Illinois Railway Museum

The Illinois Railway Museum is the largest railroad museum in the United States. It is located in the Chicago metropolitan area in Union, Illinois,
==List of Exhibits==
;Steam Locomotives: 
Image 	Number 	Builder 	Build Date	Type 	Notes
 	Frisco No. 1630 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1918 	2-10-0 "Decapod" 	Often used on coach trains out of East Union Station.
150x150px	J. Neils Lumber Co. No. 5 	Lima Locomotive Works 	1929 	3-Truck Shay 	Previously wood-fired and converted to run on coal.
 	Union Pacific No. 428 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1900 	2-8-0 "Consolidation" 	Arrived in 1969, undergoing restoration to operating condition.
 	Rock Island No. 938 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 	1910 	4-6-2 "Pacific" 	One of only four Rock Island steam locomotives left to be preserved.
 	Santa Fe No. 2903 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1943 	4-8-4 "Northern" 	Arrived in 1993.
 	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad No. 3007	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1930 	4-6-4 "Hudson" 	Only 4-6-4 in the collection.
 	Milwaukee Road No. 265 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 	July 1944 	4-8-4 "Northern" 	One of only two Milwaukee Road Class S3s to be preserved.
 	American Creosote Works No. 7 	Vulcan Iron Works 	1917 	0-4-0T Tank locomotive	Arrived in 1971. Smallest locomotive in the collection.
 	Chicago, Burlington & Quincy No. 4963 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1923 	2-8-2 "Mikado" 	Traded for five Grand Trunk Western 0-8-0s in the early 1990s.
 	Chesapeake & Ohio No. 2707 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 	1943 	2-8-4 "Berkshire" 	Only 2-8-4 in the collection.
 	Commonwealth Edison No. 5 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1922 	0-6-0 Switcher 	Operated on the museum's trackage from 1970 to 1974.
 	Coronet Phosphate Co. No. 9 	H.K. Porter, Inc. 	1925 	2-6-2ST "Prairie" 	Arrived in 2008.
 	Detroit, Toledo & Ironton No. 16 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1915 	4-4-0 "American" 	One of only two DT&I steam locomotives to be preserved. Traded for Bessemer and Lake Erie 154.
 	Grand Trunk Western No. 6323 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 	1942 	4-8-4 "Northern" 	Famous for being the very last steam locomotive to operate under GTW ownership.
 	Grand Trunk Western No. 8380 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1929 	0-8-0 Switcher 	
 	Illinois Central No. 201 	Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works	1880 	2-4-4T 	Oldest locomotive in the collection.
 	Illinois Central No. 3039 	Brooks Locomotive Works 	1900 	2-6-0 Mogul 	One of the largest 2-6-0s to be preserved.
 	Lake Superior & Ishpeming No. 35 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1916 	2-8-0 "Consolidation" 	One of only three LS&I SC-1 locomotives to be preserved.
 	Louisiana & Arkansas No. 99 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1919 	2-8-0 "Consolidation" 	Arrived in 1971.
 	Norfolk and Western No. 2050 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 	1923 	2-8-8-2 	Only articulated steam locomotive in the collection. One of only two N&W Y-Class 2-8-8-2s left to be preserved.
 	Public Service Co. No. 7 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1926 	0-6-0 Tank locomotive 	The first steam locomotive to be donated to the museum.
 	Texas & New Orleans No. 975 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO) 	1918 	2-10-2 "Santa Fe" type	One of only two SP F-1 locomotives left to be preserved.
 	Tuskegee No. 101 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1924 	2-6-2 "Prairie" 	Operated on the IRM's trackage from 1970 to 1987. It has been disassembled since 1990.
 	Union Electric Co. No. 4 	H. K. Porter Company 	1946 	0-4-0F Fireless 	The only fireless locomotive in the collection.
 	US Navy No. 7 	Vulcan Iron Works 	1917 	0-4-0 Tank locomotive 	
 	Chicago, Burlington and Quincy No. 637 	Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works	1892 	4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" 	Second oldest locomotive in the collection, formerly used for the CB&Q's steam excursion trains in the 1950s.
 	Graysonia Nashville and Ashdown No. 26 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1926 	2-6-0 Mogul 	
 	Lehigh and New England No. 207 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1936 	0-6-0 Tank locomotive 	
;Diesel Locomotives:
Image 	Number 	Builder 	Build Date 	Type 	Notes
 	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe No. 92 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1967 	EMD F45 	Built as Santa Fe 102
 	Chicago & North Western No. 9911A "Silver Pilot"	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1940 	EMD E5 	Only surviving EMD E5, often paired with the Nebraska Zephyr.
 	Commonwealth Edison No. 15 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1950 	EMD SW1 	Often seen on the Caboose Train
150x150px	Burlington Northern No. 5383 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	October 1974	GE U30C 	Repainted In 2006.
 	United States Army No. 8537 	General Electric (GE) 	1944 	GE 44-ton switcher 	Has been used as one of the museum's primary switchers for several years.
 	Union Pacific No. 18 	General Electric (GE) 	August 1960 	Union Pacific GTEL 	One of only two UP gas turbine locomotives left in the United States.
 	Toledo, Peoria and Western No. 400 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	1958 	ALCO RS-11 	
 	Toledo, Peoria and Western No. 800 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	1964 	ALCO Century 424 	
 	Illinois Terminal No. 1605 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1953 	EMD GP7 	Formerly Norfolk & Western 3406
 	Rock Island No. 4506 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1952 	EMD GP7R 	Ran as Chicago And North Western 4160 until restoration back into Rock Island Paint.
 	Chicago & North Western No. 1518 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1949 	EMD GP7 	First EMD GP7 ever built.
 	MBTA No. 902 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1957 	EMD GP9 	Formerly GTW and SEMTA
 	Southern Pacific No. 1518 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	May 1951 	EMD SD7 	First SD7 ever built.
 	Metra No. 308 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1949 	EMD F7A 	Operational
150x150px	Chicago & North Western No. 504 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1959 	EMD SD24 	Operational
 	Milwaukee Road No. 760 	Fairbanks-Morse 	1944 	FM H-10-44 	Operational
 	Chicago & North Western No. 411 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1949 	EMD F7A 	Operational
 	Burlington Northern No. 1 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1954 	EMD F9A 	
 	Burlington Northern No. 3 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1956 	EMD E9 	
 	Wisconsin Central No. 7525 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1971 	EMD SD45 	
 	Chicago & North Western No. 6847 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1976 	EMD SD40-2 	Operational
 	Chicago & North Western No. 9255 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1950 	EMD SW7 	
 	Union Pacific No. 6930 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1970 	EMD DDA40X 	Display
 	Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern No. 21 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1948 	Baldwin DT-6-6-2000 	
 	Union Pacific No. 1848 	General Electric (GE) 	1988 	GE Dash 8-40B 	
 	Nekoosa Paper No. 14 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	1947 	ALCO S-1 	
 	Minnesota Transfer Railway No. 200 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	1951 	ALCO RS-3 	
 	Milwaukee Road No. 118C 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1951 	EMD F7A 	Operational
 	Chicago & North Western No. 1689 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	1954 	ALCO RSD-5 	Operational
 	Chicago & North Western No. 515 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1953 	EMD E8A 	Operational
 	Chicago & North Western No. 114 	General Electric (GE) 	1967 	GE U28B 	
 	Chicago & North Western No. 7009 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1985 	EMD SD50 	
 	Green Bay and Western No. 2407 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	1960 	ALCO RSD-15 	
 	Chicago & North Western No. 9976 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD) 	1953 	EMD E9A 	
 	E-!10 	Lima-Hamilton 	 	Lima-Hamilton LS-1200	
;Electric Locomotives:
Image	Number 	Builder 	Build Date	Type 	Notes
 	Amtrak No. 945 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD)	April 1982	EMD AEM-7 	Incompatible electric system. Can only operate under 11,000 AC Volts as opposed to the museum's 600 DC Volts.
 	Pennsylvania No. 4927 	Altoona Works 	1942 	Pennsylvania Railroad Class GG1	Only PRR locomotive in the collection.
 	Chicago South Shore and South Bend No. 803	General Electric (GE) 	1949 	Little Joe 	
 	Conrail No. 4601 	General Electric (GE) 	1956 	Virginian EL-C 	
;Former Locomotives:
Image 	Number 	Builder 	Build Date	Type 	Notes
 	Norfolk and Western No. 475 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	June 1906 	4-8-0 "Mastadon" 	Went through several owners, including the IRM between 1980 and 1982, before being restored to operating condition at Strasburg Rail Road.
 	Lee-Tidewater Cypress Co. No. 18	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	March 1920	2-6-0 Mogul 	Preserved at the Gramling Locomotive Works in Ashley, Indiana
 	Lake Superior & Ishpeming No. 34	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1916 	2-8-0 "Consolidation"	Used in excursion service between Cumberland and Frostburg, Maryland, while masquerating as Western Maryland No. 734.
 	Polson Logging Co. No. 2 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1912 	2-8-2 "Mikado" 	The Cadillac and Lake City Railroad donated the engine to the IRM in 1980, and it was purchased by a private owner two years later.
Operational at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in Garibaldi, Oregon.
Used on the ORHC's Holiday Express in 2022 and 2023.
Will be moved to it's new home at the Albany Eastern Railroad alongside Santa Maria Valley 205.
150x150px	Georgia Northern No. 102 	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)	1923 	4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" 	Moved to Currie, Minnesota, in 1993.
 	Bessemer & Lake Erie No. 154 	Baldwin Locomotive Works 	1909 	2-8-0 "Consolidation"	Traded for Detroit, Toledo and Ironton No. 16 in 1989. Resides in Dearborn, Michigan.
Visiting Locomotives:
Image	Number 	Builder 	Build Date 	Type 	Notes
 	Central Pacific No. 63 Leviathan 	Schenectady Locomotive Works 	September 1868	4-4-0 "American" 	Nicknamed "Leviathan"
 	Lehigh Valley Coal Company No. 126	Vulcan Iron Works 	May 1931 	0-6-0 Saddle Tank locomotive	Nicknamed "Sadie"
 	Union Pacific No. 1988 "The Katy" 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD)	 	EMD SD70ACe 	Nicknamed "The Katy"
 	Union Pacific No. 1996 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD)	 	EMD SD70ACe 	
 	Union Pacific No. 6936 	Electro-Motive Division (EMD)	January 1971 	EMD DDA40X 	
==Trivia==
*Frisco 1630 was built in 1918 by Baldwin and pulled trains until the 1960's. 1630 is sometimes on display and operational.
*Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 2903 counts as a movie star Steam Locomotive.
*Burlington Route 4963 is still remaining on display while it's close relative Grand Canyon Railway (CB&Q) 4960 runs excursions on the Grand Canyon Railroad in Williams, Arizona.
*265 is one of the last surviving Milwaukee Road Class S-3 locomotives in the world!
*UP 428 will hopefully run again when restoration is completed
*Burlington Route 3007 is not likely to run again but, sister locomotive 3003 sits on display at a park.
*2707 is undergoing cosmetic restoration.
*The last steam locomotive they have (Not CB&Q 637 or GTW 6323) LS&I 35 is in the Illinois Railway Museum train yard.
*CB&Q 637 is also undergoing cosmetic restoration.
*Grand Trunk Western 6323 is also in the Illinois Railway Museum roundhouse.
*Grand Trunk Western 5629 was originally going to acquired by the museum but it's owner Richard Jensen said "no" to that idea, which sadly resulted in 5629 being scraped
*The Silver Pilot and Santa Fe 2903 made an appearance in the film Transformers: Age of Extinction.
==Images==
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==External Links==
*Official Website
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