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Illinois Central No. 790 is a preserved 2-8-0 “Consolidation” steam locomotive, built by ALCO’s Cooke Works in 1903. In 1959, No. 790 was saved from scrap and purchased by Lou Keller, and he used it to pull excursion trains in Iowa .
Pages in category "Preserved steam locomotives of Illinois" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Illinois Central 2613 was a 4-8-2 "Mountain" type 2600 class steam locomotive built in April 1943 by the Illinois Central Railroad's Paducah Shops in Paducah, Kentucky.No. 2613 and its classmates were the most powerful 4-8-2 locomotives ever built.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway 1630 is a preserved Ye class 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotive owned and operated by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. [1] Today, Frisco No. 1630 is currently one of two operating Decapods in service in America , the other being former Great Western No. 90 at the Strasburg Rail Road outside ...
Steam locomotive Baldwin Locomotive Works: 1926 Display Private owner Green Bay and Western 2407 Alco RSD15: Diesel Locomotive American Locomotive Company: 1960 Operational Green Bay and Western Railroad: Illinois Central 201: 2-4-4T: Steam Locomotive Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works: 1880 Display Private owner Illinois Central 3719 2-6-0 ...
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway #5 is a 2-4-2 "Columbian" type steam locomotive. It was originally built by H.K. Porter, Inc. in 1946 as a saddle tank engine for the Central Illinois Public Service Company. In 1963, the locomotive was donated to the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin as a static
Illinois Central Railroad No. 1 was a 4-6-4 "Hudson" type steam locomotive built in 1937 at the Illinois Central Railroad's shops from an older 2-8-4 "Berkshire" locomotive. It was designed to pull longer and faster freight trains, but the locomotive was unable to do so, since it was prone to wheel slippage.
Illinois Central 201 is a steam locomotive, originally owned and operated by Illinois Central Railroad. In 1949, the locomotive was operated at the Chicago Railroad Fair as part of the "Wheels A-Rolling" pageant. It is now on static display at Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.