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Illinois Central Railroad blacksmith Elmer Loos, Carbondale, Illinois, demonstrates how a piece of round iron is worked on the forge and on the anvil to form an eye. Gauging the temperature of the rod by eye, Loos removes it from the forced draft…

Illinois Central Railroad blacksmith Elmer Loos, Carbondale, Illinois, demonstrates how a piece of round iron is worked on the forge and on the anvil to form an eye. Gauging the temperature of the rod by eye, Loos removes it from the forced draft…

Boiler inspector J. L. Hennessy, Murphysboro, Illinois, stands inside the firebox of a Mikado steam locomotive and works with flue expander and flue roller to maintain flues in perfect shape required by Interstate Commerce Commission regulations as…

Two men examine the stoplight at the coal chute in Carbondale, Illinois. Freight cars are depicted on the left.

Engine 1536 on the Carbondale turntable in early 1959. The coal chutes along U. S. Highway 51 are shown in the background. Engine 1536 was built in 1914 by Baldwin Locomotive Works and purchased new by the Illinois Central Railroad, 1 of 605 Mikado…

An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine pulls out of the coal chute in Carbondale, Illinois. 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…

Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, loads up at the coal chute in Carbondale, Illinois. This steam engine can hold 12 tons of coal. Loading of coal and water and incidental maintenance takes a steam locomotive about 1…

An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine pulls out of the coal chute in Carbondale, Illinois. 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…

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, pulls into the coal chute in Carbondale, Illinois for more coal and water. Loading of coal and water and incidental maintenance takes a steam locomotive about 1 hour. A diesel…

Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, is filled with water in Carbondale, Illinois. 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…