Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
With its first runs as a tourist railroad occurring in 1973 until 1986, the Crab Orchard & Egyptian was very much a steam railroad. Starting with a small 2-4-2T, the railroad's freight business started increasing after its abandonment from the Illinois Central Gulf in 1977. Business increased so much that a larger locomotive needed to be restored to do the job. In 1975, the railroad had purchased 1940-built Canadian 2-8-0 that was brought to Marion, IL. In 1979, Crab Orchard & Egyptian 17 entered freight service on the railroad. These sequences show the 17 the year after being restored, carrying about a normal day's work in Marion and providing a throwback to the days of the Golden Age of Railroading.
This Super 8mm film comes from the Western Railway Museum and was photographed by John Filson and transferred by Hunter Lohse.
With its first runs as a tourist railroad occurring in 1973 until 1986, the Crab Orchard & Egyptian was very much a steam railroad. Starting with a small 2-4-2T, the railroad's freight business started increasing after its abandonment from the Illinois Central Gulf in 1977. Business increased so much that a larger locomotive needed to be restored to do the job. In 1975, the railroad had purchased 1940-built Canadian 2-8-0 that was brought to Marion, IL. In 1979, Crab Orchard & Egyptian 17 entered freight service on the railroad. These sequences show the 17 the year after being restored, carrying about a normal day's work in Marion and providing a throwback to the days of the Golden Age of Railroading.
This Super 8mm film comes from the Western Railway Museum and was photographed by John Filson and transferred by Hunter Lohse.
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