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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 .
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.
Steam locomotive H.K. Porter, Inc. 1925 Display Private owner Detroit, Toledo and Ironton 16 4-4-0: Steam Locomotive Baldwin Locomotive Works 1915 Display The Henry Ford Museum: Grand Trunk Western 6323: 4-8-4 Northern (Confederation) Steam Locomotive American Locomotive Company 1942 Display Private owner in Detroit, Michigan: Grand Trunk ...
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 ...
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.
Pages in category "Preserved steam locomotives of Illinois" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Pioneer (locomotive) R. Rock Island 886; S.
Vintage photos show just a fraction of the dangers they faced on the job. Railroad work was one of the most dangerous jobs in the US. Workers building railroad tracks in mountainous areas faced ...
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