Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The Railway Magazine

    AMERICAN DIESEL EXTRAVAGANZA

    Jan 02, 2020 3 minutes
    Keith Fender reports.
    NEIL AITKEN
    D LANGHAM
    D LANGHAM

    THE biggest railway museum in the USA – the Illinois Railway Museum (IRM) – is located around 50 miles north-west of Chicago, and held its first UK-style diesel gala in August 2019.

    The museum has the largest and most comprehensive collection of preserved diesel locomotives in North America, numbering 54 diesel locos as well as 27 steam, 12 electric locos and nearly 100 multiple electric, trolley and subway

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The Railway Magazine

    The Railway Magazine2 min read
    Colne Valley Viaduct crosses the Grand Union Canal
    DECK construction work for HS2’s 2.1-mile long Colne Valley Viaduct has just over half-a-mile to go after it reached the point where the structure crosses the Grand Union Canal at the end of March. By the time of it bridging the waterway near Denham
    The Railway Magazine3 min read
    Steam Loco Fleet Strengthened
    THE Aln Valley Railway’s (AVR) steam locomotive fleet has been boosted by the news that the Northumberland line will be the new home for Hudswell Clark 0-6-0ST, Renishaw Ironworks No.6, works number 1366 built in 1919. The locomotive, along with fell
    The Railway Magazine7 min read
    Void Filled After Derailment
    FOLLOWING the derailment of a Northern Rail Class 195 on March 22 near Grangeover-Sands, Network Rail has undertaken extensive repairs to the permanent way which took a month, the line reopening on April 22. Two Class 195s – Nos. 195104/133 – were wo

    Related Books & Audiobooks