This is a list of all the locomotives that operated on the Illinois Central Railroad.
Steam Locomotives[]
| Image | Locomotives | Build date | Total produced | Manufacturer | Numbering | Withdrawal | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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221 Series | 6 | Rogers Locomotive Works | |||||
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603 Series | - | - | Rogers Locomotive Works | - | Unknown | Late 1890s Rogers 4-6-0 Locomotives, No. 382 involved in a series of wrecks. | |
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651 Series | 1904 | 7 | Rogers Locomotive Works | One preserved, remainder scrapped | No. 764 was preserved. | ||
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1500 series | 1923 | Lima Locomotive Works | One preserved, remainder scrapped | No. 1518 was preserved. | |||
| 2300 Series | 1944 | 8 | Illinois Central shop | |||||
| 2350 Series | 1945 | 3 | Illinois Central shop | |||||
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2400 Series | 1923 | 15 | American Locomotive Company | 2400-2414 | - | All Scrapped | |
| 2415 Series | 1925 | 25 | Lima Locomotive Works | 2415-2439 | - | All Scrapped | ||
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2440 Series | - | 20 | American Locomotive Company | 2440-2459 | - | All Scrapped | |
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2500 Series | 1937 | 55 | - | - | Two preserved, remainder scrapped | Nos. 2500 and 2542 were preserved. | |
| 2600 Series | - | 20 | Illinois Central’s own Paducah, Kentucky shops | 2600-2619 | - | All Scrapped | No. 2613 was used on an excursion run, scrapped. | |
|
2800 Series | 2800-2819 | All Scrapped |
Diesel Locomotives[]
| Image | Locomotives | Manufacturer | Numbering | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCO Century 636 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | |||
| ALCO RS-2 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | |||
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ALCO RS-3 | American Locomotive Company (ALCO) | ||
| EMC T1800 | Electro-Motive Corporation (Electro-Motive Division) | |||
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EMD E6 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
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EMD E7 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
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EMD E8 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
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EMD GP10 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
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EMD GP11 | Electro-Motive Division | 8701 and 8733 were preserved | |
| EMD GP40R | Electro-Motive Division | |||
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EMD SD28 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
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EMD SD40 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
| EMD SD70 | Electro-Motive Division | |||
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EMD SW7 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
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EMD SW9 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
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EMD SW14 | Electro-Motive Division | ||
| GE U33C | General Electric | |||
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IC 121 | Pullman Company | Scrapped |



















