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  • Collection: The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois

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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…

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An Illinois Central Railroad worker repairs an unidentified Illinois Central Railroad Steam engine.

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An Illinois Central Railroad worker cleans an unidentified Illinois Central Railroad Steam engine.

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Two Illinois Central Railroad workers repair the wheel of an unidentified Illinois Central Railroad engine.

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An Illinois Central Railroad worker cleans an unidentified Illinois Central Railroad Steam engine.

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Two Illinois Central Railroad workers repair the wheel of an unidentified Illinois Central Railroad engine.

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Two Illinois Central Railroad workers repair the wheel of an unidentified Illinois Central Railroad engine.

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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…

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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…

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An Illinois Central Railroad Blacksmith cuts a metal part from an unidentified Illinois Central Railroad engine of with a cutting torch.
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