Illinois Central 201

IC 201 at the Illinois Railway Museum

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
Serial number	2588
Build date	May 1880

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	2-4-4T
• UIC	1′B2′ nt
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	56 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Loco weight	107,600 lb (48,806.5 kg; 48.8 t)
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in² (970 kPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)
Valve type	Slide valves

Performance figures
Tractive effort	11,862 lbf (52.76 kN)

Career
Operators	Illinois Central Railroad
Numbers	213, renumbered 221 in 1884, 201 in July 1890, 1401 in July 1900
Retired	November 1928
Current owner	Illinois Railway Museum
Disposition	Static display

Illinois Central 201 is a steam locomotive, originally owned and operated by Illinois Central Railroad. In 1949, the locomotive was operated at the Chicago Railroad Fair as part of the "Wheels A-Rolling" pageant. It is now on static display at Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois.

Service

201 was one of several 2-4-4T locomotives built for commuter service between the edge of the Chicago Loop and the South suburbs (now part of the Metra Electric District).

Preservation

1401 was retired in 1926 when the IC electrified the route. The rest of the fleet retired in 1935 from yard service; some were sold to other railroads. in 1934, it was renumbered back into 201 where it took part at the Chicago Worlds Fair for many years until 1949. in 1975, the locomotive was sold to a private owner and displayed in front of the depot in Owatonna, Minnesota. it was later donated to the Illinois Railway Museum in 2002.

References

Chicago Railroad Fair Official Guide Book (1949).
Edson, William D. (Spring 1979). "Illinois Central Locomotive Roster". Railroad History. Boston, Massachusetts: The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Inc. (140): 10–114.
Moshein, Peter; Rothfus, Robert R. (Autumn 1992). "Rogers locomotives: A brief history and construction list". Railroad History. Boston, Massachusetts: The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Inc. (167): 13–147. ISSN 0090-7847.

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