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The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, drives past the Zeigler water tower in Zeigler, Illinois.

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, drives past the Zeigler water tower in Zeigler, Illinois.

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, rests next to the new Diesel Engine 4038 in Carbondale, Illinois. J. L. Hennesy of Murphysboro, Illinois, stands on the steam engine he works on as boiler inspector and talks to…

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, rests next to the new Diesel Engine 4038 in Carbondale, Illinois. J. L. Hennesy of Murphysboro, Illinois, stands next to the steam engine he works on as boiler inspector. Due to…

The Illinois Central Railroad Steam Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, rests next to the new Diesel Engine 4038 in Carbondale, Illinois. J. L. Hennesy of Murphysboro, Illinois, stands on the steam engine he works on as boiler inspector and talks…

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, rests next to the new Diesel Engine 4038 in Carbondale, Illinois. Diesel locomotive 4038 was a General Motors Electro-Motive Division E-9 passenger locomotive built in 1956. It…

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…

Illinois Central Railroad firemen using a long bar to redistribute the coal in the firebox and break up any "clinkers" -- places where the coal has hardened into a lump and is not burning properly.

Illinois Central Railroad firemen shovel coal into a steam engine firebox.

An unidentified Illinois Central Railroad steam engine approaches a railroad crossing at an unidentified location in Southern Illinois.