People walking to the vendor tent or to see the engines.
The rear of the Walcott Turn.
Iowa Interstate GP38-2 701.
Leviathan 4-4-0 63 with one of the crew.
Viscose 0-4-0T 6.
Lehigh Valley Coal 0-6-0T 126.
Crew members of Lehigh Valley Coal 126.
Flagg Coal 0-4-0 75.
Chicago and North Western F7A 411.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy E5A 9911A "Silver Pilot".
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy power car/coach 960 "Venus" built by Budd Company in 1936. At the front of the car are three diesel engines which power the lights and air conditioning for the entire train. As built, the rear of the car featured a bar and lounge area but this was later changed to a coach seating section. The "Venus" is articulated at its rear, which means that it shares a truck with the car behind it and cannot be uncoupled at that end.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy coach 4626 "Vesta" built by Budd Company in 1936. It is a full coach, designed as a "day coach" with comfortable seating for medium-distance transportation. The car is articulated at both ends, which means that it shares its trucks with the adjacent cars in the train and cannot be uncoupled.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy coach 4627 "Minerva" built by Budd Company in 1936. It is a full coach, designed as a "day coach" with comfortable seating for medium-distance transportation. The car is articulated at both ends, which means that it shares its trucks with the adjacent cars in the train and cannot be uncoupled. As built, there was a coach-dinette car located behind the "Minerva" but the train was rebuilt in the early 1960's without the coach-dinette car.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy dining car 150 "Ceres" built by Budd Company in 1936 and designed with a built-in kitchen where full meals were cooked and prepared while moving. The car is articulated at both ends, which means that it shares its trucks with the adjacent cars in the train and cannot be uncoupled. The kitchen is fully functional, including its coal-fired stove and has been used many times to provide meal service on the train, both during special events at the Illinois Railway Museum and during excursions to other destinations using the Nebraska Zephyr.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy lounge-observation car 225 "Juno" built by Budd Company in 1936. It features high-back rotating lounge chairs as well as panoramic views out of the rear of the car. It, too, is articulated at its forward end. As built, the train had two lounge cars, with another lounge car located just forward of the "Juno", but the train was rebuilt in the early 1960's without its second lounge car.
The Nebraska Zephyr.
Tail end of "Juno".
Iowa Interstate Chinese QJs 7081 and 6988, the latter of which was "Americanized" so one can see the differences.
A father shows his daughter Iowa Interstate 6988.
Iowa Interstate 6988.
Iowa Interstate 7081.
Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 765.
The front end of the Walcott Turn for today. Next I visited the Nebraska Zephyr.
The interior of "Venus".
The interior of "Vesta".
A Burlington Route mat.
The interior of "Minerva" where I rested in the air-conditioning waiting for Nathan to join me. This was the coolest spot in Rock Island as the Midwest heat wave was now in Day 14.
The author enjoying himself in the "Minerva" as I pretended to be on a trip from Chicago to Lincoln, Nebraska.
Nathan in "Minerva".
The kitchen area inside "Vesta".
The dining area of this car.
The dining car steward area.
Interior of "Juno".
The author inside "Juno".
Burlington E5A 9911A "Silver Pilot".
Iowa Interstate QJs 7081 and 6988. With that, we met Bob and Elizabeth, whom I told about the coolest spot in Rock Island then Nathan and I left the grounds and drove to Davenport, Iowa to catch Nickel Plate 765 pulling the 11:00 AM train to Walcott, Iowa. We waited and the train started towards us but stopped at a fire truck to top off the tender then headed for us.
Nickel Plate Road 765 put on a great show pulling the train through Davenport on its way to Walcott. The two of us then drove south to Galesburg to pick up Bob Riskie and try to catch the Amtrak Rock Island Special.
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 4-8-4 3006 and display train in Galesburg.
A mural across the BNSF tracks from our photo location.
BNSF 5967 West.
The Amtrak Rock Island Special arrived.
Mr. Milwaukee Road 261, Steve Sandberg, waved hello to me.
The rear of this train was as interesting as the front.
The Galesburg Station stop for the Amtrak Rock Island Special.
The Galesburg Railroad Days sign on this building across from the station.
I talked with Steve Sandberg on the station platform before the special proceeded to the Peoria wye so it could be pointed in the correct direction to continue to Rock Island. Now we would wait for the Southwest Chief with Bob Riskie aboard.
The Southwest Chief arrived in Galesburg at 2:33 PM.
Bob Riskie exiting the train.
The Southwest Chief. From here we drove over to the Peoria wye and as we walked to a shady spot under a tree, I felt dizzy and the high heat finally caught up to me. I laid down under that tree and Nathan brought the water and the Gatorade mix which I made and drank it. I sat there while the train reversed off the wye.
The Amtrak Rock Island Special train started reversing.
Milwaukee Road Skytop observation car 186 "Cedar Rapids" designed by Brooks Stevens and built by the railroad in 1948 for service on the Twin Cities Hiawathas. It is one of only four Skytop observation parlor lounges ever built and the only one that can still ride the rails today.
Santa Fe full dome "Nenana", ex. San Luis and Rio Grande 511, exx. Sierra Western 523, exxx. Great Western Tours - Eureka Southern, nee Santa Fe 511 built by Budd in 1954. PPCX 800124..
Milwaukee Road "Super Dome" 53, ex. North Carolina Department of Transportation 400301 "Mount Mitchell" 1996, exx. Union Pacific Railroad for Operation Lifesaver and excursion use 1995, exxx. Chicago and North Western 421 "Powder River" 1985, exxxx. Rail Travel Association 53 1983 (rebuilt), retired 1982 to Great Western Tours, exxxxx. VIA 2701 1978, exxxxxx. Canadian National 2701 1974, exxxxxxx. Canadian National 2401 "Athabasca", nee Milwaukee Road 53 built by Pullman Standard in 1952. PPCX 800862.
PPCX 800787 coach "Wisconsin Valley", ex. Amtrak 3103 "Le Pub" for Montrealer, exx. Amtrak cafe-diner-lounge 3403, nee United States Army Hospital Car 89553 built by St. Louis Car Company in 1953.
PPCX 800628 lounge car "St. Croix Valley", ex. North Star Rail 3101, exx. Georgia Southwestern 2003, exxx. Amtrak lounge 3101, nee United States Army Hospital Car 89536 built by St. Louis Car Company in 1952.
High Iron Travel's open-end observation/business car "Caritas", ex. VIA 2095 "Churchill Falls", ex. Canadian National 2095 "Churchill Falls, nee St. Louis-San Francisco 14 roomette/4 double bedroom sleeper 1450 built by Pullman in 1948. PPCX 800045.
Norfolk Southern heavyweight open-end observation car "Lamberts Point", ex. Norfolk Southern 4, nee Norfolk and Western 200 built by Pullman in 1914. PPCX 800702.
Steve Sandberg again.
North Star Rail concession car 2450, ex. Union Pacific 24467, nee Union Pacific postal-storage 5471 built by American Car and Foundry in 1949. PPCX 800287.
76-seat coach "Lake Pepin", ex. "Whitehall", exx. Amtrak 7617, exx. Amtrak 7428, exxx. Penn Central 1958, nee Pennsylvania Railroad 1598 built by Budd in 1952 as a 60-seat coach/14-seat smoking lounge for the Congressional and Senator. PPCX 800799.
76-seat coach "Arizona", ex. Amtrak 7426, exx. Amtrak 7615 "Glens Falls" (name acquired when used on the Vermonter), exxx. Penn Central 1596, nee Pennsylvania Railroad 1956 built by Budd in 1952 as a 60-seat coach-14 seat lounge for the Senator. PPCX 800861.
76-seat coach "St. Paul Pass", ex. Amtrak 7613, exx. Amtrak 7424, exxx. Penn Central 1594, nee Pennsylvania Railroad 1594 built by Budd in 1952 as a 60-seat coach/14-seat lounge for the Senator and Congressional. PPCX 800798.
North Star Rail 68-seat chair car 202 "Wenoneh", ex. Algoma Central Railway 442, exx. Central of Georgia 671, nee Central of Georgia 541 built by American Car and Foundry in 1947. PPCX 800261.
North Star rail 68-seat chair car 203 "Nokomis", ex. Algoma Central Railway 443, exx. Central of Georgia 672, nee Central of Georgia 542 built by American Car and Foundry in 1947..
North Star Rail 31 "Minnesota River", ex. Milwaukee Road 4 double bedroom-8 duplex roomette-5 roomette sleeper 31, built by Pullman-Standard in 1954. PPCX 800135.
North Star Rail baggage-dorm 1615 "Grand Canyon", ex. Amtrak 1400, nee United States Army 89250 built by St. Louis Car Company in 1952.
Missouri-Kansas-Texas open-platform business car 403, ex. John Marshal 1988, exx. Missouri-Kansas-Texas 1981, exxx. Allis Chalmers 1979, exxxx. Saline River nad Northern 1977, exxxxx. Kansas City Southern 1961-1964, exxxxxx. Missouri-Kansas-Texas 864 rebuilt 1948 as a business car, nee Missouri-Kansas-Texas chair car 403 built by Pullman in 1913. PPCX 800393.
Amtrak P42DC 66 in Phase 2 paint scheme which was used from 1975 to 1976, one of the 40th Anniversary heritage units.
Amtrak P42DC 166 in Phase 1 paint scheme which was used from 1972 to 1975, another of the 40th Anniversary heritage units.
The train reversing off the Peoria wye. With that and feeling a little better, we returned to Moline.
On Interstate 74 was this sign. They dropped me off at Motel 6 so I could rest for the night photo session.
