The Illinois Railway Museum has a fine collection of restored rolling stock. But I found their fleet of rusty and corroded steam locomotives to be much more fascinating.
Tag Archives: Railroads
Milwaukee Road 37A
This E9 diesel locomotive was manufactured in 1961, and originally served on the Milwaukee Road’s long-distance Hiawatha passenger service, traveling at speeds up to 95mph.
Waiting for the ghost train
Seeing a scene like this, I expect a ghostly train (steam powered of course) to come screaming out of the misty vanishing point. Perhaps I should get off the tracks…
All lines lead to downtown
I’ve noticed the sun setting along the railroad tracks at the corner of Fair Oaks and Thurber avenues before, and wished I had my camera. It happened to be in the car when I drove by today.
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All aboard!
More ghosts from Madison’s past…
At the former site of the city’s Milwaukee Road station, a passenger train sits dormant.
The wonder of trains
I went to Olbrich Botanical Gardens to check out their annual Holiday Express display. I found the look of wonder on most of the children’s faces the best thing about the exhibit.
Rust on the rails
Tracks to far off places
What is it about trains that we find so fascinating? Even when I see empty tracks I’m compelled to wonder (and take a photo). Where to they lead? What’s around the bend?
Engine 261
Steam locomotive, Milwaukee Road 261 leads an excursion train that ran from Milwaukee to the Wisconsin Dells today.
