I found this historic photo at My links page Fallen Flags. Org to the right of Your computer screen. While they unfortunately did not give a specific photo location, this picture could have been taken at possibly Riverdale Illinois or Hammond Indiana.
The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad, was a Chicago area freight only subsidiary of the New York Central Railroad. It was and still is a belt line railroad serving the greater Chicagoland area, and connecting with several other railroads.
The Indiana Harbor Belt was one of many railroads in the United States of America that was in a big hurry to retire steam locomotives and convert to 100% diesel locomotive operation after World War 2 had ended. The IHB was rapidly dieselizing when this photo of 0-8-0 steam switcher locomotive # 100 was taken in 1950. The complete dieselization of the Indiana Harbor Belt happened in 1952.
Unfortunately to My knowledge...the IHB did not preserve any steam locomotives.
However, the 3 cylinder IHB 0-8-0's have been available in H.O and O Scale from IHC Rivarossi for some time now at many local Chicago area hobby stores and hobby shops nationwide.
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