Illinois Central No. 2542

Illinois Central No. 2542 was originally a 2-10-2 No. 2906 in 1921 but was rebuilt to a 4-8-2 by the IC Paducah Shops in 1942 for the Illinois Central Railroad.
It was built for freight service on the Illinois central railroad, and ran in service until 1962, when it was retired and donated to the old Illinois Central depot at McComb, MS.
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Tender locomotives
Category:American locomotives
Category:Freight locomotives
Category:Illinois Central locomotives
Category:Eight-coupled locomotives
Category:Built in 1937
Category:4-8-2 steam locomotives
Category:4-8-2 locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:Standard gauge locomotives
Category:Standard gauge locomotives of the United States
Category:4 foot 8 1⁄2 inch gauge
Category:Paducah Shops locomotives