Carbondale Turntable
Title
Carbondale Turntable
Subject
Railroads; Steam locomotives; Illinois Central Railroad Company
Description
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 locomotives the railroad owned over its history.
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 Turntable,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 20, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/61.
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