Illinois Central 201

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
Serial number	2588
Build date	May 1880

Illinois Central 201
Illinois Central 201
	IC 201 at the Illinois Railway Museum
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
Serial number	2588
Build date	May 1880
Configuration:;
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)
Fuel type	Coal
Boiler pressure	140 lbf/in2 (970 kPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	16 in × 22 in (406 mm × 559 mm)
Valve type	Slide valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	11,862 lbf (52.76 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Illinois Central Railroad
Numbers	IC 213; IC 221; IC 201; IC 1401;
Retired	November 1928
Preserved	2002
Current owner	Illinois Railway Museum
Disposition	On static display

Power typeSteam

Serial number2588

Illinois Central 201 is a 2-4-4 RT type 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.

Preservation