Val
Actually it does. The Illinois Traction System became
the Illinois Terminal Railroad.
John
--- Val Nelson <super-chief-val@c...> wrote:
> I don't think IT stands for "Illinois Traction". I
> believe it's "Illinois
> Terminal". There is also an "Iowa Terminal", but I
> seriously doubt they had
> any such equipment. lol -Val
>
> William Barber wrote:
>
> > My guess would be Wabash. Q's 4-8-4s were all
> numbered 5600 - 5635, IC
> > never had a 4-8-4 that I know of and Illinois
> Traction was an
> > interurban electric RR which had no steam
> locomotives. I can't remember
> > what Wabash numbered their 4-8-4s. BTW, the
> earliest 4-8-4s were
> > delivered to Northern Pacific in 1926, I believe.
> That would make the
> > oldest one about 77 years ago.
> >
> > Bill Barber
> >
> > On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 01:28 PM,
> BRHSlist@yahoogroups.com
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Message: 5
> > > Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2003 11:02:23 -0600
> > > From: Scott Millick <smillick@w...>
> > > Subject: engines
> > >
> > > 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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