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A visit to Illinois Railway Museum on 7.13.2008
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This is the second time I have been to the Illinois Railway Museum and let me tell you this; every time you go there you find something new! I love that place and I wish I was closer to it to help out. This time it was not planned to go to IRM, we were at Dan's house getting the dwarf semaphore when we realized we were only 20 mins away. I had Kayla and Summer with me; Summer is my little dog that I found. I was not sure if IRM would allow her to enter the park; they allowed her in as long as we had a leash. Kayla had never been on a train or a trolley that was on real track so I had to get her on something to ride. Summer was not allowed on any of the trains and I can understand, she was allowed to ride the trolley. We rode a trolley car from 1920's that had been fully restored and it was a great time! Summer and Kayla had a great time! We hung out around the signal garden which I love!!! They have by far some of the neatest signals around and they work!! Again IRM was a great time and we plan to go back in a month or so! I suggest anyone who likes signals or railroads to visit IRM! Here is some of the contact info:
Illinois Railway Museum
Website. http://www.irm.org/
Address. 7000 Olson Road
Union, Illinois 60180

Here are some of the photos we took while being at IRM:
GRS 2A Dwarf Semaphore, Used on C&NW RR.
Signal Garden.
US&S Style T2 Dwarf Semaphore. GRS Type 2A Signal, Used on GCT RR. Electro-pneumatic Dwarf Semaphore.
Electro-pneumatic Dwarf Semaphore back lens. GRS Type SA Signal, Used on CUT RR.
US&S Switch Indicator. Inside of US&S N2 Dwarf Signal. Kayla Poses next to the GRS Signal.
Summer and I next to a trolley. Kayla on the trolley. Griswold Rotating Banner.
WRRS Wigwag. Inside GRS SA Signal Inside the dwarf semaphore. Kayla controls the signals.