Search Results for: Collection
James Larson Collection
Collection Name: James Larson Collection Location: Strahorn Library Description: History and B&W locomotive photographs of Chicago & North Western, Milwaukee Road, Soo Line and other railroad subjects Size: Percent Digitized: 5%
Robert E. Bruneau Collection
Collection Name: Robert E. Bruneau Collection Location: Strahorn Library, Electric Car Department Library Description: Photographs, glass plate negatives, documents, drawings, ephemera Size: Percent Digitized: 5%
Dayton trolley bus joins IRM collection
The latest addition to the Illinois Railway Museum’s historic collection, electric trolley bus 9809 from Dayton, Ohio, arrived at the museum on May 1, 2020. The type 14TrE2 trolley bus was built in 1998 by Electric Transit Inc, a joint venture between US defense contractor AAI and longtime Czech Republic
Manufacturer Catalogs
Collection: Manufacturer Catalogs Location: Pullman Library Description: Catalogs from Adams & Westlake, Adlake, Bates Steel Floor Grating, Cleveland Track Material, DELCO Light & Accessories, Differential (Dump) Car Co., ERICO Electric Connectors, EXIDE Batteries, Federal Railway Signal, GD Peters Rolling Stock, General Electric (signals, accessories, lights, railway), General Railway Signals, General
Snowflake Special excursion will run on April 6, 2024
The Illinois Railway Museum is running a “Snowflake Special” excursion on the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Join IRM in a tradition of museum-sponsored excursions dating back to 1958! Beginning at Forest Park Station on the Blue Line, our excursion train will travel to the south,
Milwaukee Road 126
Milwaukee Road 126 is a “Buffeteria,” the name that railroad used to describe its buffet/cafeteria-style food service cars. The Milwaukee Road built this car in 1948 in its Milwaukee shop complex as a standard 48-seat dining car, but the railroad rebuilt 126 and two other cars in 1964 as “Buffeteria”
IRM Acquires Two C&NW Bi-Level Coaches
The Illinois Railway Museum has received delivery of two bi-level cars, also known as gallery cars, originally from the Chicago & North Western (C&NW). These two cars are coaches that operated in commuter service out of Chicago for more than four decades. Both were built by Pullman-Standard. The older of
Union Pacific 8852002
This piece of equipment, identified only by its Union Pacific valuation number, 8852002, is a “car mover.” It is a type of equipment designed for moving small numbers of freight cars at low speed around a yard, and is fitted with both railroad wheels and rubber tires so that it
Metra 7734
Metra 7734 is a bi-level coach designed for commuter service out of Chicago. It is known as a “gallery car” because the upper level is divided, with a gap (or “gallery”) down the middle of the car to enable the conductor to collect fares from both levels while standing on
Metra 7716
Metra 7716 is a bi-level coach designed for commuter service out of Chicago. It is known as a “gallery car” because the upper level is divided, with a gap (or “gallery”) down the middle of the car to enable the conductor to collect fares from both levels while standing on