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Bond poem, Horrell photo, Martell background

Bond poem, Horrell photo, Martell background

Bond poem, Horrell photograph, Martell background

Bond poem, Horrell photo, Martell background

Bond artist/curator statement, Martell background

Horrell bio, Horrell photo

The Illinois Central Railroad Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, on the "Mud Line" between Murphysboro and Grand Tower.

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…

Engine 1536, a 2-8-2 Mikado locomotive, loading up at the Carbondale coal chute, early 1959. Loading of coal and water and incidental maintenance takes a steam locomotive about 1 hour. A diesel engine can be fueled from a pump such as the one in…

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…