Illinois Central Railroad Engine Maintenance
Title
Illinois Central Railroad Engine Maintenance
Subject
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Description
Boilermaker Paul Martin, Carbondale, Illinois (left), checks drain pain as scalding water is forced through locomotive boiler in regulation roundhouse maintenance. Locomotive car painter L. D. Trowman, Carbondale, Illinois (right), is repairing the windshield on the locomotive cab. Frequent and extensive maintenance and repair operations on steam locomotives such as these are unnecessary on diesel locomotives.
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
Language
English
Type
Image
Collection
Citation
Ben Gelman
, “Illinois Central Railroad Engine Maintenance,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 25, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/171.
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