Illinois Central 2900 Class
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The Illinois Central 2900 Class was a class of 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" or "Central" type locomotives that were manufactured by the Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) for the Illinois Central Railroad (IC).
History
[edit]Revenue service and design
[edit]125 locomotives were built by the Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) between 1921 and 1923.[1] The first 100 locomotives were built in 50 batches and equipped with duplex stokers, and The last 25 locomotives were built with DuPont stokers.
Disposition
[edit]56 locomotives were rebuilt into 2500 Class 4-8-2 "Mountain" type locomotives between 1937 and 1943. The un-rebuilt 69 locomotives were upgraded and were renumbered to 2700 through 2747, 2750 and 2800 through 2819. Nos. 2700-2747 were scrapped between 1955 and 1962, No. 2750 was scrapped in 1961, and Nos. 2800-2819 were scrapped between 1957 and 1962.[2][3]
Preservation
[edit]Though none of the Illinois Central 2900 Class were preserved as 2-10-2s, two locomotives that were rebuilt into 4-8-2s were preserved:
- No. 2953, later rebuilt into IC 4-8-2 #2500 is on static display at the Fairview Park in Centralia, Illinois.
- No. 2906, later rebuilt into IC 4-8-2 #2542 is on static display at the former Illinois Central Railroad depot based in McComb, Mississippi.
References
[edit]- ^ Trains. Vol. 13. Kalmbach Publishing Company. 1953. p. 56.
- ^ Collias, Joe G. (1960). The Last of Steam: A Billowing Pictorial Pageant of the Waning Years of Steam Railroading in the United States. Howell-North. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-8310-7018-2.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Downey (2010), p. 97
Bibliography
[edit]- Downey, Clifford J. (2010). Kentucky and the Illinois Central Railroad. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-6661-0.
External links
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