Illinois Central 2613
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illinois-central-2613-171-17469279
title:
Illinois Central 2613
text:
Illinois Central 2613 was a 4-8-2 "Mountain" type 2600 class steam locomotive built in April 1943 by the Illinois Central Railroad's Paducah Shops in Paducah, Kentucky. No. 2613 and its classmates were the most powerful 4-8-2 locomotives ever built. The locomotive was eventually used to pull the Louisville and Nashville Railroad's centennial train in 1959, and then it pulled two fantrip excursions on the Illinois Central in 1960. Despite efforts being made to preserve No. 2613, the Illinois Cent
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Scrapped 4-8-2 steam locomotive
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Central_2613
date created:
2023-01-30T14:14:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T15:58:54Z
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