The Illinois Railway Museum
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- Americas largest railroad museum is just outside of Chicago in Union Illinois. They have a bit of everything from cable cars to giant steam engines. They have one of the 2 surviving UP "Big Blow" 8500 HP turbines as well as several operating steam engines with two tracks totaling over 6 miles of main line.
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Dale, you'll be glad to know that Locomotive 1630 has been up-and-running for about the last two years. I just rode on it, again, yesterday, May 29, 2017.
Love seeing all the CB&Q equipment they have! And loved seeing the BN-1 move (it wasn't running when I last visited.)
I am thankful that you contributed to saving more of American history. This place is on my trains bucket list
It's AMAZING. Plan a long day. (or two) and get a shirt!! We wanted to by the store was closed and NOTHING on the internet web thingy.
My train heaven,especially with my boy Sean.I love going there with him.We have a great time.Wish I lived closer,to go more often.
Its a GREAT place. We plan on getting back soon.
Thank you Dale for a great video and commentary on a great museum in my home state. Look forward to each video every Sunday.
What a place. We want to get back. For one thing, we didn't get a shirt!!! We always buy a tee shirt!! But by the time they tossed us out the store was closed. And not online!! SO we are forced to come back to get a shirt. And a pizza. And a beer. And ride the EL. And a few things.....
When I went there I got to ride the Frisco 1630. That was the first steam locomotive I seen and rode on. It sure is one of my favorites. Frisco 1522 is my number one favorite. Too bad I wasn’t able to see it run in person.
Glad you had a wonderful visit to IRM! Hope you stop by again sometime!
LOVE TO!!! We tried to buy IRM tee shirts, store was closed darn it and nothing on their web site. Arug! But what a place!!!!!!!
I was just at this museum in March. I was back in my hometown (Hampshire, IL) which is just about 15 mi from Union. I had not been to the museum for about 50 years. I am hoping to go again when I go to my 40th (ugh) high school reunion in June. It's a great place, and I really recommend a visit. My dad worked for the Milwaukee Road RR and the Union Pacific, so I have railroads in my blood!
When I lived closer to Chicago I used to visit the RIM with my good friend Georgia and her grandkids. My favorite part was Santa Fe #2903, a huge steam locomotive. I think it's a 4-8-4, but I could be wrong. Good times.
There’s just so much to see you there! They don’t even keep a lot of it open every day but you just can’t! So you could go several days and not see the same thing
Amazing as always. The sheer size of some of those engines scrapes my chin on the floor.
Got to love getting lost in a parking lot... guess it's not just this side of the family that does it. This is why I use a navigator, even if it has me take 3 left turns in Aztec.
While we all know 2 wrongs don't make a right, 3 rights are the same a a left. Except in Paris. Where three rights can be the same as going straight. Or right. Or left. Or down.
Y'all have a most wonderful channel and I enjoy it very much. Wonderful personalities to go with a wonderful channel. Take care and enjoy your massive 'screwing around'...... God bless, Johnny
Bless back at ya. We do have some fun.
The IRM is a gem. Thanks for the video. You are right, win win!
Amazing place!!
Loved seeing the "Ely" it is probably my favourite business car, so tasteful inside, I wish the Nevada Northern still had it, 10 would look great with 40 and coach 5.
NO KIDDING!! It could come to pass! You never know.
CB&Q 504 is my fav loco at the IRM. I went there in April 2010, but unfortunately 504 was in a shed. Great video!
We didn’t know much about the place or even eastern railroad. Wow! Eye opening
The IRM!!! Love visiting when I can. Im from Brookfield near the Zoo
I love this one and it is certainly one railway museum I hope to visit soon.
its great!!
Retired loco engineer UPRR working out of Chicago. Years ago I was running south on the Belvidere line headed for West Chicago (which is single track) at night and as we neared Union, IL where the IRM is located, I saw a headlight coming at our train. Turned out it was the boys at the IRM fooling around on their siding that connects to the Belvidere but they were not on our track. I got a little concerned and I set the brakes but as we got closer me and my conductor realized the situation. When running single track on a track permit no one else is supposed to be on your track. It sure gave us a start though!
Quite a few years back, my son and I volunteered at IRM. We helped rebuild the decapod's front truck and also worked on diesel loco's. Particularly we figured out the brake system on the Baldwin 121 double ender. I loved working there, I worked there on weekends as I was teaching school for the Navy at the Great Lakes Training Center. There was a camp ground there back then, many good evenings with train crazies!!!
It’s a great and AMAZING place.
Thank you for another great adventure I showed my wife the video of the Museum of Science and Industry I guess we're going there in the springtime and now I guess we're going to the Illinois State Railroad Museum thank you thank you very much
I hear the just got the shay running!!!! Took a year longer than they thought
Have always wanted to see this place. Have been to the Orange County Railway Museum and they all talk about Chicago. I shall make sure to visit.
My cousin bought a railroad depot in Danvers, Il and lives in it. He has a collection of a few autos there, soda shop where the ticket office used to be and lives in the main body of the building. Behind the depot/home is a transformer station for that powered this section of the line.
Appreciated your trip through the collection and your fine mini documentaries.
Wanted to do that years ago. Almost bought a station in Heber.
@@ToyManTelevision I think you should have. A good friend of mine volunteered to restore their steam engine. Everything was in order for the restoration and then the funding was cut. Station was sold, steam was gone and so was Bill.
the shay it one of my favorite locomotives. we had on in Mt. Pleasant Iowa and used it during a 5 day event called Midwest old thrashers
Going this year!!!! Yeepeeeeee!!
Toy Man Television hopefully ill run into you!
That IC engine is actually an 1889 2-4-4T. It last ran in 1948 for the Chicago Worlds Fair.
The Rodgers?
Toy Man Television yep, Illinois Central 201 was built as a Commuter Engine serving Chicago’s South Suburbs (which is today operated by Metra Electric). After it’s formal retirement, it was put on display in front of the Depot in Peoria Illinois, later going to the Duluth Railroad Museum, before ultimately coming to Union in (I think) 2004. The engine is yes, a Rogers built engine, 1889 to be exact. In fact, there are 2 Rogers engines in the collection total. The other is their 1892 built CB&Q ten-wheeler 637, which also participated in the 1948 Chicago Worlds Fair, but operated much longer until 1958.
I have been there recently as well. Great time and well worth it.
Great video. What a ginormous place and what an incredible collection. Just wow! Thank you for sharing, I love your stuff. Always well produced, edited and narrated. This content was of course top notch to begin with but I bet you could make anything interesting with your enthusiasm. Fun little everyday drama at the end to. :)
Thanks!!! We do have some fun!! What a fun place. Needed 2 days. Or 3. Need to get back at some point!!
Like always...I am glad that I have subscribed to your channel...Every Sunday I wait patiently for your next video. In fact, I am getting more interested in trains....Thank you and hope that you two found your way out...
Glad to have you on board. Quite the ride!!!!
This is my favorite railway museum
I used to visit the IRM every summer when I lived Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park. Santa Fe #2903 was always a must-see. Now I'm stuck in north Georgia with no train museums nearby. :-(
The music makes it better!
I think so. Some people complain about it. Can’t make everyone happy so we just do what we like to do. Thanks!!!!!
Hey I'm from Chicago I'm a big fan of the early era of locomotives I was in that museum once it really felt like back in time I have a bunch of pictures Im gonna visit that place again You have some amazing videos Subscribed !!!
Greg S hi. We do love Chicago! People around here say we are nuts. Violence run down. Sure. In places. But dang we love it.
One of my favorites places to visit
One's again thank you so much. I'm as you know from the North East. Now living in a town called Starrucca, Pa. I'm just 12 miles from the famous Erie Starrucca Viaduct bridge. All so 12 miles from the Susquehanna Pa. Where the old Erie yards where and were the famous Erie triplex ran. Erie made just three of them. They were used as pushers to push heavy freight cars over the Starrucca Viaduct. They were never used over the road pulling freight. None were saved. However Virginia made five of them called the Virginian Triplex, They were just a little different then the Erie. Do you know if any of the Virginians are still around. Lou
WOW didn't know any of this. I know of the triplex, but didn't know how it was used. Interesting, and what a bridge!!
If you get time swing down by the Saint Louis transportation museum. The famous Frisco 1522 is there.
We will make it at some point I hope!! I've never been in the area. Sounds cool!
It's sad to see this beautiful beast sit in the engine shed doing nothing. I hope one someone will want to restore like they did the 1630.
I've been at the Illinois Railway Museum three months after I've met you in Promontory last year as of 2019, and want to tell you, just in case, that Shay #5 is operational. Thanks for sharing this video!
Hi! Yes we wanna come see. Damn virus.
@@ToyManTelevision I feel you on this one. Wish this virus would just go back to where it came from and never come back.
Wow. I’ve got to check out this museum and hopefully that Frisco 1630 steam locomotive is still operational.
It’s amazing!!
Toy Man Television now come to think of it, I’ve been there before a long time ago when I was a kid. I even met Thomas the tank engine there too and Sir Topham Hatt.
That was nice. Overwhelmed by choice you got to hit what you can and, by all means, be the last to leave. Nice touch with the getting lost, part.. Jeanne, in profile photo, is getting very good at "U" turns. Speaking of Shays; my original Shay from 1996 finally succumbed to the factory defect. The Bolster bushing went flooy. Brilliant episode.
What shay? Do love a good shay!! Got to drive a little 2 footer in 96. FUN!!!!!!
Would you consider going to Midwest old threshers reunion? It happens for 5 days over labor day weekend in mt pleasant Iowa, they have a sg trolley loop with 4-5 trolleys at once with a backshop and a narrow gauge loop where 2-6-2 #12 and 2-6-0 #6, and soon to have 2-6-0 #2. They also have a ton of steam tractors, gas tractors, and quite a few old cars. This is quite an experience to have and the member ships are cheap and you get free trainrides plus acess to the whole property, the memberships are yearly and are good for Halloween and Christmas rides too!
Want to. Planning on that.
Toy Man Television hope you get to go, its really cool
We are planning it!!! Thanks!!!
Re; the Hallmark trains. I have a bunch of them. My wife buys them every Xmas. They make wonderful staick background pieces for a three dimsional effect.
Most are works of art as well. The M 10,000 is brilliant paint and decals and the recreation of the Lionel “drum” system of simulation of the articulation is spot on. Made better by using a magnetic coupler. So far this is my favorite Hallmark train.
Sights sounds and smells ❤️
Well another place for my Bucket List.
It's a must see!! A TURBINE!!!
santa fe 2903 used to be at the museum of science and industry in chicago
Didn't know. Just googled. INTERESTING!!!!
When I first saw the movie "A League Of Their Own" (Tom Hanks, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnel, Geena Davis, etc etc) I was surprised to see that the IRM was used for all of the railroad transportation scenes. Also, check the IRM's website for more info on this. Anyway, nice video and thanks for posting!
We often joke that Stillwell must be our son. Stillwell Angel in the film. Not sure how he ends up with that name..... What a brat!!!!!! Love that film!!!
The Illinois Railway Museum is a pretty fun railroad museum. The Shay locomotive has started operation last year in 2018. And it's still operating today. Also that Casey Jones locomotive, is Illinois Central 201. That engine one of the three engines from ICRR to be operated and being loved by Casey Jones. It was the first to have that. Then there is ICRR No. 638, a 2-8-0 locomotive. 638 doesn't survive today. It was scrapped. And finally Illinois Central 382. The engine involved in Casey Jones' death. It was scrapped too. But Clinchfield Railroad # 99 was painted into that engine.
That place is overwhelming. That’s often said but in this case it’s just a fact. We spent the day and missed soooo much. Last ones out and still missed so much. It’s like a three day thing if you take time to see everything
I was only just letting you know just in case. And I thought maybe to say what the Casey Jones locomotive in the museum is called.
I know I said some of it to you before.
@Shayne Waterman Yes. Clinchfield Railroad No. 99 is dressed up as Illinois Central 382.
i have been there more than 3 times and each year i go there, theirs always something new, Theirs a steam train that it running on the line now.
Their collection of Electric Interurbans and streetcars are as great as the ones at the Western Railway Museum!
They have everything
Take a ride on the Adirondack Scenic Railroad in Utica, NY
Looks like fun. I like up state. Mostly a steam fan, but F units are great too!!!
This is awesome!
Love the place!!
@@ToyManTelevision it is amazing.
You should visit The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin some day.
LOVE TO!!!
I've been here too it was great I love that place
HUGE!! Love it.
The last time I was there, my dad and I got our own personal tour
I enjoyed that museum I hope you get back to utah soon!
HI!! We are back Still lost, but back!!!
+Toy Man Television oh good but siri has the answers.
Not sure if you guys heard, but the Shay re-entered service last October.
I highly recommend you visit Strasburg, Pennsylvania. The only other Decapod in operation runs there, along with the only Norfolk & Western 4-8-0, and 2 other locomotives, the line runs 2 locomotives a day. And coincidentally, there's a massive Railway Museum across the street from the station, and to top that off, a toy train museum, and to top THAT off, a motel where you can sleep in a caboose.
If you are wondering what number the N&W 4-8-0 locomotive is. It's 475.
and 1630 was the one running
Mike need to see some right coast locomotives
Although ATSF 3751 could be considered a sister to Santa Fe 2903 and 2926 (which should be operational next year) 3751 is much older, the oldest operational 4-8-4 in the US.
And 2926 is in restoration to be restored back for operating condition.
love seeing this.. ran many on branch line.. check out indiana railroad.. INRD
So many trains and railroads in the area!! Stresses y little narrow gauge mind!! But WOW!!!!!!
I try to make it out to Union every year (have been going since I was about 5 with my mom as an annual Labor Day tradition), and I can say with full confidence if you're really trying, you can maybe hit about 2/3 of the stuff there, assuming you only ride maybe one train.
also I'm amazed you managed to miss talking about the Nebraska Zephyr, it's the last operational zephyr train on the planet, and every couple years or so they work with Amtrak to take it about halfway down the state and back
Saw the Zephyr for a few seconds as they were putting it away. DANG!!!! Need two or 3 days.
awesome !:)
Fun place too!! Not sure where we will go next, plans are denver area soon. But we sort of make it up as we go. Funner!!
I love going there
We need to get back at some point too.
I will film the Nevada northern, I already film # 40, but were not just talking about that. We are talking about the Illinois railroad museum they do have a operating steam engine in the Illinois railroad museum, it is Frisco 1630.
YES!!! Hope its running for you!! Was broken while we were there....
They have a shay now? Well i've been meaning to go out there ever since i had to move from Fresno to Wisconsin. Haven't been there in a decade so this is a nice motivation to set aside some money. I've some across your channel before but lately I've been watching alot of videos and i have to say I love all the different steam engines you get to see.
Took a lot longer, but as I understand YES!!!!!!!!!!!
You two should come to the National Museum of Transportation in STL
Really really want to
I enjoyed your series on your union pacific models of all the turbines that you have as well as the show that you did now with the turbine in life-size ! What a huge locomotive that is ! One thing you could have mentioned about the “decapod” And that is that the story behind it ! It was (“ before, during, or after“), World War II and the “Russians had ordered (“10 Russian deckapods”) ! But at the last last moment when the locomotives were ready to be transported over to Russia, the Russians backed out on the deal and a lot of us now know as
Russian Decapods ! 🌊🐺
Glad they stayed home!!
Now I understand what you mean by that you’re glad that they did stay home ! Yeah, unfortunately I am a little slow !Oh and now that I’ve Met Kyren,
And her little series on the earth models got any tips for one for the titanic I’ve tried to make it for my stepson but it is the most difficult thing I’ve ever encountered and I’ve worked with both Resin and photo-etched in my military models ! But when I saw the model for the first time I nearly cried ! I’m supposed to be a modeler and I should be able to put it together, “no excuses” unfortunately he lost the instructions !
I’ll be glad when I get done with this cataract surgery so I can go back to figuring out whether or not I’m going to need readers to start building and working on my models again ! 🌊🐺
Thanks for another nice video. With the western railroad history here in the SLC valley, it is a shame we don't have a facility like this. The HVR is okay but so under funded.
Yes, but the creeper is FUN. OH! It just hit me, they should do a halloween train like the Nevada northern does. called the Creepy Creeper.
Good you did visit next Time u guys have to go to Oshkosh for the air show
On the bucket list. Always have wanted to get there. By gosh!!
As always interesting place to show. Wouldn't be a hoot if UP decided to get the Turbine up and running just to demonstrate the power of it? anyway great show waiting for the next one.
The turbines were pulled from the surviving two. BUT they are out of service. (they were put in power plants) What a thing if they got one back and installed it!!!!!!! Do you see the vid on the Atomic Train? Mostly about turbines. DANG I LOVE THOSE!!!
I hope one day you can make it to the museum I volunteer at the Steam Railroading Institute in owosso Michigan. Home of pere Marquette 1225.
That would be fun. Off to an old roundhouse next week. And car show. And train show. All in one place.
1225 is my first favorite steam locomotive in the world, The Bellcaptain.
I hole u found ur way out lol lovely couple , godbless you both, love from Manchester england, across the pond,
Hello!!! At some point we really really want to come ride your narrow gauges.
@@ToyManTelevision are trains are OK mate you would love them I love them america locomotives and the wagons the cars the lot basically wot gets me is the height of ur trains there like 16 foot high Ares are around 12 foot to 13 foot, in. That other comment I sent u the first bit mean to say I hope u got out of that dead end , godbless you both, x
Actually Illinois Central number 201 is a 4-4-2t Forney type steam locomotive
Hey 1630’s sister 1621 is in another one in St. Louis National transition museum.
Want to get there too!!
Thank you
I liv in Illinois and close to this museum
Was hoping to this year, but not to be I guess. BUT SOON!!!!!! Always wanted to see that!!
Did u see the "electroliner"?
Missed it darn!!!!! Love that train.
+Toy Man Television good news they are restoring it
+Toy Man Television yup oh if you REALY love it you should get the ho scale model by con cor
May just do!!!
I'd get along great with you guys. When I went to Star Wars the Magic of Myth exhibit in Houston you got a little cd played with a commentary by James Earl Jones, clearly designed to rush you through in about 20 minutes. We said to hell with this turned them off and were there for about 3 hours. They loved us, honestly.
They need a rewind on those. Did the freedom train in 1976. On a moving walkway! SUCK!! Ran over a bunch of people walking back against the flow!!!!
They don't want a rewind, they want you gone as fast as possible so they can shovel more people in. Thankfully there's people like us who dissent, and don't follow the rules.
Looking forward to when you come back to see the shay running now that she’s working again. Who knows, if you wait long enough you might be doing an episode on the shay and UP 428!
Really eat to. Missed half the museum. It’s a two or three day museum.
@@ToyManTelevision I've been going since before I could walk and I still find new things every now and again!
I love that turbine
You are not the only ones to get lost I do that on a regular basis But here in New Zealand
This place is almost the same size as New Zealand 🇳🇿
Well the Santa Fe northern in new mexico is almost restored, not quite.
We keep trying to get down to see it running. Soon!!!!!
going to Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad same day ?
And it's restoration will be completed this year
8:42 I think that N&W Mallet is a Y3 to be exact and to my knowledge might be the only Y3 left
I think so..
film at the Astoria Railroad Preservation? soon ?
at 8:23, aaaaayyyyyyyyy GTW 6323, I've been wondering where you've been!
What a loco!! Weird "class"
Buynot YEAH we need to restore 6323 hasn't ran since 1961 officially used by the grand trunk western one of the last running under grand trunk ownership
Hopefully some day 6325 will run again.
Steve W i believe it will go under a bouler inspection which will take one heck if a long time to het it back on the rails again
+Toy Man Television can you please these places that are below sometime soon !:)
LOVE IT UP THERE. Almost mad it this year, but alas. SO NEXT YEAR!!!!!
Union is about 60 miles from Chicago. That's not what I call "very, very near." I suppose it's pretty close if you came from Salt Lake City, though.
astoria trolley?
Do you plan on coming out to the museum anytime soon again. We have the Shay Running now and I would love to give you guys a tour of some of the barns that are not open to the public.
Wow yes!!!!! Probably not this year but who can say? Covid has had us locked down and we are just now getting out again. Just planned a trip to colorado for the 1875 locomotives and that whole thing. But we FELL IN LOVE with Chicago while we were there. And I really want to see the Henery Ford museum. Ok not close to you but not that far…
Ironically I’m going back to the Museum on Saturday, the same date as this video was published!
you going to Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation someday soon ?:)
Myv3 year has an infatuation with trains I'm definitely bringing him here
It’s sooooo huge! You can’t see it all so plan out your day! Amazing
What will become of grand trunk western 4-8-4 northern #6323?
Don’t know. Anyone know?
Toy Man, The IRM has 27 steam locomotives including a fireless cooker. I has been almost ten years since you visited; time for a return visit. TM, IRM Member
I lost count! Amazing collection
They got the shay running about a week ago
Will Knogl wow!!!!! Took a while but we wanna come see!
film Oregon Coast railriders soon ?
how did a Nevada Northern car get to Illinois?
By rail I guess! Anyway, it's so great they bought it years ago. Love to see it go home.
Did you know that 1630 was originally built for Russia along with 200 other locomotives but the inability to pay for the locomotives caused Baldwin to switch the locomotives from a Russian 5ft gauge to a American standard 8 1/2 so they they can run the Decapods as mixed freight locomotives
Didn't know!! Not surprised. Did see a bunch of northerns built for the D day invasion but never used. As I recall they could have their gauge reset somehow. Weird, but COOL!!
Toy man television you should check out Strasburg railroad and the museum across the street it is in Lancaster pensylvania
It's the oldest shoreline railway in America it's been there since 1832
Have you been to the National Museum of Transportation here in St. Louis?
Not yet!!
If you could describe it in one word what would it be
Huge. Nope a... Amazing.. No again. Fantastic! Still not. Needs a train feel. Massive! Better, but no... One word.... Amassivetantastic. Better. needs work though.
Which engine that was driven by Casey Jones are you referring to? Not # 382 I was under the impression that engine was scrapped. Just wondering. Next time i get back to Chicagoland, I'll have to visit the IRM. Have a blessed weekend everyone
I’m not sure. I thought it was this 4-4-0. But it’s in the description sign on the locomotive.
@ToyManTelevision Casey Jones ran a 4-4-0? I guess it could be possible. No matter I was just wondering. Have a blessed weekend
"Crap massive."
Evan Koren right?? Great place. We have the worlds best car collections coming in a few weeks. 2 private collectors. One car cost 44 million!! And between the two collectors over 200 cars. And a train.
Ps. They have the Shay running! We went out for a fundraiser to finish the Shay. Taken a while but finished!!
a sence from transformers 4 they shot
Have not seen the film. Hum... NETFLIX!!!!
logan steiner really?
Let’s hope a tornado doesn’t wipe out this place..
Indeed!!
That would suck
oh well the movie was from 2014 you could get it on eBay or whatever you use for tf4 not boxing you