1972 merger era ICG local freigth with 2 cabooses

1972 merger era ICG local freigth with 2 cabooses a video by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.

I recently photographed this digital live sound video, at the Oak Park Society of Model Engineers, H.O Scale Model Railroad Club in Oak Park Illinois.

I was just ten years old when the Illinois Central and the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroads had merged on August 10th, 1972, and became the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.

My train shown here entering the tunnel, captures the flavor of the early 1972 merger era ICG freight trains. The locomotive is a Life Like Proto 2000 Series EMD SW 900 switcher wearing the Illinois Central pre 1967 black and white color scheme with the I.C's own "Green Diamond" logo on the cab sides. The freight cars are from the 1950's and 60's era, and two cabooses bringing up the rear of this short local freight train.

The lead orange caboose, is an old steam era steel side door caboose from the Illinois Central wearing the post 1967 orange color scheme, with post 1972 Illinois Central Gulf markings. The rear caboose is a modern 1960's era wide vision caboose from the former Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad aquired through merger, but not repainted yet.

Thanks.
Eddie K.