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By:Rick Morgan
Dates:1/1/1974 - 1/1/2000
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Alton & Southern 1515
Title:  Alton & Southern 1515
Description:  A&S SW1500 1515 sits at the MP's Dupo facility in Aueust 1974
Photo Date:  8/17/1974  Upload Date: 5/13/2008 11:17:11 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ALS 1515(SW1500)
Views:  615   Comments: 1
MP SD40-2 829
Title:  MP SD40-2 829
Description:  MP (TP) SD40=2 829 sits in the Dupo engine terminal in 1974.
Photo Date:  8/31/1974  Upload Date: 10/30/2010 9:38:23 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MP 829(SD40-2)
Views:  989   Comments: 0
B&O SD35 in East St Louis
Title:  B&O SD35 in East St Louis
Description:  B&O SD35 7402 at the road's roundhouse in East St Louis
Photo Date:  8/31/1974  Upload Date: 6/1/2013 8:42:33 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BO 7402(SD35)
Views:  1326   Comments: 1
GM&O S2
Title:  GM&O S2
Description:  GM&O AlCo S2 19 burbles to itself at the road's Venice IL roundhouse on a gray August day in 1974.
Photo Date:  8/31/1974  Upload Date: 2/4/2008 10:24:13 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMO 19(S2)
Views:  1390   Comments: 0
IT SD39 2305
Title:  IT SD39 2305
Description:  A pair of apple-green IT SD39s sit at the road's Madison Il engine facility.
Photo Date:  8/31/1974  Upload Date: 2/4/2008 10:23:56 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
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Locomotives:  ITC 2305(SD39)
Views:  1203   Comments: 1
Basic Black IC Geep
Title:  Basic Black IC Geep
Description:  IC GP9 9249 is about as stock as you can get- it's shown here sitting in the ex GM&O yard at Venice IL in August 1974
Photo Date:  8/31/1974  Upload Date: 6/28/2009 5:08:23 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9249(GP9)
Views:  546   Comments: 1
GMO 724
Title:  GMO 724
Description:  GM&O GP38AC 724 sits in the ICG (former GM&O) Venice yard in November 1974
Photo Date:  11/7/1974  Upload Date: 6/28/2009 5:08:10 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  GMO 724(GP38AC)
Views:  799   Comments: 0
ICG 2514
Title:  ICG 2514
Description:  ICG GP35 2514, a former GM&O unit, works a way-freight in beautiful downtown Sparta IL in Nov 1974.
Photo Date:  11/14/1974  Upload Date: 6/28/2009 5:07:03 PM
Location:  Sparta, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
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Locomotives:  ICG 2514(GP35)
Views:  897   Comments: 0
ICG Business Car no.1
Title:  ICG Business Car no.1
Description:  ICG 1 brings up the rear of Amtrak's Shawnee on a gray November day. This was during the period when Amtrak required all cars in consist to wear their colors. Note the modified IC "Green Diamond" treatment on the rear platform railings.
Photo Date:  11/22/1974  Upload Date: 5/11/2008 10:14:11 AM
Location:  Rantoul, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives: 
Views:  826   Comments: 0
Amtrak Stops at Rantoul
Title:  Amtrak Stops at Rantoul
Description:  Amtrak SDP40F 617 stops at Rantoul Illinois on a cloudy day. This is the train 391, the Shawnee, and is carrying extra cars for Illinois-Northwestern football game traffic.
Photo Date:  11/22/1974  Upload Date: 1/16/2008 10:16:08 PM
Location:  Rantoul, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  AMTK 617(SDP40F)
Views:  499   Comments: 1
P&E 5624 at Hillsboro: rear end.
Title:  P&E 5624 at Hillsboro: rear end.
Description:  Peoria & Eastern (Penn Central) GP7 5624 sits at the small PC terminal at Hillsboro IL in November 1974. 5624 was one of two the P&E had with steam generators for passenger service. It would be rebuilt by Paducah into a GP10 as CR 5410 in 1978.
Photo Date:  11/24/1974  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 4:54:08 PM
Location:  Hillsboro, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PE 5624(GP7)
Views:  1385   Comments: 0
P&E 5624 at Hillsboro: Front End
Title:  P&E 5624 at Hillsboro: Front End
Description:  Peoria & Eastern 5624 sits at the Penn Central Hillsboro IL terminal on a gray November day in 1974. NYC subsidiary P&E had 15 GP7s, all numbered within its parent's system and delivered in the NYC "Lightning Stripe" scheme. By the mid-1970s most were in overall black with a P&E herald on the cab and PC logos on the ends. Several, including 5624 here, received Penn Central markings on the hood as well.
Photo Date:  11/24/1974  Upload Date: 3/7/2009 4:54:17 PM
Location:  Hillsboro, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PE 5624(GP7)
Views:  1442   Comments: 0
Peoria & Eastern
Title:  Peoria & Eastern
Description:  Penn Central kept a small engine facility at Hillsboro for local power. Power occasionally included P&E geeps; 5622 and 5616 were present on a gray November day in 1974. Note the old NYC coaling tower in the background.
Photo Date:  11/24/1974  Upload Date: 1/21/2008 8:50:27 PM
Location:  Hillsboro, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PE 5622(GP7)
Views:  1301   Comments: 2
P&E in the gloom
Title:  P&E in the gloom
Description:  Peoria & Eastern GP7 5622 makes an appearance at the PC yard in Hillsboro, IL
Photo Date:  11/24/1974  Upload Date: 4/13/2008 1:12:09 AM
Location:  Hillsboro, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PE 5622(GP7)
Views:  1531   Comments: 0
P&E 5616
Title:  P&E 5616
Description:  Peoria & Eastern's somber paint job matches the weather at Hillsboro IL in November 1974.
Photo Date:  11/24/1974  Upload Date: 4/13/2008 1:11:03 AM
Location:  Hillsboro, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PE 5616(GP7)
Views:  2044   Comments: 0
IC GP9 9028
Title:  IC GP9 9028
Description:  IC GP9 9028 at the former GM&O facility in Venice IL in November 1974. It was rebuilt at Paducah into GP8 7739 the following year.
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 11/6/2010 5:20:58 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9028(GP9)
Views:  752   Comments: 1
IC  SD40A 6009
Title:  IC SD40A 6009
Description:  Illinois Central SD40A 6009 at the road's East St Louis terminal.
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 2:05:21 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 6009(SD40A)
Views:  1852   Comments: 0
CNW GP9 1767
Title:  CNW GP9 1767
Description:  CNW GP9 1767 idles contently at the road's former Litchfield & Madison yard in Nov 1974.
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 5/28/2009 9:42:18 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CNW 1767(GP9)
Views:  890   Comments: 2
IC 3004
Title:  IC 3004
Description:  IC GP40 3004 sits in the Venice IL yard
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 6/28/2009 5:07:13 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 3004(GP40)
Views:  713   Comments: 0
Paducah Geep 8166
Title:  Paducah Geep 8166
Description:  Paducah Geep 8166 sits in the former GM&O yard at Venice IL in November 1974
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 6/28/2009 5:07:34 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 8166(GP10)
Views:  465   Comments: 2
IT at Madison
Title:  IT at Madison
Description:  IT SW1500 1509 and GP7 1503 sit at Madison
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 1/12/2008 10:06:30 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  ITC 1509(SW1500)
Views:  1157   Comments: 1
IT Power
Title:  IT Power
Description:  A pair of Illinois Terminal units, SW1200 1201 and GP7 1502, idle at the road's Madison IL engine facility
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 1/12/2008 10:07:25 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  ITC 1201(SW1200)
Views:  970   Comments: 2
Precision National GP10
Title:  Precision National GP10
Description:  Precision National (PNC) of Mt Vernon IL was a pioneer in diesel locomotive leasing; under its original name of Precision Engineering (PECO) it leased F-units and GPs throughout the country. 3634 is a former SP GP9 that went through IC's Paducah shop for rebuild. It's shown here with sister 3403 in the ICG's ESL yard.
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 1/21/2008 8:36:35 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PNCX 3634(GP10)
Views:  2196   Comments: 1
Romanian Gypsy
Title:  Romanian Gypsy
Description:  In 1973 an American company imported a Romanian diesel hydraulic to demonstrate for possible sales in the US. Named the "Quarter Horse", the unit wandered around the US and worked on the Washington Terminal for a piece before leaving for points unknown. It's shown here in the Illinois Terminal yard in Madison IL. To say it looked out of place would be quite an understatement.
Photo Date:  11/27/1974  Upload Date: 1/25/2008 8:37:16 PM
Location:  Madison, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  LDH 125-107(47E4-6)
Views:  1004   Comments: 2
MI roundhouse
Title:  MI roundhouse
Description:  Please pardon the darkness- this is the five-stall MI roundhouse located just southwest of Sparta IL, which is where they filmed a portion of the movie "In the Heat of the Night". This is the location where Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Portier) is cornered by a group of locals. MP GP18 532 is seen in front of it.
Photo Date:  11/29/1974  Upload Date: 1/26/2008 8:23:11 AM
Location:  Sparta, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  MP 532(GP18)
Views:  1194   Comments: 1
Consolidated Coal 8354
Title:  Consolidated Coal 8354
Description:  Consolidated Coal Co. used this RS3 (ex P&LE 8354) at their loading facility on the Mississippi River in 1974. It has since been replaced by a geep.
Photo Date:  11/30/1974  Upload Date: 4/27/2008 11:12:15 AM
Location:  Kellogg, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PLE 8354(RS3)
Views:  1492   Comments: 1
U30B on the IC
Title:  U30B on the IC
Description:  U-Boats were never common on the IC. In 1967-68 the road sampled GE's product with small orders of six U30Bs and ten U33Cs. U30B 5005 is shown here at East St Louis in serious need of a bath; it was one of five that were sold to the short-lived Iowa RR in 1982.
Photo Date:  3/15/1975  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 8:04:46 AM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  IC 5005(U30B)
Views:  1070   Comments: 2
Baldwin in the Coal Fields
Title:  Baldwin in the Coal Fields
Description:  Peabody DRS-66-1500 on a gray Illinois day
Photo Date:  3/28/1975  Upload Date: 10/20/2013 12:06:03 PM
Location:  Lenzburg, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PCCX 1026(DRS6-6-1500)
Views:  426   Comments: 1
Big Game in Illinois
Title:  Big Game in Illinois
Description:  The goal of a day in the rain in the Illinois coal fields now over a quarter century ago- one of Peabody's two former Trona Baldwin centercabs. Peabody acquired a pair of them in 1973 and used them for only four years before disposing them.
Photo Date:  3/28/1975  Upload Date: 10/20/2013 12:06:18 PM
Location:  Lenzburg, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PCCX 50(DT66-2000)
Views:  716   Comments: 1
Baldwin in the Drizzle
Title:  Baldwin in the Drizzle
Description:  Peabody AS616 1025, a former Kaiser Steel unit, works in the drizzle near Lenzburg IL
Photo Date:  3/28/1975  Upload Date: 8/11/2010 8:47:33 PM
Location:  Lenzburg, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PCCX 1025(DRS6-6-1500)
Views:  1073   Comments: 2
Peabody Lima
Title:  Peabody Lima
Description:  Peabody's two former CUT Lima switchers sit out-of-service in the rain in March 1975. These were the first Limas I ever shot.
Photo Date:  3/28/1975  Upload Date: 8/12/2010 9:53:12 PM
Location:  Lenzburg, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PCCX 24(LS-750)
Views:  1198   Comments: 0
Peabody Davenport in the Rain
Title:  Peabody Davenport in the Rain
Description:  Peabody 20T Davenport sidelined at River King Mine No.1 with an anonymous railfan taking the builder's data. 2357, 7/41, former Army 7704. I have one source that says this unit is on display in Foley Park west of Freeburg now, although a Dec 2012 visit failed to turn it up.
Photo Date:  3/28/1975  Upload Date: 6/16/2012 6:20:14 PM
Location:  Freeburg, IL
Author:  D.R. Busse
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PCCX 7440(20 Tonner)
Views:  992   Comments: 1
Peabody drizzle
Title:  Peabody drizzle
Description:  On a weekend in March 1975 we got permission to shoot the Peabody's big Baldwins in the Illinois coal fields. The day, of course, turned out dark with rain. Needless to say, you do the best you can. This is Mine #6, Ex-Trona Baldwin centercab 50 is pulling a train through the loader. AS-616 1025, ex of Kaiser, sits to the left.
Photo Date:  3/28/1975  Upload Date: 1/21/2008 8:42:48 PM
Location:  Lenzburg, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  PCCX 1025(DRS6-6-1500)
Views:  804   Comments: 1
Peabody FM
Title:  Peabody FM
Description:  Peabody's River King Mine no.3 was located at New Athens IL along the ICG. Here PCC FM H-10-44 274 is picked up by the local (with black IC GP9 9198) for movement to PNC at Mt Vernon for work. The FM wears a garish combination of PCC green and yellow over Frisco Mandarin orange and white.
Photo Date:  3/28/1975  Upload Date: 1/21/2008 8:42:58 PM
Location:  New Athens, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  IC 9198(GP9) PCCX 274(H10-44)
Views:  1664   Comments: 2
IC GP18 9408
Title:  IC GP18 9408
Description:  Black IC GP18 9408 at East St Louis IL
Photo Date:  3/29/1975  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 3:10:37 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9408(GP18)
Views:  346   Comments: 0
MP (TP) GP7 127
Title:  MP (TP) GP7 127
Description:  MP GP7 127, still wearing its TP sublettering while drilling cars at Dupo IL. Originally TP 1127, then 127, it would become MP 1643 and finally 643 before a late 1979 retirement.
Photo Date:  3/29/1975  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 3:09:17 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MP 127(GP7)
Views:  439   Comments: 0
MP GP7 282
Title:  MP GP7 282
Description:  MP GP7 282 at Dupo on a cloudy day in March 1975. This was during the period when MP was renumbering its fleet; 282 will become 1737; it's coupled to 1610, which was 180. 282 is a 1954-build GP7, which was delivered with GP9 features.
Photo Date:  3/29/1975  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 3:09:52 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MP 282(GP7)
Views:  346   Comments: 0
MP GP7 1610
Title:  MP GP7 1610
Description:  MP GP7 1610, until recently MP 180. It would be retired in late 1979.
Photo Date:  3/29/1975  Upload Date: 12/6/2014 3:10:06 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MP 1610(GP7)
Views:  236   Comments: 0
Under the signal bridge at Dupo
Title:  Under the signal bridge at Dupo
Description:  MP GP38-2 2053 brings a welded rail train into Dupo in March 1975.
Photo Date:  3/29/1975  Upload Date: 6/26/2009 6:42:20 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MP 2053(GP38-2)
Views:  434   Comments: 1
MP (TP) GP7 1640
Title:  MP (TP) GP7 1640
Description:  MP (TP) GP7 1640 at Dupo IL; a KO&G original, delivered as their number 804.
Photo Date:  8/30/1975  Upload Date: 10/4/2013 6:47:22 PM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MP 1640(GP7)
Views:  445   Comments: 1
MP GP7 1715
Title:  MP GP7 1715
Description:  Yeah, it's dark; but I never met a GP7 I didn't want to shoot.....MoPac GP7 1715 at Dupo
Photo Date:  8/30/1975  Upload Date: 4/11/2009 9:51:04 AM
Location:  Dupo, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  MP 1715(GP7)
Views:  488   Comments: 0
IC GP18 9411
Title:  IC GP18 9411
Description:  IC GP18 9411 in EStL, August 1975
Photo Date:  8/30/1975  Upload Date: 6/28/2009 5:09:40 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  IC 9411(GP18)
Views:  584   Comments: 0
Penn Central SD35 6031
Title:  Penn Central SD35 6031
Description:  Penn Central SD35 sits in the A&S yard in Aug 1975
Photo Date:  8/30/1975  Upload Date: 8/9/2009 11:33:51 AM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  PC 6031(SD35)
Views:  868   Comments: 0
ICG Engine Facility, Venice IS
Title:  ICG Engine Facility, Venice IS
Description:  A mixed group of geeps sit in the ICG's former GM&O facility at Venice IL in August 1975
Photo Date:  8/31/1975  Upload Date: 11/20/2010 10:17:58 PM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICG 2543(GP35)
Views:  698   Comments: 1
MP (C&EI) GP7 84
Title:  MP (C&EI) GP7 84
Description:  MP (C&EI) GP7 84 at Mitchell, August 1975
Photo Date:  8/31/1975  Upload Date: 4/12/2009 9:29:42 AM
Location:  Mitchell, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  MP 84(GP7)
Views:  1453   Comments: 0
ADM GE 65T no.1
Title:  ADM GE 65T no.1
Description:  ADM GE 65T number 1 works an elevator at Pontoon Beach IL in Aug 1975. The former Army 7013 it would subsequently be repainted, lose its number and move to Clinton IA.
Photo Date:  8/31/1975  Upload Date: 7/9/2009 9:03:29 PM
Location:  Pontoon Beach, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ADMX 1(65Tonner )
Views:  737   Comments: 2
BN at Venice
Title:  BN at Venice
Description:  A BN freight rolls by the ICG's Venice IL engine facility behind a pair of U33Cs and an SD45.
Photo Date:  8/31/1975  Upload Date: 1/12/2008 9:29:57 AM
Location:  Venice, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  682   Comments: 0
Hot bottle train
Title:  Hot bottle train
Description:  Granite City Steel 1240 drags three cars over a grade crossing. 1240 is an ex P&LE SW9.
Photo Date:  8/31/1975  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 8:30:05 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  GCSX 1240(SW9)
Views:  944   Comments: 1
CIM RS1325
Title:  CIM RS1325
Description:  C&IM RS1325 31 peeks out from the engine house at Taylorville IL
Photo Date:  3/15/1976  Upload Date: 1/23/2008 8:32:17 PM
Location:  Taylorville, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CIM 31(RS1325)
Views:  1197   Comments: 2
Big Boat on the ICG
Title:  Big Boat on the ICG
Description:  ICG U33C 5050 sits at the road's East St Louis terminal in 1976. IC bought ten of the type in 1968 and operated them untll scrapped in 1984 after only 16 years of service.
Photo Date:  4/15/1976  Upload Date: 7/8/2012 2:05:03 PM
Location:  East Saint Louis, IL
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories: 
Locomotives:  ICG 5050(U33C)
Views:  962   Comments: 0


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