I photographed this 1890's era steam era relic at the Illinois Railway Museum. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler type steam locomotive # 637, was built by the Rogers Locomotive Works of Patterson New Jersey in the year of 1892. After many decades in service all over the C,B & Q system...it was retired from service in 1956 and eventually donated to the city of Aurora Illinois where it sat on display in a city park. It was acquired by the Illinois Railway Museum in 1990, and is slowly undergoing a cosmetic restoration for now. It is temporarily seperated from it's fuel and water tender. thus revealing it's Decklass cab.
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