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Nickel Plate - steam

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#1    NKP berkshires #730 and #711 at Madison Yard service area.

#2 thru #5    Mikado #614 switching the Local at Edwardsville.

#6    #98 working its way up Glen Carbon Hill with #98 about 1952.

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#7 and #8    H-6 mikado #662 waits at Edwardsville with westbound local.

#9    Large tender of Mikado #662 looks even larger from rear angle.

#10   Front closeup of Mikado #662.

#11   Train #49 with #724 rushes past the Local with #662 in Edwardsville.

#12    #709 waiting beside cinder hoist at Madison.

#13    Rear angle of Berkshire #708 on ready track at Madison

#14    Berkshire #712 over blow-down pit at Madison service area.

#15    #712 blowing down boiler.

#16    Berkshire #730 facing new GP-9.  Madison roundhouse area.

#17    #712 being coaled;  tender held 22 ton of coal and 22,000 gal. water.

#18    #712 under coal tower with hostler on engine adding sand.

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#19    Berkshire #730 with GP-9's.  Right rear angle showing tender.

#20    #730 was passenger service equipped;  rear angle shows steam line.

#21    Service tracks and area at Madison Yard in 1953.

#22    2-8-0 #863 out of service.  Appears useable but but is waiting to be scrapped.

#23    4-6-4 #170 at Museum of Transport in St.Louis.   (from museum postcard)

#24    From LeClaire Tower, MB gains speed after topping Glen Carbon Hill.

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#25    Left side cab area of Berkshire #730 at Madison.

#26    Mikado #511 sitting just off turntable at Madison.

#27    #708 waits on service track at Madison

#28    Tender of Berkshire #711;  Madison

#29    Service area scene; Berkshire #708 in foreground.

#30    Rear of passenger equipped #730 through roundhouse door

#31    Water tank;  south of freight house at Edwardsville;  early 1950's.

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#32 and #33    Berkshire #701 at Madison in 1953;  2 similar views

#34    Berkshire #711 at Madison Yard;  backing toward service tracks.

#35    #711 at coal dock in Madison after coming in with a westbound.

#36   2-8-2 #614 at Edwardsville about 1952         LeClaireRail coll.

#37  Early morning westbound #43 at Edwardsville station. (composite photo)

#38  Eastbound with #627 passing by LeClaire Tower area. (temp. composite)

Click thumbnnail for images of #759 with the 'Golden Spike Centennial Limited'

photos taken at LeClaire and other locations in 1969 by Gary Forshaw

7 photos above are very poor quality but are included because of their Edwardsville / LeClaire area location

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