Re: [BRHSlist] engines

[Val Nelson <super-chief-val@c...>]

Is there anyway that you can get a scan of this pic posted so that we can all
get a look at it? This would help a lot in identifying your mystery
locomotive. -Val


Scott Millick 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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> 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.
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