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As it was, the railroad had been preparing for the post-steam era. The arrival of the diesel was evidence of this. #17 had been in service for seven years and was approaching a federally mandated overhaul. The major work that would have been required was the replacement of the tubes and flues running
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to be used for historic display purposes where it remains today; the railroad's roster became fully dieselized afterward with both of their remaining GM-EMD SW1200s and gasoline-powered
Davenport 35-ton switcher. A third former Missouri Pacific SW1200, #1161 was eventually purchased and joined the
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Orchard and Egyptian's locomotive roster has seen a large transition between steam power back in the 1970s and the present-day diesel power currently running; overall they have owned a total of seven different engines from four different locomotive builders
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District", which is the railroad's main working division with roughly 8.5 miles (13.7 km) of the track; and the other division is the "Herrin District", which mostly serves the city's manufacturing industries along a 5-mile (8.0 km) stretch of
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service started winding down in 1982 and was eventually phased out four years later due to deregulation within the railroad industry. The CO&E's entire roster of freight cars was also sold off early in the decade with the growing popularity of independently and privately owned freight car
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made a deal to purchase the CO&E's 2-4-2T #5 steamer for use on their scenic tourist trains and the locomotive was eventually retired from revenue service soon afterward to be sent to its new owner. A year later, the CO&E leased their first diesel-powered switchers from
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with rail access, all of which ship various commodities on both lines. In the Marion
District, there is Warren Oil (liquids and lubricants), Perma-Treat (treated lumber), North Side Wholesale, Illinois Transload, and P&S Grain. Some of its largest customers here are
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roster in the spring of 1987. Before arrival, it was given a full coat of paint that matched Marion's local high school colors of blue and yellow; however, the #1147 was never painted into the railroad's scheme and was only given a patch job with their pyramid logo.
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Orchard & Egyptian railroad, steam-powered freight service was still expanding and the railroad purchased several different freight cars of its own over the next few years; many of these included
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from the firebox to the smokebox in the boiler. The withdrawal from service of #17 for the required overhaul would have marked the end of her career, as there was no plan to overhaul #17 when its flue time ran out.
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suddenly collapsed and indefinitely put the engine out of service unless another major overhaul could be performed on it. The CO&E Railroad's fame of pulling common carrier freight trains, including intermodal
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America. It currently sits on display at the
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sold the CO&E Railroad its trackage and property altogether after they discontinued freight service along the entire route. With this new advantage in hand, the railroad's first
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commuter cars from the former IC passenger station on Market Street in downtown Marion with several sightseers in the haul. Their tourist runs would go west towards the old
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Locomotive #5 was rebuilt after its first season in service. The saddle tank and coal bunker were removed and a tender purchased from the
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numbered #1147 and #1136. #1147 arrived on the property on
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1493:(5th ed.). St. David's, ON: DPA-LTA Enterprises Inc.
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1061:List of heritage railroads in the United States
665:On the afternoon of September 8, 1986
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1883:South Chicago and Indiana Harbor Railway
1686:Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad
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1520:Carr Tracks – Steam Engine #17
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1459:"Steam-era Railroading Obituary".
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1560:Progressive Rail Incorporated
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1803:Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
1724:Kansas City Southern Railway
1714:Canadian Pacific Kansas City
1709:Coffeen and Western Railroad
1652:Grand Trunk Western Railroad
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1642:Burlington Junction Railway
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1768:Eastern Illinois Railroad
1704:City of Rochelle Railroad
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1828:Keokuk Junction Railway
1783:Gateway Eastern Railway
1627:Belt Railway of Chicago
1489:W. Kerr, James (2006).
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1141:"Railroad Fallen Flags"
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2015:FNG Logistics Company
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1596:Railroads of Illinois
1508:Railroad Fallen Flags
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1980:Bulkmatic Railroad
1932:Passenger carriers
1873:Riverport Railroad
1773:Effingham Railroad
1741:CSX Transportation
1617:Ag Valley Railroad
1397:2008-12-17 at the
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1694:Chicago Rail Link
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