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Owner: Illinois Central
Model:Rogers 2-4-4TBuilt As:IC 248 (2-4-4T)
Serial Number:4858Order No:
Frame Number:17X24 cylinders, 56.5" driversBuilt:4/1893
Notes:2-4-6T, Rogers, 1893
Other locos with this serial:  IC 1431(2-4-4T)
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IC 2-4-6T #1431 - Illinois Central
Title:  IC 2-4-6T #1431 - Illinois Central
Description:  Here is another 2-4-6 tank switcher built by the Roger Locomotive and Machine Works in 1893. The plucky little tank switcher serviced the Addison Yard in Chicago, hence the name plaque under the smoke stack. This little guy was the last in his class to be scrapped shortly after this photo was taken, May/June of 1935.Specs - class 242/1424, 56.5" drivers, modest 160 psi boiler pressure, 17x24" cylinders, engine wt 166,000 lb, modest tractive effort of 16,696 lb. This was an original photo by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  5/1/1935  Upload Date: 9/29/2017 3:33:02 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  IC 1431(2-4-4T)
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