Scott:
If the photos are 80 years old, that means they were taken in
1923, before the 4-8-4 locomotive was developed. The Wabash
4-8-4's were in the 2200 series. The C&NW northerns were not
Southern Illinois engines, the Berks were. I do not believe the
ICRR rostered engines in the 6100 series and the IT was an
electric line in those days.
My bet is that the engine is actually a CB&Q 2-10-2 in the 6100
series.
Please take a close look at the photo and count the wheels to be
certain.
Ed DeRouin
--- In BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com, Scott Millick <smillick@w...>
wrote:
> 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?
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