Illinois Central Engineers

An Illinois Central Railroad worker operating the controls from the fireman's side of a steam engine cab.

An engineer climbs out of what is likely Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536.

An Illinois Central Railroad engineer poses for a photograph in Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado.

A person poses for a photograph in an unidentified steam engine. This is likely an Illinois Central Railroad engineer but it also resembles photographer Ben Gelman.