Illinois Central Class 2400

The Illinois Central 2400 Series was a class of 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotive with three batches of the class built by two builders, those two builders were ALCO and Lima, this class was built for the Illinois Central Railroad.

History[]

Beginning[]

In the 1920s, the Illinois Central Railroad needed more steam locomotives for their usage within the United States to haul more freight across their lines. So the Illinois Central Railroad had asked ALCO and Lima to build some steam locomotives for them, so ALCO and Lima decided to go back to the drawing board and design a new steam locomotive for the Illinois Central Railroad.

Construction[]

Enter the Illinois Central 2400 Series, these locomotives were built for usage on the Illinois Central Railroad to haul more freight across their own lines, the Illinois Central 2400 Series was built in three batches, with the 1923 batch built by ALCO, the 1925 Batch by Lima, and the 1926 Batch by ALCO.

Withdrawal[]

Withdrawal of the class began in the 1950s and the last engine was out of service by 1960 in favor of diesels, they were all cut up afterwards.

Stock List[]

1923 Batch[]

Loco No.	Image	Manufacturer	Build date(s)	Status
2400	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2401	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2402	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2403	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2404	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2405		American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2406	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2407	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2408	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2409	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2410	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2411	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2412	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2413	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped
2414	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1923	Scrapped

1925 Batch[]

Loco No.	Image	Manufacturer	Build date(s)	Status
2415	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2416	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2417	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2418	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2419	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2420	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2421	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2422	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2423	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2424	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2425		Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2426	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2427	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2428	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2429	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2930	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2431	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2432	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2433	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2434	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2435	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2436	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2437	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2438	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped
2439	Frameless	Lima Locomotive Works	1925	Scrapped

1926 Batch[]

Loco No.	Image	Manufacturer	Build date(s)	Status
2440	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2441	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2442	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2443	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2444	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2445	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2446	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2447		American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2448	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2449	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2450	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2451	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2452	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2453	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2454	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2455	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2456	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2457	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2458	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped
2459	Frameless	American Locomotive Company	1926	Scrapped

External links[]

SteamLocomotive.com: https://www.steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=USA&wheel=4-8-2&railroad=ic

List of Illinois Central 4-8-2 "Mountain" Type Steam Locomotives
2400 Series:	The Class • 2400 • 2401 • 2402 • 2403 • 2404 • 2405 • 2406 • 2407 • 2408 • 2409 • 2410 • 2411 • 2412 • 2413 • 2414
2415 Series:	The Class • 2415 • 2416 • 2417 • 2418 • 2419 • 2420 • 2421 • 2422 • 2423 • 2424 • 2425 • 2426 • 2427 • 2428 • 2429 • 2430 • 2431 • 2432 • 2433 • 2434 • 2435 • 2436 • 2437 • 2438 • 2439
2440 Series:	The Class • 2440 • 2441 • 2442 • 2443 • 2444 • 2445 • 2446 • 2447 • 2448 • 2449 • 2450 • 2451 • 2452 • 2453 • 2454 • 2455 • 2456 • 2457 • 2458 • 2459
2500 Series:	The Class • 2500 • 2501 • 2502 • 2503 • 2504 • 2505 • 2506 • 2507 • 2508 • 2509 • 2510 • 2511 • 2512 • 2513 • 2514 • 2515 • 2516 • 2517 • 2518 • 2519 • 2520 • 2521 • 2522 • 2523 • 2524 • 2525 • 2526 • 2527 • 2528 • 2529 • 2530 • 2531 • 2532 • 2533 • 2534 • 2535 • 2536 • 2537 • 2538 • 2539 • 2540 • 2541 • 2542 • 2543 • 2544 • 2545 • 2546 • 2547 • 2548 • 2549 • 2550 • 2551 • 2552 • 2553 • 2554 • 2555
2600 Series:	The Class • 2600 • 2601 • 2602 • 2603 • 2604 • 2605 • 2606 • 2607 • 2608 • 2609 • 2610 • 2611 • 2612 • 2613 • 2614 • 2615 • 2616 • 2617 • 2618 • 2619
Excursion Star:	2613
Extinct:	2400 Series • 2415 Series • 2440 Series • 2600 Series
Preserved:	2500 • 2542