Burlington Northern 5383 is a diesel freight locomotive built for freight service over the BN system. This locomotive was part of a series that BN ordered primarily to haul coal trains out of the Powder River Basin in northern Wyoming. It is part of the GE Universal-series of freight engines.

Wisconsin Central 7525 is a diesel freight locomotive built as Burlington Northern 6525 for general freight service over the BN system. It later went to WC, which modernized it with a computerized control system and gave it a unique “Operation Lifesaver” paint scheme. Wisconsin Central 7525 Details Builder: Electro Motive

Burlington Northern 9976 is a diesel passenger locomotive known as a “cab unit.” It was built to haul long-distance passenger trains like the Denver Zephyr for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy and was rebuilt in 1978 as BN 9908 to pull commuter trains between Chicago and Aurora. Burlington Northern 9976

Joy Manufacturing 2 is a small switching locomotive designed for moving one or two freight cars at a time around Joy’s manufacturing facility in Michigan City, Indiana. Unlike most of the diesel locomotives at IRM, it does not have electric motors powering the wheels but rather has a mechanical clutch

Burlington Northern BN3 is a diesel passenger locomotive known as a “cab unit.” It was built as Burlington 9989A to haul long-distance passenger trains like the Denver Zephyr and was later rebuilt as BN 9919 to pull commuter trains between Chicago and Aurora. In 1990 it was assigned to pull

Milwaukee Road 33C is a diesel passenger locomotive known as a “cab unit.” It was built to haul long-distance passenger trains like the Olympian Hiawatha and was later rebuilt to pull commuter trains between Chicago and the northern suburbs. As part of this rebuild it was equipped for one of

Milwaukee Road 37A is a diesel passenger locomotive known as a “cab unit.” It was built to pull commuter trains between Chicago and the northern suburbs. It was one of the last E-series passenger diesel locomotives ever built. Builder: Electro Motive Division GM Year Built: 1961 Model: E9A Horsepower: 2400

Santa Fe 92 is one of the most modern passenger diesels at IRM. It was built to power fast passenger trains for the Santa Fe but, since passenger trains were quickly dying out in the 1960s, it was built so that it could also be used to pull freight trains.

Metra 308 is a passenger locomotive known as a “cab unit.” It was built for the Chicago & North Western as freight locomotive 4083C and was used in general freight service. In 1961 it was rebuilt for use pulling bi-level commuter trains in the Chicago area and renumbered C&NW 414.

Louisville & Nashville 314 is a diesel freight locomotive known as a “cab unit.” It was built for general freight train service on the L&N. It was later sold to the Long Island Railroad in New York, which rebuilt it as a “cab car” for use on double-ended (“push-pull”) commuter