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Viewing Album:  Old Illinois Central Facilities Around Carbondale
 
By:Mary Rae McPherson
Dates:1/1/1982 - 1/1/1990
Album Info:I went back into the old engine terminal in Carbondale's North Yard before many of the old structures were torn down. Much of what is seen is gone today.
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Illinois Central freight station
Title:  Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:09:03 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  422   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:08:03 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  396   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:08:25 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  338   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1990  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:08:43 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  250   Comments: 0
Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Title:  Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Description:  Work has begun dismantling the old freight station, which became an open air pavillion. By some accounts, it was the oldest building in Carbondale with parts of it dating to the 1850s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:13:49 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  329   Comments: 0
The old engine service area in North Yard
Title:  The old engine service area in North Yard
Description:  The old engine service area in Carbondale's North Yard. The coal and sanding towers are in the foreground with the machine shop in the background. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:14:17 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  474   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:15:37 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  358   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:16:14 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  394   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Title:  A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Description:  Looking east from atop a stored boxcar parked on a remnant of the Johnston City District. These tracks were removed in the mid 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:54:03 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  442   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Title:  A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Description:  Freight cars were stored on a remnant of the Johnston City District after the line had been torn up from Carbondale to Herrin. These tracks came out in the mid 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:54:29 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  342   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Title:  A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Description:  This is the end of all that remained of the original alignment of the Carbondale District, originally built as the Carbondale & Shawneetown. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:55:19 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  403   Comments: 0
The Murphysboro District wye
Title:  The Murphysboro District wye
Description:  Looking around the north leg of the wye with the coal towers and the machine shop in the background. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:55:47 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  319   Comments: 0
The Murphysboro District wye
Title:  The Murphysboro District wye
Description:  Looking west at the west switch of the wye. The south leg coming in from the right was put in in 1984 when it was relocated. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 10:56:35 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  283   Comments: 0
The Murphysboro District wye
Title:  The Murphysboro District wye
Description:  The north leg of the wye is at left, while the original south leg comes in from the right. This track was last used to serve the Southern Illinoisan newspaper. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:05:00 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  266   Comments: 0
The old engine service area in North Yard
Title:  The old engine service area in North Yard
Description:  Amtrak 392's power rests with the old machine shop in the background. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:05:30 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Locomotives:  AMTK 205(F40PH)
Views:  564   Comments: 0
The old engine service area in North Yard
Title:  The old engine service area in North Yard
Description:  The old engine service area in Carbondale's North Yard. The coal and sanding towers are in the foreground with the other yard structures in the background. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:05:54 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  324   Comments: 0
The Murphysboro District wye
Title:  The Murphysboro District wye
Description:  The last remnant of the original south leg of the wye came in at the right. This was the track used by passenger trains headed for Murphysboro and St. Louis, and had much gentler curvature than the relocated south leg. The track at left went to the Southern Illinoisan newspaper. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:06:24 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  295   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old machine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building became referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:07:07 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  336   Comments: 0
Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Title:  Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Description:  Work has begun dismantling the old freight station, which became an open air pavillion. By some accounts, it was the oldest building in Carbondale with parts of it dating to the 1850s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:10:08 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  465   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old machine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building became referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:07:56 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  343   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old machine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building became referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:09:02 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  268   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old machine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building became referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:09:22 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  305   Comments: 0
The old turntable in North Yard
Title:  The old turntable in North Yard
Description:  The turntable where the Carbondale roundhouse once stood. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:09:48 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  351   Comments: 0
The old turntable in North Yard
Title:  The old turntable in North Yard
Description:  The turntable where the Carbondale roundhouse once stood. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:10:10 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  315   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Title:  A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Description:  This is the end of all that remained of the original alignment of the Carbondale District, originally built as the Carbondale & Shawneetown. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:10:42 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  237   Comments: 0
Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Title:  Tearing down part of the Illinois Central freight station
Description:  Work has begun dismantling the old freight station, which became an open air pavillion. By some accounts, it was the oldest building in Carbondale with parts of it dating to the 1850s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:10:37 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  226   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Title:  A remnant of the old Carbondale District
Description:  The track to the left went into the Koppers plant. To the right was the original alignment of the Carbondale District to Marion and Reevesville. The rail ended in the weeds just past the crossing. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:11:57 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  441   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Title:  A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Description:  Freight cars were stored on a remnant of the Johnston City District after the line had been torn up from Carbondale to Herrin. These tracks came out in the mid 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:12:33 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  314   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Title:  A remnant of the old Johnston City District
Description:  Freight cars were stored on a remnant of the Johnston City District after the line had been torn up from Carbondale to Herrin. These tracks came out in the mid 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:12:56 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  273   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:11:22 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  227   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:12:26 AM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  215   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:18:01 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  292   Comments: 0
An old shed that stood alongside the North Yard roundhouse
Title:  An old shed that stood alongside the North Yard roundhouse
Description:  This shed stood alongside the Carbondale roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:18:17 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  233   Comments: 0
IC 8707
Title:  IC 8707
Description:  The northbound local passes the old Illinois Central freight station in Carbondale. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  2/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:16:32 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Locomotives:  IC 8707(GP11)
Views:  500   Comments: 0
The Illinois Central freight station
Title:  The Illinois Central freight station
Description:  The ancient freight station in Carbondale before work began to turn it into an open air pavillion. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  2/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:17:02 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  295   Comments: 0
North Yard's old machine shop
Title:  North Yard's old machine shop
Description:  The old machine shop in Carbondale's North Yard. After the roundhouse was demolished in the early sixties, this building became referred to as the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  2/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:17:29 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  266   Comments: 0
The south leg of the Johnston City wye
Title:  The south leg of the Johnston City wye
Description:  Looking south toward the mainline. The track at right went past the machine shop and connected with the turntable alongside the roundhouse. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  2/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:20:00 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Looking north toward the machine shop in North Yard
Title:  Looking north toward the machine shop in North Yard
Description:  Left to Right: The old machine shop, a south lead from the area of the old roundhouse, yard buildings and the south leg of the wye to the Carbondale and Johnston City Districts. By this time, this track was mainly used to access the Koppers tie treating plant. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:19:28 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  348   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old passenger yard
Title:  A remnant of the old passenger yard
Description:  A few partly removed tracks were all that remained of the former passenger yard, which was located just south of North Yard on the north edge of Carbondale. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:20:18 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  421   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old passenger yard
Title:  A remnant of the old passenger yard
Description:  A few partly removed tracks were all that remained of the former passenger yard, which was located just south of North Yard on the north edge of Carbondale. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:20:49 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  248   Comments: 0
A remnant of the old passenger yard
Title:  A remnant of the old passenger yard
Description:  A few partly removed tracks were all that remained of the former passenger yard, which was located just south of North Yard on the north edge of Carbondale. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:21:06 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  323   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:21:27 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  305   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:21:45 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  265   Comments: 0
The old car shops in North Yard
Title:  The old car shops in North Yard
Description:  The Carbondale Car Department buildings in North Yard. These buildings were torn down in the late 1990s. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:22:02 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  265   Comments: 0
The scale at North Yard
Title:  The scale at North Yard
Description:  The scale once used for weighing cars in Carbondale's North Yard saw use into the 1990s. It was removed around the same time as the car shops. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  3/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:22:22 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  279   Comments: 0
A remnant of the Murphysboro District
Title:  A remnant of the Murphysboro District
Description:  The Oakland Street crossing, looking west on a remnant of the Murphysboro District. The track was removed not long after. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  4/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:22:50 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  343   Comments: 0
A remnant of the Murphysboro District
Title:  A remnant of the Murphysboro District
Description:  Looking west along a remnant of the Murphysboro District, just west of Oakland Street in Carbondale. The track was removed not long after. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  4/1/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:23:17 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  363   Comments: 1
The scale at North Yard
Title:  The scale at North Yard
Description:  The scale once used for weighing cars in Carbondale's North Yard saw use into the 1990s. It was removed around the same time as the car shops. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  10/18/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:24:26 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  343   Comments: 0
The scale at North Yard
Title:  The scale at North Yard
Description:  The local switching cars across the mainline from the scale track. The scale shed is at the extreme left.
Photo Date:  10/18/1991  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:24:05 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Views:  416   Comments: 0
IC 9624 passes the old machine shop in North Yard
Title:  IC 9624 passes the old machine shop in North Yard
Description:  A northbound freight passes the old North Yard machine shop in Carbondale. Exact date unknown.
Photo Date:  1/1/1992  Upload Date: 1/8/2009 11:24:49 PM
Location:  Carbondale, IL
Author:  Mary Rae McPherson
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Locomotives:  IC 9624(GP38-2) IC 3120(GP40R) IC 3123(GP40R)
Views:  868   Comments: 0

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