Spot of trouble for a 4-4-0

Spot of trouble for a 4-4-0

By Angela Cotey | January 23, 2024

| Last updated on August 8, 2025


In May 1952, Chicago & Illinois Midland 4-4-0 500 simmers at Oakford, Ill., as crewmen investigate a problem with one of the engine truck’s journal boxes. The problem was soon remedied, and the American type resumed its run with Springfield–Peoria train 6.
Ed Theisinger photo

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