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Illinois Terminal Look-a-Like

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Posted by Doughless on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 4:16 PM

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

 

 

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Posted by mlehman on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 1:31 AM

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.

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 22, 2018 9:53 PM

And I believe the NS did a "heritage" unit in the green and yellow ITC scheme.

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Posted by Doughless on Monday, January 22, 2018 9:22 PM

I think Respondek has painted quite a few locos in those green and yellow colors, but not necessarily the IT specific scheme or lettering.

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Posted by KenK on Monday, January 22, 2018 9:13 PM

Yes, that's it. Illini Terminal/Respondek Railroad Corp. Thanks.

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Posted by jeffhergert on Monday, January 22, 2018 9:08 PM

You mean this one?

http://www.railpictures.net/photo/582576/ 

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Posted by KenK on Monday, January 22, 2018 9:07 PM

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.

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Posted by JWhite on Monday, January 22, 2018 9:00 PM

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.

 

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Posted by mbinsewi on Monday, January 22, 2018 8:19 PM

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?

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Illinois Terminal Look-a-Like
Posted by KenK on Monday, January 22, 2018 7:46 PM

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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