In Montgomery, Alabama, in October 1974, a wide variety of Illinois Central Gulf locomotives could be found. Front and center is ICG GP40 3044, the former Illinois Central 3044. Behind that is a... (more)

In Montgomery, Alabama, in October 1974, a wide variety of Illinois Central Gulf locomotives could be found. Front and center is ICG GP40 3044, the former Illinois Central 3044. Behind that is a... (more)

In Montgomery, Alabama, in November 1974, Illinois Central GP40s 3034 and 3067 show off the colorful orange and white (with brown lettering) paint scheme. Note that 3067 has the optional L-windsh... (more)

A trio of Illinois Central Gulf Alco RS-1s idle away in Montgomery, Alabama, on a sunny October 1974 day. The heritage of 1112 and 1122 is obvious (Gulf Mobile & Ohio), but the ICG paint on 1269... (more)

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RS-1 50 (ex-Alton 50) switches in Illinois Central Gulf's former GM&O Bloomington, Illinois, yard on August 26, 1973. Kodachrome II

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio F3 885A, 811A and Illinois Central GP10 8227 in Illinois Central Gulf's former GM&O Bloomington, IL yard on August 26, 1973. Kodachrome II

set of four matches black exIC GP's in ICG McComb engine facility

various power sitting around ICG's exIC McComb engine facility including local shortline Fernwood Columbia and Gulf switcher

Illinois Central Gulf GP30 No. 2275 rests at ICG’s Bloomington, Illinois, engine facility in May 1984. The locomotive is a former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio unit (equipped with Alco trucks from a tra... (more)

Southbound ICG hotshot pig train near Ashkun, IL

This GP8 started life as Reading 610 when she was built in 1953 as a GP7. She was eventually purchased by the ICG and went through the GP7 to GP8 rebuild program in Paducah, KY. After several year... (more)

on a very lucky day for me while checking the south end of ICG's exIC Markum yard on the south side of Chicago ICG's second (and only) BiCentennial painted unit was leading a train south out of th... (more)

RS-1 1269 in new ICG dress teams with two more Alcos still in GM&O colors to take the northbound leg of the daily Union Camp turn off the Alabama River bridge. Geeps are on the way, so the Alcos... (more)

Ex-Reading 661 sits on one of the pit tracks in ICG's pristine West End Yard engine facility. A GP35 still in GM&O black and white occupies the turntable, with a GM&O cab on the sanding track to ... (more)

Illinois Central Gulf GP30 #2250 was built December 1962 as Gulf, Mobile & Ohio #500