JJ, This is a classic for me. Your "wheel" (bicycle) as my granddad referred to them , the canteen, and Swift refeer first out. Not to mention the cranky old boy leaning out of the engineer's cab window. Railroading as it was!!
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Great photo and background story. Is that an auxiliary tender behind the main tender?
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That is indeed an auxillary water tender behind ICRR 1516, seldom seen on mikados.
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Similar to Mr. Juice Junkie’s remarks, the IC went through my hometown of Riverdale, IL too. But most ironically, there also was/is an interchange track from the grade level IHB to the elevated IC where transfers were made to the IC mainline, probably on their way to Markham Yard. In the 50’s and possibly early 60’s the hard laboring of the steam engines could be heard throughout the area going up the steep grade. As this story indicates, the IC roster of steam power is kind of unique in that it lists 2-sets of numbers; original numbers and rebuilt numbers. A total of 434 engines were rebuilt and included work such as changing the wheel arrangements, driver sizes, and swapping out boilers from other classes. The IC and the N&W both built many of their own locomotives in their own shops and both roads produced some of the most powerful engines for their respective classes.
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