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Illinois Central Gulf Motive Power |
New Orleans, La / Jun 1984 / Michael Palmieri
collection
from Railroading magazine - Sep 1974 / collection
from EXTRA 2200 South magazine - Sep 1972 / collection
collection
collection
Our Illinois Central Gulf motive power scrapbook below is in no way comprehensive, but instead offers a sampling of our favorite models and collected materials.
GP28
UNCOMMON or UNUSUAL locomotives
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #9429
Meridian, Ms / Oct 1980 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf
#9429-9441
to Illinois Central Gulf #9429-9440
ex Mississippi Central #211 > #9441
Meridian, Ms / Oct 1980 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf #9430
Covington, La / May 1981 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf #9433
Freeport, Il / Nov 1978 / Richard Kundert 
Mississippi Central #211
Hattiesburg, Ms / 1967 / David Price / collection
See also our complete Mississippi Central featured scrapbook in Shortlines
GP30
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #2257
Monroe, La / Jul 1985 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf
#2250-2279
rode on trade-in AAR type B trucks
to Illinois Central Gulf #2250-2279
Illinois Central Gulf #2251
Artesia, Ms / Oct 1984 / Bernie Feltman
Illinois Central Gulf #2253
Paducah, Ky / Jun 1986 / Chuck Zeiler
Illinois Central Gulf #2274
Sharon, Tn / Mar 1982 / Rick Morgan
Illinois Central Gulf #2278
New Orleans, La / Oct 1984 / Michael Palmieri collection
See also our complete Gulf, Mobile & Ohio EMD Motive Power scrapbook in Mainlines
GP35
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #2505
Kansas City, Mo / Mar 1975 / George Menge
Illinois Central Gulf
#2500-2544, 2550
(rode on Type B trade-in trucks)
to Illinois Central Gulf #2500-2544
Illinois Central Gulf #2503
Grenada, Ms / Mar 1983 / Fred Goff
details
See also our complete Gulf, Mobile & Ohio EMD Motive Power scrapbook in Mainlines
GP38
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #9523
Lacombe, La / Sep 1980 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf
#9520-9539
to Illinois Central Gulf #9520-9539
to Illinois Central #9520-9539
Illinois Central Gulf #9520
Grenada, Ms / Sep 1974 / Fred Goff
Illinois Central Gulf #9538
Gibson City, Il / Jul 1986 / Edward M. DeRouin
Illinois Central Gulf #9522
East Hazel Crest, Il / Jun 1987 / Richard Kundert
See also our complete Gulf, Mobile & Ohio EMD Motive Power scrapbook in Mainlines
GP38AC
UNCOMMON or UNUSUAL locomotives
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #9545
McComb, Ms / Apr 1983 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf
#9500-9519, 9540-9552
to Illinois Central Gulf #9500-9519
13 blt Gulf Mobile & Ohio #721-733
to Illinois Central Gulf #9540-9552
Illinois Central Gulf #9512
East Hazel Crest, Il / Dec 1984 / Richard Kundert
American Eagle
ike many American railroads in 1976, the Illinois Central Gulf chose to honor the nation's bicentennial by painting one of its locomotives in a commemorative paint scheme. ICG chose GP38AC number 9510 for the eagle application, naming the unit "The American Eagle." However, shortly after the transformation, #1776 was involved in a bad grade crossing accident with a truck carrying crude oil. The unit was badly burned and damaged. As such, a second GP38AC was chosen, number 9503, and it received the identical treatment.
Illinois Central Gulf #1776
Kenner, La / Jan 1976 / Paul Oliver / Michael Palmieri collection
Illinois Central Gulf #1776
to Illinois Central Gulf #9510
to Illinois Central Gulf #1776
(second #1776; first on wrecked 1975)
to Missouri-Kansas-Texas #328
to Union Pacific #1985
Metairie, La / Apr 1976 / Michael Palmieri
postcard / collection
Bloomington, In / Oct 1976 / Jim Gavin
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #9544
Chicago, Il / Jul 1976 /
Jackson, Ms / Aug 1986 / JCH
GP38-2
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #9565
Meridian, Ms / Oct 1980 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf
#9560-9575, 9600-9639
to Illinois Central Gulf #9560-9575
40 blt Illinois Central Gulf #9600-9639
Illinois Central Gulf #9566
New Orleans, La / Nov 1985 / Michael Palmieri
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #9602
Homewood, Il / May 1985 / J. Fischer
Illinois Central Gulf #9619
Bossier City, La / May 1985 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf #9629
Mobile, Al / Jun 1975 / Paul Oliver / Michael Palmieri collection
Illinois Central Gulf #9568
Jackson, Ms / Jul 1987 / RWH
GP40
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #3022
New Orleans, La / Jun 1984 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf
#3000-3074
to Illinois Central Gulf #3000-3074
Illinois Central Gulf #3039
New Orleans, La / Nov 1984 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf #3041
Baton Rouge, La / Sep 1979 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf #3076
Homewood, Il / May 1985 / J. Fischer
Illinois Central Gulf #3044
Baton Rouge, La / Oct 1980 / Michael Palmieri
SD28
UNCOMMON or UNUSUAL locomotives
from Diesel Spotter's Guide
- Jerry Pinkepank - 1967 / collection
hen former rivals Illinois Central and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio merged in 1972, federal regulators required the new Illinois Central Gulf to purchase several Mississippi shortlines whose traffic base would have otherwise been devasted by the merger. As soon as the Columbus & Greenville Railway entered the new ICG system, the mainline promptly folded the shortline's rare SD28 pair into its national fleet. These two units had been built new for the Delta Route in 1965, 2 of only 6 such light road switcher models ever manufactured by General Motors. ICG added full sized fuel tanks and its new corporate paint scheme to the motors, and the former Mississippi units traveled the ICG system into the 1908s. Both units survived into the second Illinois Central, but #9451 was eventually wrecked and scrapped.
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #9450
East Saint Louis, Il / Aug 1987 / Bill Wilcox
Illinois Central Gulf #9450
to Illinois Central Gulf #9450, 1973
to Illinois Central #9450
to National Railway Equipment
to Cargill Incorporated #701
this locomotive also posted in columbus & greenville sd28s
Kansas City, Mo / Sep 1985 / Richard Kundert
Illinois Central Gulf #9451
Indianapolis, In / Oct 1974 / Richard Kundert
Illinois Central Gulf #9451
to Illinois Central Gulf #9451, 1973
to Illinois Central #9451, wrecked
this locomotive also posted in columbus & greenville sd28s
McComb, Ms / Jun 1983 / Michael Palmieri
Kansas City, Mo / Dec 1981 / collection
See also our complete Columbus & Greenville Railway premier scrapbook in Shortlines
SD40
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #6054
Baton Rouge, La / Aug 1981 / Michael Palmieri
Illinois Central Gulf
#6000-6023, 6050-6070
to Illinois Central Gulf #6000-6023
21 blt Gulf Mobile & Ohio #901-921
to Illinois Central Gulf #6050-6070
Illinois Central Gulf #6001
Belleville, Il / Feb 1986 /
Illinois Central Gulf #6005
Paducah, Ky / Jun 1986 / Chuck Zeiler
Illinois Central Gulf #6050
Homewood, Il / Apr 1975 / Kim Piersol
SD40-2
collection
Illinois Central Gulf #6030
East Saint Louis, Il / Jan 1977 / collection
Illinois Central Gulf
#6030-6033
Illinois Central Gulf #6032
East Saint Louis, Il / Apr 1988 / Donald Albertson
