Indoor storage after Barn 15 completion

With the completion of Barn 15, our switch crews have been extremely busy moving equipment around all the various buildings. Storage and display locations has been changed for many pieces of equipment. For example, the weekend coach train used to be stored on track 92 in Barn 9, a public display barn. That space would be vacant on the weekends while the coach train was out operating. After Barn 15, the coach train will now be stored in Barn 15 and the space it used to occupy in Barn 9 will be used for diesel locomotive display storage. This allows better utilization of the display space for the public.

Photo: CNW 7009 stored inside Barn 9.

The photo above shows Chicago and North Western 7009, an EMD SD50, stored on display inside Barn 9. 7009 is a locomotives that two donors generously covered the costs for indoor storage, which totaled a little over $31,000. Chicago and Illinois Midland 30, an EMD RS 1325, is another locomotive that one of the same donors as the 7009 also paid the indoor storage costs of about $23,000. Overall, there were 16 diesel locomotives that received donations to be stored indoors and that was all from donors like you.

Photo: CIM 30 stored inside Barn 9.

There are still around a dozen diesel locomotives still stored outside and our goal is for them all to have inside storage. Inside storage is key to long term preservation. Your donations, no matter the size, will help to achieve that goal. You can donate to the indoor storage fund at this link. Thank you for supporting the Illinois Railway Museum.

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Indoor storage after Barn 15 completion