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CIL 4-6-2 #412 - Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) |
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Nice example of an 1906 Alco-Brooks built 4-6-2 Pacific as it sits in the 81st yard in Chicago, IL. This loco was a K-2 class Pacific and was rebuilt by the Monon shops in 1921. The class was retired between 1939-47 with CIL #412 being retired in December of 1940 but sold for scrap much later, February of 1947. and. Unknown photographer |
| Photo Date: |
7/19/1940 Upload Date: 4/18/2016 12:03:30 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CIL 412(4-6-2) |
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469 Comments: 1 |
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CIL 4-6-2 #421 - Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) |
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Here is an original photo left in its sepia color of the 1909 Alco-Brooks 4-6-2 Pacific #421. Originally it carried the number CIL 401 but was renumbered in 1911 to CIL #421. Note on the back states that it is heading up train 6. Specs - serial #46235, class K-3, 73" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 22x28" cylinders, engine weight of 205,000 lb, tractive effort of 31,559 lb. The class was later superheated and eventually all three in the class were off the roster by 1947. CIL #421 was retired on 10/4/1041. No photographer listed. |
| Photo Date: |
12/18/1938 Upload Date: 2/1/2018 8:05:44 AM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CIL 421(4-6-2) |
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444 Comments: 1 |
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CIL 4-6-2 #440 - Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) |
| Description: |
Caught sitting at the 63rd Street passenger platform is Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville 4-6-2 Pacific #440. This Monon loco was built by Alco-Brooks in September of 1912 and served well for nearly 35 yeats before being bumped out of the roster when diesels came in under President John Walker Barriger III master upgrade. The loco was sold for scrap in April of 1948. Specs - serial #51674, class K-5, 73" drivers, 185 psi boiler pressure, 23x28" cylinders, engine weight of 227,000 lb, tractive effort of 31,900 lb. The Monon Lafayette Shops rebuilt the loco and increased the boiler pressure to 200 psi and the tractive effort to 34,500 lb. No exact day in September of 1935 was given. Robert M. Hanft photo |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1935 Upload Date: 4/27/2023 5:44:44 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CIL 440(4-6-2) |
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93 Comments: 0 |
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CIL 4-6-0 #451 - Chicago, Indianapolis & Lousville (Monon) |
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Delivered by Alco-Brooks to the Hoosier Monon line in October of 1916, this Pacific was one of only three K-6 class locos. According to the Monon Technical & Historical Society as well as www.SteamLocomotives.com, the loco was retired in 1947, contrary to the date for the photo as listed by the photographer, C.W. Cassidy, as 1948. I will be posting it with an approximate date in 1947. Specifics - 73" drivers, 190 psi boiler pressure, 26x28" cylinders, engine weight of 285,000 lb, tractive effort of 41,875 lb. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1947 Upload Date: 11/27/2015 8:05:27 AM |
| Location: |
Lafayette, IN |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster,Yard,Steam |
| Locomotives: |
CIL 451(4-6-2) |
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424 Comments: 2 |
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