Illinois Central Railroad Steam Engine Pulls into Coal Chute

Illinois Central Railroad Steam Engine Pulls into Coal Chute

Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company; Railroad employees

An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine pulls into the Coal Chute in Carbondale, Illinois. Two Railroad employees inspect the stoplight as the engine is pulling in. Loading of coal and water and incidental maintenance takes a steam locomotive about 1 hour. A diesel engine can be fueled from a pump in 10 minutes or so.

Ben Gelman

Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

1959

Copyright The Southern Illinoisan

Black and White Photograph

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