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Darryl Van Nort
Left: Fireman of J. Neils #5, a 70-ton, Class-C Shay
at the Illinois Railway Museum, Union, Illinois
Right: Lubricating SLSF #1630
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The Robert Schenzinger Steam Locomotive Photographs
(Updated 11/26/95)
Now available: A cross reference of this collection by road name!
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CB&Q E5 #9911A at the Illinois Railway Museum
(Updated 4/19/98)
Point Communications has honored this IRM site with their Top 5% of the Web Award!
You can't have a railroad without track! See some recent track work at the IRM.

A new section The Dome Car contains views from along America's rights-of-way.
(Updated 12/16/95)
Check out The Ready Track, a railroad photo selected from my collections. This
image will change periodically.
(Updated 12/9/95)
The Extra Board contains some of my rail-related experiences and
photos. This issue: The California Zephyr in Midwest Storms, January, 1996
(Updated 2/7/96)
All text and images Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997 by Darryl Van Nort