I saw a company in the southern IL area had a locomotive painted in the old Illinois Terminal colors but with their own company name on it. I can't think of the company name now. Anyone know?
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So this was a "patched" ITC unit, still in the green and yellow. A quick search hasn't turned up anything.
Any more info? Have you searched?
Mike.
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Are you referring to the geep sitting in Litchfield, IL?
I can’t recall the name of the little switching railroad either but I can find out.
Jeff White
Alma, IL
It was a fresh paint job on a rebuilt unit. I don't know if the unit was ex-IT or not.
The name was painted on in the same style as the IT, but as the actual name of the company, like what one might call a "tribute" paint scheme.
You mean this one?
http://www.railpictures.net/photo/582576/
Jeff
Yes, that's it. Illini Terminal/Respondek Railroad Corp. Thanks.
I think Respondek has painted quite a few locos in those green and yellow colors, but not necessarily the IT specific scheme or lettering.
- Douglas
And I believe the NS did a "heritage" unit in the green and yellow ITC scheme.
The official site: https://www.illiniterminalrailroad.com/illini-terminal/
Yeah, they bleed green and yellow at ITRR. Dale Jenkins is the president. But he's also a founder and longtime leader of the Illinois Traction Society, the IT's histroical society. Dale is author of "The Illinois Terminal Railroad: The Road of Personalized Services" - a really great book on the IT. Plus Dale was a longtime RR cop on the IT and an all-around nice guy. He's got some stories to tell, if you get a chance to lend an ear.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Here's a nice shot of the SD9s in the current scheme. I believe these were the old Algiers Winslow and Western SD9s that were painted in a modified Southern scheme for a long time. These locos had a bit of a following and Terry Respondek rescued them and put them into service. I'm sure he's a railfan too.
https://www.illiniterminalrailroad.com/squaw-creek-southern/
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=57633