Carbondale, Illinois Rail Yard

An aerial perspective of the Illinois Central Railroad yard in Carbondale, Illinois. Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado, is in the foreground being filled with water. Engines 2717, 3595, 1406, 3573, 3542, and the roundhouse is shown in the background with other unidentified steam engines.

An aerial perspective of the Illinois Central Railroad yard in Carbondale, Illinois. Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado, is in the foreground being filled with water. Engines 2717, 3595, 1406, 3573, 3542, and the roundhouse is shown in the background with other unidentified steam engines.

An aerial perspective of the Illinois Central Railroad yard in Carbondale, Illinois. Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado depicted in the foregrond, exits the yard after filling up with water. Engines 2717, 3595, 1406, 3573, 3542, and the roundhouse is shown in the background with other unidentified steam engines.

An aerial perspective of the Illinois Central Railroad yard in Carbondale, Illinois. Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado, is in the foreground being filled with water. Engines 2717, 3595, 1406, 3573, and the roundhouse is shown in the background with other unidentified steam engines.

Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536 heading out of the rail yard in Carbondale, Illinois. Several other steam engines are at rest in front of the roundhouse in the background.

Illinois Central Railroad Engine 3546 and 1635 come to a rest in the Carbondale, Illinois railyard. Engine 3546 is a 0-8-0 Wheel Switch locomotive while Engine 1635 is a 2-8-2 Mikado built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911.