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"Locomotive No. 2542, Edgewood City Park, McComb, Mississippi. A memorial to the many men who worked for the Illinois Central since the railroad's shop was established in McComb in 1872. The No. 2542 is a Mountain-type locomotive built in 1942. It has a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement and 83,500 pounds of tractive effort. Combined weight of locomotive and tender is 635,000 pounds. Tender holds 24 tons of coal and 11,000 gallons of water." View of locomotive. Side 1.
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"Locomotive No. 2542, Edgewood City Park, McComb, Mississippi. A memorial to the many men who worked for the Illinois Central since the railroad's shop was established in McComb in 1872. The No. 2542 is a Mountain-type locomotive built in 1942. It has a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement and 83,500 pounds of tractive effort. Combined weight of locomotive and tender is 635,000 pounds. Tender holds 24 tons of coal and 11,000 gallons of water." View of locomotive. Side 1.
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- Item: 515
- Description: "Locomotive No. 2542, Edgewood City Park, McComb, Mississippi. A memorial to the many men who worked for the Illinois Central since the railroad's shop was established in McComb in 1872. The No. 2542 is a Mountain-type locomotive built in 1942. It has a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement and 83,500 pounds of tractive effort. Combined weight of locomotive and tender is 635,000 pounds. Tender holds 24 tons of coal and 11,000 gallons of water." View of locomotive. Side 1.
- Creator(s): Rhodes, Dusty
- Date: 1966
- City/State: McComb, Mississippi
- County: Pike County
- Call Number: PI/2008.0001
- Filename: 123303-photo-1.tif