoration. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:14:05 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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ATSF 92(FP45) |
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ICG 199458 "leads" the caboose train as it shoves in from its second-to-last trip of the day |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:14:50 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 1848 shoves the caboose train into the loop for boarding at the Depot Street platform |
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IRM's main depot, "East Union" (apparently named because IRM is east of the town of Union proper, it is actually toward the west end of the museum property) is visible to the right. It is the original Galena & Chicago Union R.R. Marengo depot from 1851. The G&CU became part of the C&NW, and the line now belongs to Union Pacific and runs parallel to and just north of IRM's line for freight service to Belvidere and Rockford. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:15:33 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 1848(B40-8) |
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CBQ 504 lined up with BN 3 |
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IRM really is a classic EMD fan's paradise, I can't believe it took me this long to get to Diesel Days (or even to IRM at all, other than for a quick pop-in mainly to snag some video of Frisco 1630 on its first weekend back in steam in May of 2014)! |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:15:53 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CBQ 504(SD24) BN 3(E9AM) |
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WC 7525 long hood with its Operation Lifesaver graphic |
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While it was nice that this one was preserved, I almost would have preferred one in the "typical" WC SD45 scheme. A few went to the DMV&W, but have been repainted into their orange and gray scheme. A handful of others "survived" for years in the vast diesel boneyard at NRE Silvis, but with the recent changes to that operation their future is likely bleak (if any even do survive as of August, 2022). |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:17:57 PM |
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Union, IL |
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WC 7525(SD45) |
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CB&Q 504 and C&NW 6847 blast off with the last "coach train" of Diesel Days 2022 |
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It was great seeing all the classic EMDs, ALCos and GEs in action for Diesel Days, but it would have been nice to see engines like this (or the pair of ALCo roadswitchers they replaced on this train) with a "photo freight" of rolling stock of the type they would have handled from the 1960s through the '80s. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:18:18 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CBQ 504(SD24) |
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UP 1848 departs the Depot Street platform with the last "caboose train" of Diesel Days 2022 |
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This unit was built for St. Louis Southwestern (Cotton Belt), a subsidiary of Southern Pacific which merged into UP in 1996. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:18:55 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 1848(B40-8) |
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"Silver Pilot" ready to pull out of East Union one last time for the weekend |
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...but it doesn't have any passengers on board its matching stainless steel varnish this time. It will pull ahead so it can shove into the crossover to the "loop" and head back to the shops, while CNW 411 and its bilevels take a twirl on the "mainline." |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:19:43 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CBQ 9911A(E5A) |
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CBQ 225 "Juno" leads the way as the Train of the Goddesses shoves into the loop |
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The preserved 1936 Nebraska Zephyr set is done for Diesel Days Weekend and will be put away in one of the display barns. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:20:35 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Much as it did in commuter service for most of its life, CNW 411 rolls into the platform with a string of bilevels |
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Nearly identical (other than the paint scheme) cars are still used by Chicago's Metra system to this day. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:21:39 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CNW 411(F7A) |
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UP 18, the gigantic gas turbine-electric set, on display |
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These monstrous 8,500 HP two-unit sets, with twelve powered axles (plus fuel tender) fit right in with UP's penchant for Brobdingnagian motive power exemplified by the Big Boy, EMD DDA40X, and others. It is one of two preserved (the other is No. 26 in Utah) out of a class of 30 built. They had relatively short careers from 1955-December 1969, issues with fuel economy (the Bunker C oil they burned initially being significantly cheaper than diesel lost that advantage) and wear and tear on the turbine blades; as well as improvements in diesel-electric power rendered them obsolete. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:21:58 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 18(8500 GTEL) |
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"UP" close with a wide angle lens |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:22:37 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 18(8500 GTEL) |
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Right in the face of UP 18 |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:22:54 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 18(8500 GTEL) |
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C&NW 1518 outside Barn 9 |
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Historically significant as the first "Geep" ever built! |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:23:12 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CNW 1518(GP7) |
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Illinois Terminal 1605 |
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I like the ITR paint scheme, unfortunately this locomotive wasn't running on this day although it is in operational condition. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:23:50 PM |
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Union, IL |
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ITC 1605(GP7) |
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Metra 308 is an unrestored Windy City commuter service sister to 411 |
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The nose bell gives it away...this was built as CNW 414. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:29:39 PM |
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Union, IL |
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METX 308(F7A) |
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SP 1518 is a long way from the City of Angels |
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This has the distinction of being the first SD-series locomotive built, and coincidentally sharing a number with the first GP-series built, C&NW 1518 which is also preserved at IRM! It is reportedly in operational condition, although it doesn't look it! |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:31:57 PM |
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Union, IL |
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SP 1518(SD7R) |
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IRMX 902 in the SEMTA scheme |
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Built 1957 as a GTW commuter Geep. Last used in MoW service by MBTA, arrived at IRM in 2015. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:42:19 PM |
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Union, IL |
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IRMX 902(GP9) |
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MILW 760 on the south end of the lineup |
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This is another locomotive in IRM's collection that at last check was operational, but wasn't running for Diesel Days 2022, to my disappointment. It is the first of what became many H10-44 and H12-44 switcher units built by Fairbanks-Morse at their Beloit plant. The nearby Midwestern railroads were some of the biggest buyers; these were quite common on the Milwaukee Road and C&NW until the late '70s. Sister 781 is preserved outside the depot museum in Brodhead, WI. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:45:18 PM |
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Union, IL |
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MILW 760(H10-44) |
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CNW 8728, 1923 American Car & Foundry baggage car |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:45:36 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 689, a spic and span GP38-2 provided by the railroad for Diesel Days Weekend display |
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I note that unlike many of UP's road switch/yard units that have received recent overhaul work, it surprisingly still retains a mechanical or "real" bell under the frame. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:46:06 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 689(GP38-2) |
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UP 689 and Y644 get to be display pieces for a weekend |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:46:45 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UP 689(GP38-2) UPY 644(GP15-1) |
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UPY 644 all gussied up for Diesel Days |
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This one also still has a proper bell instead of an electronic pinger, but it's probably only a matter of time. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:51:05 PM |
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Union, IL |
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UPY 644(GP15-1) |
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Wyandotte Terminal 103 |
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The Wyandotte Terminal was a nine-mile shortline near Detroit that operated from 1904 until 1982. This 1945 Baldwin VO-660 is the only survivor from its locomotive roster. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:51:24 PM |
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Union, IL |
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WTR 103(VO-660) |
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Armco Steel E-110 |
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A rare example of a Lima diesel locomotive, built in 1951. Lima-Hamilton produced only 175 total from 1949 to '51, when it merged with Baldwin and their line was discontinued in favor of Baldwin's, which would exit the locomotive market in 1956. The transition era proved to be the death knell for the old steam builders; ALCo did better than most but ultimately exited the U.S. locomotive market in 1969. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:51:45 PM |
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Union, IL |
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ASCX E110(LS-1200) ASCX E-110(LS-1200) ASCX 110(LS-1200) |
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RPCX 4601, ex-Virginian/Penn Central/Conrail E33 electric in desperate need of cosmetic restoration |
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Amazing for how it looks, this was delivered to IRM on its own wheels in 2017! |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:52:34 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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RPCX 4601(E33) |
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Graysonia, Nashville & Ashdown No. 26 buried in a line of equipment |
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This 1926 Baldwin Mogul appears to be mostly complete and in relatively good condition for an unrestored 96-year-old locomotive. Looks like the smokebox and stack might have received some touch-up paint, but that's about it. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:52:52 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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GNA 26(2-6-0) |
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GTW 8380 in just about "scrapyard found" condition (other than the bell, headlight and numberboards) |
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Through an ironic twist of fate; the unstylish, workaday Baldwin-built GTW P-5 class eight wheel yard goat became very well represented in preservation when Northwestern Steel & Wire of Sterling, IL donated their twelve examples (which they had purchased as scrap but used as switchers until the early 1980s, becoming one of the very last places in the United States where steam locomotives could be found operating on a daily basis) to IRM. However, due to lack of need for so many of the same class they had difficulty finding homes for all of them. Three were shoved aside on a spur track in the nearby town of Galt and left to rot until 2008, when two of them were finally moved for preservation. As of 2022 one (8305) still remains there. At one point it was supposedly going to Quincy, IL for display but heavy overgrowth and continued deterioration make it ever more unlikely that it will be able to be saved with each passing year. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:53:10 PM |
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Union, IL |
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GTW 8380(0-8-0) |
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Front end detail of GTW 8380 |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:53:43 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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GTW 8380(0-8-0) |
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CRIP 4506 about to cross the "diamond to nowhere" |
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The track going right to left across the bottom of the picture stub-ends about a foot beyond the diamond crossing with the track that 4506 is on. It serves as a headroom track for switching the shop buildings. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:54:25 PM |
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Union, IL |
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CRIP 4506(GP7R) |
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CRIP 4506 going for one last spin around the shops area for Diesel Days 2022 |
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This locomotive was used by the Chicago and Northwestern, and languished in the ex-C&NW yard at Janesville, WI for many years after the UP takeover. It arrived at IRM in 2008 still as CNW 4160 and was quickly repaired to operating condition; and restored to its Rock Island appearance a few years later. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:54:49 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CRIP 4506(GP7R) |
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GoPro shot of GTW 8380 |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:56:01 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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GTW 8380(0-8-0) |
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A face only a mother could love |
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It didn't pull crack passenger trains...it wasn't exceptionally powerful, innovative or otherwise significant...but because Northwestern Steel & Wire of Sterling, IL kept using them as switchers until the early 1980s, twelve of these 0-8-0s survive in preservation (well really only 11, since poor 8305 is probably doomed to rust down to dust by this point) while many classes of mighty 4-8-4s or streamlined Hudsons, Pacifics, and Atlantics are lost to history. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:56:17 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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GTW 8380(0-8-0) |
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Fireman's side of GTW 8380 & tender |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:57:01 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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GTW 8380(0-8-0) |
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No. 35 is one of several surviving LS&I Consolidations and another restoration project for some time down the road |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:57:18 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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LSI 35(2-8-0) |
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Old No. 1630 gets a rare summer weekend off for Diesel Days |
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This classy-looking 1918 Baldwin "Russian Decapod" (built for export to Russia but never sent due to the outbreak of the Russian Revolution) remained IRM's only operational steam locomotive until joined by J. Neils Co. Shay No. 5 in 2019. 1630 returned to service in May 2014 following a "1472-day" overhaul. That was the occasion for my only visit to IRM prior to Diesel Days 2022. At that time it didn't yet have the "Frisco" lettering on the cab. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:58:19 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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SLSF 1630(2-10-0) |
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C&O 2707 hidden behind a crane boom |
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Pity what is in my opinion one of the most interesting of the unrestored steam locomotives in IRM's collection was so poorly situated for a shot. It is one of twelve of C&O's K-4 class "Kanawha" locomotives preserved. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:59:05 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CO 2707(2-8-4) |
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CRIP 4506 idling adjacent to display barn No. 9 |
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Not sure why the crew moved it out here. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:59:23 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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CRIP 4506(GP7R) |
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SP 975 in front of display barn No. 9 |
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This big "Santa Fe" is nicely cosmetically restored but appears to be missing a bell, and the main and valve rods are cut off. |
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8/14/2022 Upload Date: 8/16/2022 3:59:44 PM |
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Union, IL |
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Andre Wehrle |
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SP 975(2-10-2) |
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