Out of all the barns and events at the Illinois Railway Museum, our favorite place to visit is Barn # 9.
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| Train of the Goddesses |
It houses all the Old Steam engines ~ waiting to be restored ~ a few Diesel, and electric engines and best of all, it is where the Nebraska Zephyr is housed.O
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We can spend hours just perusing up and down the isles,
looking and touching these now silent metal giants.
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I took around 500 pictures on this visit.
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So rather than fill this blog with all of them, here are few of my favorites….
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| Barn # 9 with the Zephyr in her stall |
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| Can you imagine seeing and hearing this giant in operation? |
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| Burlington Northern Diesel |
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| among giants |
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| a giant electric engine |
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| collecting dust and cobwebs |
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| the mechanic side kicking in…. |
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The Nebraska Zephyr and her cars were not in operation this visit which was a little disappointing because we look forward to riding it every year.
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But we found out she is going on a special trip soon.
She’ll be joining America’s Railroad Celebration in Rock Island, IL.
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these signs are posted on the barn wall about the Zephyr
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Lil's Garden Tour 