ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD PASSENGER EQUIPMENT
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| BUSINESS CARS | ||||
| Car Numbers |
Car Name | Class of Car | Year Built | NOTES |
| 1 ICG 1 IC 800413 |
Office | 3/1956 |
Currently IC 800413 used by CN |
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| 1 | Office | (1927 listing) | ||
| 2 | Office | 1883 R1929 |
Built by Pullman. Designated as a pool car in 1950's and 60's. |
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| 3 US 4 18 8 AMT 800138 PPCX 800138 |
Office | 1917 | Pullman lot #4466. Renumbered to #8 in 1940. Assigned to C. H. Mottier and J. M. Trissal in 1950's and 60's. Currently privately owned and marked Sheriff Railcar and Cripple Creek. | |
| 4 | Office |
Currently used as a private residence near Bovina, MS. (1927 listing) |
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| 5 | Office | (1927 listing) | ||
| 7 | Office | (1927 listing) | ||
| 8 | Office | (1927 listing) | ||
| 9 | Office | Destroyed Markham June 1950. | ||
| 9 12 5 |
Office | 1888 R1917 |
Built by Gilbert Car Company. Numbered to #5 in 1940. Assigned to S. F. Lynch and E. H. Buelow in 1950's and 60's. | |
| 10 | Instruction | (1927 listing) | ||
| GM&O
1 10 LM 10 10 UP 125 |
Office | 1946 | Former Gulf , Mobile & Ohio 1 (built by ACF as a lightweight car). To Illinois Central, then Louisiana Midland, then back to Illinois Central about 1985, then to Union Pacific. Sold to a company called the Eckerd-Furst Corp about 1987. | |
| 11 | Office Diesel Instruction |
1913 C1952 |
Diesel instruction car assigned to the mechanical and electrical departments for the instruction of enginemen. | |
| 14 | Office | (1927 listing) | ||
| 15 US 67 15 1 9 ICG 9 CAGY 1 |
Bette Junior King Cotton |
Office | 1917 | Pullman lot #4466. Assigned to W. A. Johnston in mid 1950's. Unassigned in mid 1960's. Sold to Columbus & Greenville Railway. |
| 16 6 ICG 2 |
PAL Bluegrass State I |
Office | 1915 R1940 |
American Car & Foundry lot #7477. Assigned to O. H. Zimmerman and C. R. Duggan in 1950's and 60's. Numbered to ICG 2 in 1985. Sold to PAL in 1986 and names Bluegrass State I. |
| 17 7 |
Office | 1917 |
Built by Pullman lot #4466. Renumbered to #7 in 1940. Assigned to R. E. Barr and E. J. Carr in 1950's and 60's. Currently at museum in Monticello, IL |
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| 18 | Instruction | Air brake instruction car | ||
| A&V
82 20 12 9 3 CO&E 3 |
Office | 1912 R1938 |
Built by American Car & Foundry in 1912 for the Alabama & Vicksburg Railroad. The Illinois Central later acquired the car, renumbered it several times, finally to 3 in 1940. The car was originally built as a wooden car. In 1938 it was rebuilt by the ICRR Burnside Shops as a steel car with air conditioning. Assigned to J. A. Welsch, L H Schierbecker, A. G. Kahn and the mechanical department in 1950's and 60's. This car was sold by the IC/ICG sometime in the early 1970s and was used as an office for the Governor's Gateway Industrial Park near Chicago. The car was painted up and lettered for the industrial park. In 1975, a fellow who was with the CO&E purchased this car for use as his private residence. The car survives today as Crab Orchard & Egyptian #3 at 512 North Van Bruen Street in Marion, IL (next to the CO&E locomotive terminal as the private residence of William E. Schrieber VP/Treasurer of the CO&E (retired). Listed for sale July 2005 |
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| A&V
395 21 19 12 20 4 X2405 |
Dixie |
Office Work train |
1883 R1913 R1923 R1938 |
Built for Vicksburg & Meridian, later Alabama & Vicksburg RR. Renumbered to 21 and then 19 in 1927. Renumbered to 4 in 1940. Assigned to C. J. Fitzpatrick in 1950's and a pool car in early 1960's. Retired to work train service in McComb, MS by 1964. Currently owned by the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the NRHS. Moved from Louisiana Arts & Science Center in Baton Rouge, LA to children's Museum in Hammond, LA 2007. |
| VS&P
499 23 |
Office | |||
| 27 |
An office car with a number of 27 is reported to have existed. |
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| 30 | Dynometer Car | 1900 | Retired 1943 (scrapped?) | |
| 30 | University | Dynometer Car | C1943 | Dynometer car used by mechanical department and University of Illinois. At National Museum of Transportation, in St. Louis, MO |
| POSTAL CARS | ||||
| Car Numbers |
Car Name | Class of Car | Year Built | NOTES |
| 51 | Mail & Express | 1917 | Built by American Car & Foundry. Destroyed Aug 1947 | |
| 52 | Mail & Express | 1917 | Built by American Car & Foundry. AFR 1089. | |
| 53 | Mail & Express | 1917 | Built by American Car & Foundry. Converted to work car Aug 1965 | |
| 68 666 |
Mail Baggage & Express |
1910 | Built by Burnside Shops. Off roster by 1940. | |
| 69 | 1910 | Built by Burnside Shops. Destroyed | ||
| 70 667 |
Mail Baggage & Express |
1910 | Built by Burnside Shops. Off roster by 1940. | |
| 71 663 |
Mail Baggage & Express |
1910 | Built by Burnside Shops. Off roster by 1940. | |
| 72 665 |
Mail Baggage & Express |
1910 | Built by Burnside Shops. Off roster by 1940. | |
| 73 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964. | |
| 74 600 |
Postal Baggage & Express |
1911 C1942 |
Pullman lot #3854. | |
| 75 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Converted to work equipment between 1952 & 1964. | |
| 76 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. | |
| 77 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. | |
| 78 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Converted to work equipment Feb. 1955 | |
| 79 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964. | |
| 80 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964. | |
| 81 601 |
Postal Baggage & Express |
1911 C1942 |
Pullman lot #3854. | |
| 82 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964. | |
| 83 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. | |
| 84 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Sold Nov. 1948 | |
| 85 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964. | |
| 86 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Destroyed Feb. 1946. | |
| 87 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Condemned Waterloo Dec. 15, 1950. | |
| 88 | Postal - Std | 1911 | Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964. | |
| 89 602 |
Postal Baggage & Express |
1911 C1942 |
Pullman lot #3888. | |
| 90 | Postal - Std | 1911 R1950 |
Pullman lot #3888. | |
| 91 | Postal - Std | 1911 R1950 |
Pullman lot #3888. | |
| 92 603 |
Postal Baggage & Express |
1911 C1942 |
Pullman lot #3888. | |
| 93 604 |
Postal Baggage & Express |
1911 C1942 |
Pullman lot #3888. | |
| 94 605 |
Postal Baggage & Express |
1911 C1942 |
Pullman lot #3888. | |
| 95 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. Moved from Louisiana Arts & Science Center in Baton Rouge, LA to children's museum in Hammond, LA 2007. | |
| 96 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. | |
| 97 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. Removed from service between 1952 & 1964 (AFR 1089) | |
| 98 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. | |
| 99 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. Retired prior to 1927. | |
| 100 | Postal | 1914 C1935 |
Pullman lot #4183. Currently at Galveston Railroad Museum. | |
| 101 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. | |
| 102 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. | |
| 103 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. Off roster prior to 1952. | |
| 104 | Postal | 1914 | Pullman lot #4183. | |
| 105 | Postal | 1917 | American Car & Foundry lot #8058. Condemned Princeton, KY 2-27-52 | |
| SELF-PROPELLED PASSENGER EQUIPMENT | ||||
| 113 | Gas-Electric Motorcar | 1914 | (1927 listing) | |
| 114 | Gas-Electric Motorcar | 1914 | (1927 listing) | |
| 115 | Gas-Electric Motorcar | 1914 | Built by General Electric. Sold June 1942. | |
| 116 | Gas-Electric Motorcar | 1914 | Built by General Electric. Sold June 1942. | |
| 117 | Gas Motor | 1926 | Built by J G Brill. Off roster prior to 1952. | |
| 118 | Gas Motor | 1926 | Built by J G Brill. Off roster prior to 1952. | |
| 119 | Gas Motor | 1926 | Built by J G Brill. Off roster prior to 1952. | |
| 120 | Gas Motor | (1927 listing) | ||
| GREEN DIAMOND STREAMLINER (Name later changed to Miss-Lou) | ||||
| Car Numbers |
Class of Car | NOTES | ||
| 121 | Diesel Power Car | 1936 | Overall length of train 328' 6". Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. | |
| 122 | Baggage Mail | 1936 | Overall length of train 328' 6". Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. | |
| 123 | Coach | 1936 | Overall length of train 328' 6". Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. | |
| 124 | Coach | 1936 | Overall length of train 328' 6". Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. | |
| 125 | Diner/Lounge | 1936 | Overall length of train 328' 6". Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. | |
| MOTORAILERS (self propelled coach) | ||||
| 130 NYSW 1004 |
Self Propelled coach | 1940 | Built by American Car and Foundry. Sold to NYS&W in 1943. Retired and scrapped 1950. | |
| 131 NYSW 1003 |
Self Propelled coach | 1940 | Built by American Car and Foundry. Sold to NYS&W in 1943. Retired and scrapped 1950. | |
| MOTORAILERS (self propelled coach) | ||||
| 140 NYSW 1005 |
Self Propelled coach | 1941 | Built by American Car and Foundry. Rebuilt 1946 into unpowered coach. Sold to NYS&W in 1947. Retired and scrapped 1950. | |
| 141 NYSW 1006 |
Self Propelled coach | 1941 | Built by American Car and Foundry. Rebuilt 1946 into unpowered coach. Sold to NYS&W in 1947. Retired and scrapped 1950. | |
| POSTAL CARS | ||||
| Car Number | Car Name | Class of Car | Year Built | NOTES |
| NYC
10408 151 1831 |
Manhasset
Bay |
22
Roomette Sleeper Postal Mail Storage Baggage |
1948 C1961 C1968 |
Lot 6790 Plan 4122. Purchased from New York Central in 1959. Scrapped in 1971. |
| NYC
10441 152 1832 |
Great
South Bay |
22
Roomette Sleeper Postal Mail Storage Baggage |
1948 C1961 C1968 |
Lot 6790 Plan 4122. Purchased from New York Central in 1959.Scrapped in 1971. |
| 153 | Postal - Mail Storage | 1941 C1954 |
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| 154 | Postal - Mail Storage | 1941 C1954 |
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| NYC
10444 155 1835 |
Monterey
Bay |
22
Roomette Sleeper Baggage Mail Baggage |
1948 C1963 C1968 |
Lot 6790 Plan 4122. Purchased from New York Central in 1959.Wrecked Lodi, IL 1968. |
| 202 | Miner car | (1927 listing) | ||
| 212 | Miner car | (1927 listing) | ||
| 213 | Miner car | (1927 listing) | ||
| 218 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 219 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 222 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 223 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 224 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 226 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 228 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 230 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 231 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 232 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 233 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 234 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 235 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 236 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 237 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 238 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 239 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 240 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 243 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 244 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 245 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 246 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 247 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 248 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 249 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 250 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 251 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 254 | Miner car | (1927 listing) | ||
| 255 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 257 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 258 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 259 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 260 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 261 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 262 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 263 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 264 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 265 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 266 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 267 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 270 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 274 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 275 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 276 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 277 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 279 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 280 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 281 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 282 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 283 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 285 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 286 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 296 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 297 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| 298 | Mail & Express | (1927 listing) | ||
| SUBURBAN COACHES | ||||
| Series Numbers | Car Name | Class of Car | Year Built, Rebuilt or Converted | NOTES |
| 1051 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1053 - 1060 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1062 - 1064 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1067 - 1075 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1077 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1079 - 1094 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1096 - 1107 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1109 - 1123 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1125 - 1128 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1130 - 1133 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1135 - 1157 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1159 - 1170 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1172 - 1241 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| MULTIPLE UNIT - SUBURBAN ELECTRIC | ||||
| Series Numbers | Car Name | Class of Car | Year Built, Rebuilt or Converted | NOTES |
| 1100-1229 | Suburban Coach - Motor | 1926 | 1198
is located at Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL NOTE: the 1927 listing uses the 1100 - 1129 series of numbers twice for Suburban coaches. One set of numbers with motor, one without. The cars with motors are 10 to 20 feet longer than the others. |
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| 1230-1239 | Motor | 1926 | ||
| 1301-1305 | Trailer | 1921 C1926 |
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| 1306 COER 1306 |
Trailer | 1921 C1926 |
Later COER 1306. Burned during fire at Marion, IL depot 6/13/77. Scrapped 1991 | |
| 1307-1320 | Trailer | 1921 C1926 |
Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1321-1344 | Trailer | 1924 C1926 |
Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1345 COER 1345 SLIM 1365 |
Trailer | 1924 C1926 |
Later COER 1345. Currently in Jackson, MO as St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern 1365 | |
| 1346-1364 | Trailer | 1926 | Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1365 COER 1365 SLIM 1345 |
Trailer | 1926 | Later COER 1365. Currently in Jackson, MO as St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern1345 | |
| 1366-1379 | Trailer | 1926 | Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1380 | Trailer | 1926 | Currently in Union, IL at Illinois Railway Museum. | |
| 1381-1430 | Trailer | 1926 | Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1431-1432 | Trailer | 1928 | Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1433 COER 1433 MISS 1433? NNRX 1433 NNRX 7 |
Ely |
Trailer | 1928 | Sold to Crab Orchard & Egyptian RR in 1971. Used on Mississippian Railway between 1983 & 1986. Sold 1989 to Lewis & Clark Ry in WA. Sold to Williamette & Pacific in OR in 1993. Sold to Nevada Northern Railway and named Ely in 1995. |
| 1434 | Trailer | 1928 | Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1435 COER 1435 |
Trailer | 1928 | Later COER 1435. Burned during fire at Marion, IL depot 6/13/77. Restored and being used as private residence in Kevil, KY | |
| 1436-1438 | Trailer | 1928 | Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1439 COER 1439 MISS 1439? NNRX 1439 NNRX 8 |
Nevada |
Trailer | 1928 | Sold to Crab Orchard & Egyptian RR in 1971. Used on Mississippian Railway between 1983 & 1986. Sold 1989 to Lewis & Clark Ry in WA. Sold to Williamette & Pacific in OR in 1993. Sold to Nevada Northern Railway and named Nevada in 1995. |
| 1440 | Trailer | 1928 | Believed to have been scrapped in Birmingham, AL | |
| 1451 - 1455 | Suburban coach & smoker | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1457 | Suburban coach & smoker | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1458 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1460 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1462 - 1467 | Suburban coach | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1501 | Smoker & Excursion | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1501 RTA 1000 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by American Car & Foundry in 1972-73 as 156 seat MU-Gallery Coach for 1200 volt DC catenary. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1502 RTA 1001 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1503 | Smoker & Excursion | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1503 RTA 1002 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1504 RTA 1003 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1505 | Miner car | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1505 RTA 1004 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1506 - 1508 | Smoker & Excursion | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1506 RTA 1005 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1507 RTA 1006 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1508 RTA 1007 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1509 - 1512 | Miner car | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1509 | Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. Wrecked 1972. | |
| 1510 RTA 1008 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1511 RTA 1009 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1512 RTA 1010 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1513 RTA 1011 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1514 - 1515 | Smoker & Excursion | (1927 listing) | ||
| 1514 RTA 1012 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1515 RTA 1013 |
Gallery Coach | 1972-73 | Built by ACF. To Chicago RTA in 1978. | |
| 1516 RTA 1014 |
Gallery Coac | |||