It's September 15th, 2011 and Illinois Central SD40's are still out and about. Here, 6202 (looking great) leads CN 9460 into the East Joliet Yard, with an 81 car Aux Sable job.
Illinois Central 2-8-2 1516 was built in 1918 as ICRR 1810. She had 63" drivers, 27 x 30 inch cylinders, boiler pressure of 185 lbs, and could exert up to 54,583 lbs of tractive effort. She was on... (more)