Illinois Central Steam Engines

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1635 at rest at an unknown location in Southern Illinois. The engine is a 2-8-2 Mikado built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911.

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1697, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive built by Baldwin in 1912, leads the row of various steam engines lined up on the train tracks at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.

Illinois Central Railroad Engines 3505 and 3546 rest in the Carbondale, Illinois railyard. Engine 3505 is a 0-8-0 Wheel Switch locomotive built by Baldwin in 1912 and Engine 3546 is a 0-8-0 Wheel Switch built by Baldwin in 1927.

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 3542 rests on tracks with other steam engines at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois. Engine 3542 is a 0-8-0 Wheel Switch locomotive that was built by Baldwin in 1927.

Illinois Central Railroad Engine 3549, a 0-8-0 Eight-Wheel-Switcher, on the tracks at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois. The engine was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1927.

Illinois Central Railroad Engine 3549, a 0-8-0 Wheel Switcher, moves a boxcar in the Carbondale, Illinois rail yard.

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 3549, a 0-8-0 Wheel-Switcher locomotive, rests on the tracks in the Carbondale, Illinois rail yard.

A man examines the Illinois Central Railroad Engine 2102, a Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive, as it rests on tracks at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 2102, a Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive, rests on tracks at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 2102, a Mogul 2-6-0 locomotive, rests on the tracks at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 2747, a Central 2-10-2 locomotive, rests on tracks in Carbondale, Illinois. The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 3573 can be seen in the background.

A group of onlookers admire the Illinois Central Railroad Engine 2604 as it rests at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.

A group of onlookers admire the Illinois Central Railroad Engine 2604 as it rests at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.

Various Illinois Central Railroad steam engines line the tracks next to a discarded lantern. Engines include 1583, a 2-8-2 Mikado built by Baldwin in 1912; 1589, a 2-8-2 Mikado built by Baldwin in 1912; 1521, a 2-8-2 Mikado built by Baldwin in 1914; 2136, a 2-8-2 Mikado; 1593, a 2-8-2 Mikado built by Balwin in 1912; 2113, a 2-8-2 Mikado.