Diesel Department

Brian LaKemper captured the following images during Streamliners at Spencer, an event organized by the North Carolina Transportation Museum, gathering 26 streamlined locomotives from railroads and museums across the country. The event was held at the former Southern Railway Spencer Shops, now the site of the North Carolina Transportation Museum.

IRM sent E5A CB&Q 9911A Silver Pilot, F7A C&NW 411, and several volunteers. The locomotives participated in various photo line ups, and took turns with other locomotives pulling the North Carolina Transportation Museum's coach train. IRM volunteers operated IRM's locomotives, and manned a booth in the museum's 37 stall roundhouse.

All photos by Brian LaKemper.

Nick Kallas is prepared to man the museums booth with plenty of brochures and a poster with photos of the museum

Silver Pilot with Atlantic Coast Line 501, the only two operational slant nosed E-units in the world

Silver Pilot accelerating away with the North Carolina Transportation Museums coach train

Jamie K. riding CNW 411 to couple up to the Silver Pilot for departure

CNW 411 under the water column next to the roundhouse

CNW 411 with FT demonstrator EMDX 103, the locomotive that paved the way for all other F-units

In the last photo, Silver Pilot and C&NW 411 share the roundhouse tracks with Erie 833 (New York & Greenwood Lake Railway), New Haven 2019 (Railroad Museum of New England), Wabash 1189 (Monticello Railway Museum), Pan Am Railways 1 (Pan Am Railways Executive F), ACL 501 (North Carolina Transportation Museum), and Soo Line 2500-A (Lake Superior Railroad Museum)

Sharing the roundhouse tracks

A big thanks to Brian for passing along this information to share here on the blog.