IRM Diesel Days 2005
After more than two years of wanting to do so, I am now beginning my Illinois Railway Museum Diesel Days series. These are images from my second trip in 2005.
I began working on this series just after Diesel Days (now Diesel Weekend) in 2023. That year marked IRM's 70th anniversary, and it also happened to be my 20th consecutive Diesel Days. I was looking for a way to show just how far IRM has come over the course of time, and what better way than to feature one of IRM's signature events.
Most of the photos featured in this series were made into a two-part video. The first video features images of Diesel Days from 2004 to 2014. It was finished in 2023 and first presented at a small gathering of railfans known as Clarkefest, which honors the legacy of renowned railroad photographer Clarke Renard. That video can be seen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=68NAnaKjxFc
The second video, featuring images from Diesel Weekend 2015-2024, was completed in 2024 to honor my 20 years attending this event and was presented at Clarkefest that year. As of this writing, YouTube still has not published it. This is due to a change in policies that took place in the few months between each video that prevents it from being published due to music that the algorithm deems in dispute, even though my channel is not, has never been, and will never be, monetized.
IRM Diesel Days 2005
After more than two years of wanting to do so, I am now beginning my Illinois Railway Museum Diesel Days series. These are images from my second trip in 2005.
I began working on this series just after Diesel Days (now Diesel Weekend) in 2023. That year marked IRM's 70th anniversary, and it also happened to be my 20th consecutive Diesel Days. I was looking for a way to show just how far IRM has come over the course of time, and what better way than to feature one of IRM's signature events.
Most of the photos featured in this series were made into a two-part video. The first video features images of Diesel Days from 2004 to 2014. It was finished in 2023 and first presented at a small gathering of railfans known as Clarkefest, which honors the legacy of renowned railroad photographer Clarke Renard. That video can be seen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=68NAnaKjxFc
The second video, featuring images from Diesel Weekend 2015-2024, was completed in 2024 to honor my 20 years attending this event and was presented at Clarkefest that year. As of this writing, YouTube still has not published it. This is due to a change in policies that took place in the few months between each video that prevents it from being published due to music that the algorithm deems in dispute, even though my channel is not, has never been, and will never be, monetized.