Steam Engine 1536 and Diesel Engine 4038
Title
Steam Engine 1536 and Diesel Engine 4038
Subject
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Diesel engines; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Description
J. L. Hennesy, Murphysboro, an Illinois Central Railroad boiler inspector furloughed recently in connection with the retirement of steam facilities on the St. Louis division, takes a look at one of the last steam locomotives on the railroad and a modern passenger diesel. Shown here are Steam Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, and Diesel Engine 4038.
Diesel locomotive 4038 was a General Motors Electro-Motive Division E-9 passenger locomotive built in 1956. It was scrapped in 1980.
Diesel locomotive 4038 was a General Motors Electro-Motive Division E-9 passenger locomotive built in 1956. It was scrapped in 1980.
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, “Steam Engine 1536 and Diesel Engine 4038,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 20, 2025, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/63.
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