Near Kirkwood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
#1595
Illinois Terminal
1928
The Illinois Terminal built 20 Class C elec tric interurban freight locomotives at their Decatur, IL shops, using trucks, traction motors and control equipment from retired passenger cars. These were needed as freight trains became heavier, and are a development of the older Class B locomotive, also on exhibit. It is 52' 5" long and weighs 160,000 lbs. The eight 75 HP traction motors used in its articulated four truck design could produce 1,500 HP for short periods of time. This design used two independent cast steel sub-frames that are each 20' 7" long and 9' 21/2" wide, and are ballasted with scrap steel and concrete. This gives it a (B-B)-(B-B) classification; two unconnected frames, each with twoswiveling trucks, and all axles powered. This design made it very flexible, able to make it very flexible, able to take 35' radius street trackage curves, and spread out all its weight, avoiding the need to replace light rail and existing bridges on the line. These locomotives could operate in multiple with each other as well as Class B locomotives. They ran on 600 volt DC power taken from an overhead wire via trolley poles. The columns with locomotive 
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Erected by Museum of Transportation.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 38° 34.261′ N, 90° 27.777′ W. Marker is near Kirkwood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. Marker can be reached from Barrett Station Road east of Old Dougherty Ferry Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3015 Barrett Station Road, Saint Louis MO 63122, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. #E-2 (a few steps from this marker); TTOX #130059 (a few steps from this marker); What Does "Bi-Polar" Mean? (a few steps from this marker); #1057 (within shouting distance of this marker); #1575 (within shouting distance of this marker); #1 (within shouting distance of this marker); SL-SF#3000 (within shouting distance of this marker); #1149 (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kirkwood.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
