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Illinois Terminal Railroad GP7 1602 at Madison, Illinois on October 3, 1965, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in April 1953 (c/n 17986) as 1602, it was renumbered in 1967 to 1503 to better reflect the horsepower rating. An interesting feature applied to the six ITC GP7's was a Pyle National 2050 10 inch short range floodlight positioned between the two exhaust stacks (to keep it defrosted in the winter) aimed upward. The purpose was to activate the crossing flashers which were previously controlled by a Nachod system and activated by contact with a passing trolley pole. Before the GP7's arrived, the ITC had installed photo sensors at the Nachod locations to be activated by the GP7's floodlight. Somewhat successful, GP7's 1604 and 1605 were later filled with Pyle National twin sealed beam headlights in the same location, producing more reliable results.
The paint scheme was designed by EMD and became known as the 'rubber band' scheme. As delivered, the trucks, tanks and pilots were painted black, and the bell was located in the usual EMD location behind the pilot, moved during 1959 to address a freezing problem in the winter. The ITC heralds were metal plates fashioned at ITC's shops, later replaced with decals when rust developed under the plates. Frame stripes were added as well as diagonal stripes (chevrons) added to the ends. The color of the stripes could be white or yellow, depending on the unit. Units 1604 and 1605 received a Leslie S31 super typon single-chime horn (nicknamed, duck horn) applied to the long hood facing the rear to address an issue of complaints from the citizens of the towns where street running still existed.
By 1960 another paint scheme was applied to the six GP7's, the so-called 'football' scheme designed in-house, with yellow ovals applied to the ends and green body with silver trucks and tanks, and yellow stripes on the green pilot. Within this paint scheme was five variations. In 1967, the GP7's were renumbered in the 1500 series, and by 1971, yet another paint scheme was applied to the GP7's as they were shopped, green body, large yellow stripes (chevrons) on the ends, and yellow frame. Within this paint scheme were at least two variations, swapping the name and number between the hood and cab. The GP7's were renumbered at the time of the N&W takeover in 1980 (N&W 3401-3406) but were worn out, 1501 and 1502 were scrapped (1982-83), 1503, 1504, and 1505 were traded to GE (1982-84) and 1506 was donated to the Illinois Railway Museum and repainted to 1605, its original number.
Illinois Terminal Company SW1200 780 west of Decatur, Illinois on October 4, 1965, Kodachrome by Lou Schmitz, Chuck Zeiler collection. Number 780 was built in December 1955 (c/n 20671), was renumbered to 1206 on April 2, 1968, upon merger in September 1980 became N&W 1206, retired by the N&W in 1987, sold to Atlantic Steel Company, Atlantic, Georgia. Neat pole, I don't believe it is distortion, the slide looks like that.
ITC 184 is an ACF 4650. Note the 100 ton plane bearing trucks. Ft Wayne IN, July 1966. No photographer listed, JL Sessa collection.
SW1500, 1515 at the front of the Decatur Illinois yard office. It can be seen there in photo SD39 2003 Decatur Illinois.
Illinois Terminal trains did run through Union IL. but it was the Union in Logan Co. Here IRM's train approaches Olson Road in September 1981.
Illinois Terminal Class C locomotive 1595 ( ITC Decatur Shops 1910) @National Museum of Transport, Kirkwood MO 6-27-81
The Class C locomotives were B-B+B-B eight-motor four-truck articulated design enabling them to thread the sharp curves in much of ITC's street running sections. 1595 is the only survivor.
1955 CORVETTE
ITC – 3686-3
1959
I don’t have an actual kit to take measurements, but all ITC catalogs and advertising list the model as 16” long. The real 1953-55 Corvettes had an overall length of 167.3”. Working with these dimensions, the model would be approximately 1/10.5 scale.
The Ideal Toy Corp. (ITC) released the first of its dinosaur skeleton kits in 1958. The Neanderthal Man followed in 1959. Unlike the previous skeleton kits, this one include a fleshed out version of the subject in addition to the bones. I had no interest in the skeleton, so I chopped off a third of the base and concentrated on the full figure. The other change I made was to the historical information molded on the base. I didn’t think that I could do a neat job of painting all the raised lettering, so I sanded the rock smooth and used rub-off lettering instead. I completed this model in 1965.
The packaging shown is the second box art. The original had a fully painted background behind the figure and skeleton. This Neanderthal Man kit was also reissued by Ringo and Alabe, with the latest version produced by Glencoe.
The United States Green Building Council (USGBC ) has declared ITC Windsor, Bengaluru, the first hotel in the world to achieve the LEED Zero Carbon Certification.
ITC Windsor, Bangalore
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