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  • Collection: The Last Steam Engines of Southern Illinois

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An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine pulls out of Herrin Yard.

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An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine pulls into the Coal Chute in Carbondale, Illinois. Two Railroad employees inspect the stoplight as the engine is pulling in. Loading of coal and water and incidental maintenance takes a steam…

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An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine pulling a caboose beyond a railroad crossing. The location is unidentified area in Southern Illinois.

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Various Illinois Central Railroad steam engines and boxcars line the train tracks at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.

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An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine rungs along the track at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.

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Illinois Central Railroad Engines 3505 and 3546 rest in the Carbondale, Illinois railyard. Engine 3505 is a 0-8-0 Wheel Switch locomotive built by Baldwin in 1912 and Engine 3546 is a 0-8-0 Wheel Switch built by Baldwin in 1927.

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An engineer climbs out of what is likely Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536.

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An Illinois Central Railroad engineer poses for a photograph in Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado.

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A person poses for a photograph in an unidentified steam engine. This is likely an Illinois Central Railroad engineer but it also resembles photographer Ben Gelman.

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