Saturday we organized a Meet Up at the Illinois Railway Museum. As it turned out, only John and I and another couple went, but we had a smashing good time. I never heard of this place until recently and I didn't think it would be as big as it was. In fact we didn't even see all the train garages that they had. Here are some pictures I took...you will notice I tried a different style of post-processing on these...some successful, some not...
This was one of the conductors who drives some of the trains there on short lines around the area.
A Crane Train
The dining car as seen through the window of a very old train car.
This was one of a dozen locomotives in the yard the I guessed was waiting for rehab.
The wheels on these things were enormous - some taller than John!
I liked the contrast of old and new(er).
One of the running lines that people can ride on in the area.
I was fascinated by the multitude of bolts on some of these locomotives, thousands of them!
This was the inside of an old electric train we rode on when we arrived.
This was another passenger car that looked frozen in time!
Some of the paint peeling of the ones outside made the most interesting patterns.
This was a private sleeper car. I was sitting on the bench chair in there and you can see my proximity to the sink. To the left was a table top that folded up to reveal the private toilet. Flip the seat I was on down and out came the bed. The model of efficiency and privacy. It was rather comfy if not a little cramped.
A shot of the tracks merging as they lead away from the area.
A shot of the tracks along another section of the line as we rode the old electric train.
Another shot of the track and trains.
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