Carbondale, Illinois Coal Chute
Title
Carbondale, Illinois Coal Chute
Subject
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Description
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 hour. A diesel engine can be fueled from a pump, like the one in the foreground, in 10 minutes or so.
Creator
Ben Gelman
Publisher
Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Date
1959
Rights
Copyright The Southern Illinoisan
Format
Black and White Photograph
Language
English
Type
Image
Files
Collection
Citation
Ben Gelman
, “Carbondale, Illinois Coal Chute,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 20, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/112.
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