Back to photostream

Illinois Terminal 1569 East Peoria

Illinois Terminal Class B freight motor 1569 in East Peoria, 1950s. One of 18 Class B motors built in IT's Decatur Shops over an eight year span starting in 1910, to a home-crafted design, for service on the 400-mile Illinois Traction System. Sister locomotive 1565 survives today at the Illinois Railway Museum.

 

Purchased original slide, photographer unknown.

7,116 views
69 faves
3 comments
Uploaded on October 16, 2017