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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
2-4-4RT
• 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.
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