Diesel Fuel Pump

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Title

Diesel Fuel Pump

Subject

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

Description

A man inspects the diesel fuel pump just beside the Carbondale, Illinois coal chute. Loading steam engines with coal and water and incidental maintenance takes about 1 hour. A diesel engine can be fueled from a pump like this one in 10 minutes or so.

Creator

Ben Gelman

Publisher

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

Date

1959

Rights

Copyright The Southern Illinoisan

Format

Black and White Photograph

Type

Image

Citation

Ben Gelman , “Diesel Fuel Pump,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 16, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/160.

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