Celebrate the end of summer by joining us for three days of fun! Pack a picnic, ride the trains, and enjoy! "Music at the Museum"--the West End Jazz Band will entertain on Monday.
updated: 8-31-2010
Saturday, September 4th, 2010
- Chicago Rapid Transit 1268, Chicago Transit Authority 4290 and 4410
- Chicago Transit Authority 41 and 22
- Chicago, Aurora and Elgin 308 and 309
- Chicago Transit Authority 3142
- Chicago Transit Authority 4391
- Wisconsin Central 7525 and Coach Train
- Southern Pacific 1518 and Caboose Train
- Caboose Train Consist:
- Coach Train Consist:
- BLE 25 Combine
- Lack 567 Coach
- DMIR 84 Coach
- Pullman Inglehome Observation
Sunday, September 5th, 2010
- Chicago Rapid Transit 1268, Chicago Transit Authority 4290 and 4410
- North Shore Line 749 and 714
- Chicago Transit Authority 3142
- Chicago Transit Authority 4391
- Burlington Northern 5383 and Coach Train
- Chicago Burlington & Quincy 504 and Caboose Train
- Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9911A and Nebraska Zephyr
- Caboose Train Consist:
- Coach Train Consist:
- BLE 25 Combine
- Lack 567 Coach
- DMIR 84 Coach
- Pullman Inglehome Observation
Monday, September 6th, 2010
- Chicago Transit Authority 41 and 22
- Chicago, Aurora and Elgin 308 and 309
- Chicago Transit Authority 3142
- Chicago Transit Authority 4391
- Burlington Northern 9908 and Coach Train
- Burlington Northern 5383 and Caboose Train
- Chicago Burlington & Quincy 9911A and Nebraska Zephyr
- Caboose Train Consist:
- Coach Train Consist:
- BLE 25 Combine
- Lack 567 Coach
- DMIR 84 Coach
- Pullman Inglehome Observation
All schedules and equipment subject to change without notice.
Comments
Mon, 09-08-2025 08:22
Good job on the Burlington Nortern 9976. OK.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:56
No new news that I have heard of thus far.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:53
I'll also be doing another update on it soon. Keep en eye out for that.
Tue, 08-12-2025 12:47
A little work was done to it for Diesel Days this year. You'll see photos floating around for the temporary short term job that was done to make it [...]
Wed, 08-06-2025 13:01
Is steam car CN 15444 going to be coming to museum several times it was to be moved to muesum
Sat, 07-19-2025 18:56
Yeah, sadly it's still there as of 7/19/2025
Thu, 06-12-2025 19:14
Its been 14 years guys, where is the unit? Like really? Did you guys misplace it? Or are repairs taking that long? At this point be might we will have [...]
Wed, 04-09-2025 17:40
Jamie Thanks for the update. She's gonna shine like every thing else you guys do! Smeds
Thu, 03-06-2025 16:28
Yes, there is a wye. Those two have been MU'ed on diesel days a year or two ago.
Wed, 03-05-2025 14:04
7009 number boards look good. Is there a way to turn a locomotive around at IRM? In case you ever had a mind to connect 7009 and 6847?
Fri, 03-29-2024 21:26
We're slackers and spend more time working on the equipment in the shop than keeping all you readers updated. We'll work on it, but I'm sure updates [...]
Thu, 03-14-2024 08:02
What happened to the Department Blog? It's been over 2 years and I still regularly check for updates, but nothing comes...