engines

[Scott Millick <smillick@w...>]

Is there anywhere that there is a record of the steam engine numbers I am 
going through some old photos that are 80 years old or so my grandfather 
took. I have a pix of a 4-8-4 steamer number 6117 but no other id on it. 
It could be an IC , Wabash CB&Q or Illinois Traction as that is what was in 
the area of Hamel. Staunton or Litchfield, Illinois Ideas to see what line 
it was?
After looking at the various messages I am now convinced it must have been a
2-10-2 The angle of the negative make it difficult to see if it was a 
driver or pilot in the front I am now convinced that the was a CB&Q as was 
told this number existed on that type of loco. Now if I can figure where 
it was taken around here I will have it made. I will do some looking myself 
as lived here during the railroad hayday of the railroad era in the 
Litchfield area. I just did not remember any of the steam engines around 
here having the 5 driver configuration but then too I was just a kid at the 
time. Thanks to all that helped.