1914 ALCO 0-6-0 (#54754) in Laurel, MS (2017)

This was one of our sadder places to stop, just because of the condition of this poor train. This 1914 ALCO 0-6-0 had seen better days that's for sure.

Front of the boiler had rusted out

Formerly Illinois Central #268

Luckily(?) for me, someone had actually left the gate open 

and I was able to scarily climb into the cab.
I almost fell straight through to the ground.

Floor rusted straight through

While trying to find anything to identify the year and type of train, I snapped this pic. The plate is circled in red in the above two photographs.

Later on after editing I saw how cool it was because it showed the level of where the crown sheet was on this train. Neato.

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