Illinois Central RR 4-8-2 No. 2542
McComb, Mississippi, United States 		Location: Downtown Railroad Station
Status: Display
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Posted: Dec 3, 2021 @ 14:12:09 by Jack Barker
The station that 2542 is displayed burned down in May 2021. 2542 is okay but the station is gone. It was a total loss.
Posted: May 3, 2013 @ 09:05:44 by Chad
Possibly the same IC locomotive that was formerly located in Natchez on the bluff above the river. At that time, had two passenger cars behind it.
Posted: Oct 10, 2008 @ 10:10:58 by Trey Cranford
This locomotive was originally built in 1921 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio as a 2-10-2. Twenty-one years later it was rebuilt in the I.C's Paducah, Ky shops to the 4-8-2 mountain wheel configuration. This locomotive is one of only 2 survivors of the 2500 class locomotive on the I.C.
Posted: Oct 16, 2002 @ 17:10:56 by Tim Gautreaux
This engine has been relocated to the downtown Mccomb railroad station, next to the IC (CN) mainline.