A couple shots from my trip to Chicago and a few other places while I was in town for the Joliet Rocket this weekend.
After arriving back in Joliet, my coworker, girlfriend and I headed out to the Illinois Railway Museum for a visit before they closed.
One of the few diesels I've been wanting to see for years, Burlington E5 9911. What an awesome locomotive to see in person.
A sister to the Detroit and Lima Northern #7 locomotive that I work on, former Toledo and Detroit 4-4-0 #16, which was once a part of the DT&I. Both engines were saved by Henry Ford upon selling the railroad in the late 1920's, and they were displayed in the Henry Ford Museum together for many years. The locomotive was traded to IRM for Bessemer 2-8-0 #154 in the 1980's.
Frisco 1630 upon completing its last run of the day.
It's always fun seeing locally significant pieces, like this former Detroit Street Railways Peter Witt streetcar.
We also made a stop at the Museum of Science and Industry on Monday.
