Here are some photos from yesterdays "Diesel Days" at the IRM.
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That is one good looking train!
I have to agree. It's a beauty. I noticed in another post, you have some shots of the original zephyr. Do you have any more?
She looked even better when she was allowed to roam on home rails in 2012:
Rusty
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Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
I have to agree. It's a beauty. I noticed in another post, you have some shots of the original zephyr.
Curious what you mean by "original zephyr". The Pioneer Zephyr, i.e the "original Zephyr", is on display underground at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Do you have any more?
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
I have to agree. It's a beauty. I noticed in another post, you have some shots of the original zephyr.
Curious what you mean by "original zephyr". The Pioneer Zephyr, i.e the "original Zephyr", is on display underground at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Do you have any more?
N&W Class J had posted some pics in the museum post of what I thought was the pioneer zephyr at the IRM.
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
I have to agree. It's a beauty. I noticed in another post, you have some shots of the original zephyr.
Curious what you mean by "original zephyr". The Pioneer Zephyr, i.e the "original Zephyr", is on display underground at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Do you have any more?
N&W Class J had posted some pics in the museum post of what I thought was the pioneer zephyr at the IRM.
Can't imagine what you saw, or what you thought you saw, but the Pioneer Zephyr is not, and has never been, at the Illinois Railway Museum.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
I have to agree. It's a beauty. I noticed in another post, you have some shots of the original zephyr.
Curious what you mean by "original zephyr". The Pioneer Zephyr, i.e the "original Zephyr", is on display underground at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Do you have any more?
N&W Class J had posted some pics in the museum post of what I thought was the pioneer zephyr at the IRM.
Can't imagine what you saw, or what you thought you saw, but the Pioneer Zephyr is not, and has never been, at the Illinois Railway Museum.
This
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
I have to agree. It's a beauty. I noticed in another post, you have some shots of the original zephyr.
Curious what you mean by "original zephyr". The Pioneer Zephyr, i.e the "original Zephyr", is on display underground at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry.
Do you have any more?
N&W Class J had posted some pics in the museum post of what I thought was the pioneer zephyr at the IRM.
Can't imagine what you saw, or what you thought you saw, but the Pioneer Zephyr is not, and has never been, at the Illinois Railway Museum.
This
Ah,,,,,,,got it. Chris didn't label those 3 photos as to their location, i.e. inside the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. And yes, that indeed is the original "Pioneer Zephyr", which is VERY hard to photograph since it is underground.
Here's when the PZ was outside (1984) at the Museum of Science and Industry:
Couldn't really get a good angle outside, either.
Rusty
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Sorry guys. I went back and put in the location of where the photos were taken in the Museum thread. Yes as Hotwater said the original Zephyr is at the MSI in Chicago and is underground, it's dark and there is not a bunch of room in which to take photos but I will post what I have.
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And 3 more from the MSI 2015.
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Thanks for the pictures. I can’t decide which looks better, the 9911 or the 9900.
Your welcome. I have to say they both are amazing in their own right, I personally prefer the E5 but again both are amazing to see.
Youtube has some clips up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btn5iwXT6-I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9KZjhbdeYA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzLOikvlMX8
Is the Baldwin centercab in operable shape?
Originally Posted by Lehigh74:
Thanks for the pictures. I can’t decide which looks better, the 9911 or the 9900.
The answer is: Yes.
Rusty
Rusty's photos appear to have been taken at The Highlands, in Hinsdale, IL. In the distance is the Oak Street bridge, which scuttlebutt reveals was formerly a turntable in Riverside, IL, from the days of Ten Wheelers in commuter service. Alas, this delightful relic from the past is about to be removed and replaced with a colorless, "modern" bridge. Well, nothing is forever.
But at least the beautiful E5, with black nose stripes, labors on at IRM, with the Nebraska Zephyr articulated set.
So true Mark. I hope she'll get to roam out of the IRM again in the future.
