Illinois Central Railroad passenger cars 1-299

Car Numbers	Car Name	Class of Car	Year Built	NOTES
1 ICG 1 IC 800413 800413	Great Lakes (CN)	Office	3/1956	Currently IC 800413 used by CN. Painted into CN paint scheme and named Great Lakes in 2013.
2		Office	1883 R1929	Built by Pullman. Designated as a pool car in 1950’s and 60’s. Believed sold to John Thompson and used at a Winery in Monee, IL in 1970’s and currently located on private property near Monee, IL (for sale 2011)
3 US 4 18 8 AMTK800138 PPCX 800138		Office	1917	Pullman lot #4466. Renumbered to #8 in 1940. Assigned to C. H. Mottier and J. M. Trissal in 1950’s and 60’s. Currently privately owned and marked Sheriff Railcar and Cripple Creek.
5 3900 H&NW ?	Sugarland	Office Cafe/sleeper		Sold to H & N W RR 1950
8 3901 H&NW ?	Riceland	Office Cafe/sleeper		Sold to H & N W RR 1950
9		Office		Destroyed Markham June 1950.
9 12 5		Office	1888 R1917	Built by Gilbert Car Company. Numbered to #5 in 1940. Assigned to S. F. Lynch and E. H. Buelow in 1950’s and 60’s. Currently private residence at Newmans, MS. For sale 2016. Reported scrapped in September 2018 with parts used to refurbish A&V 395 at McComb, MS. Still listed for sale in 2019. Still exists 2022.
GM&O 1 10 LOAM 10 UP 125		Office	1946	Former Gulf , Mobile & Ohio 1 (built by ACF as a lightweight car). To Illinois Central. Reported to have been sold to Louisiana Midland. Sold to Texas Tank Works in 1970’s. Sold to Union Pacific in 1985 for executive train, but plan cancelled.. Sold to a company called the Eckerd-Furst Corp about 1987 and located on Fremont & Elkhorn Valley Railroad at Hooper, Neb as of 2010. Listed for sale in 2013.
11 3902 H&NW ?	Cottonland	Office Cafe/sleeper		Sold to H & N W RR 1950
14		Office
15 US 67 15 1 9 ICG 9 CAGY 1 SNC 15 SCH 15	Bette Junior King Cotton Kaydeross Creek	Office	1917	Pullman lot #4466. Assigned to W. A. Johnston in mid 1950’s. Unassigned in mid 1960’s. Sold to Columbus & Greenville Railway. Stationed at Summerville, GA on their CCKY property until 2012 when it was sold to the Saratoga & North Creek Railway. Sold to Saratoga, Corinth and Hudson. Restored and operational in 2022.
16 6 ICG 2 PAL 1	Bluegrass State I	Office	1915 R1940	American Car & Foundry lot #7477. Assigned to O. H. Zimmerman and C. F. Duggan in 1950’s and 60’s. Numbered to ICG 2 in 1985. Sold to Paducah and Louisville in 1986 and named Bluegrass State I.
17 7		Office	1917	Built by Pullman lot #4466. Renumbered to #7 in 1940. Assigned to R. E. Barr and E. J. Carr in 1950’s and 60’s. Currently at museum in Monticello, IL
18		Instruction		Air brake instruction car
A&V 82 20 12 9 3 CO&E 3		Office	1912 R1938	Built by American Car & Foundry in 1912 for the Alabama & Vicksburg Railroad. The Illinois Central later acquired the car, renumbered it several times, finally to 3 in 1940. The car was originally built as a wooden car. In 1938 it was rebuilt by the ICRR Burnside Shops as a steel car with air conditioning. Assigned to J. A. Welsch, L H Schierbecker, A. G. Kahn and the mechanical department in 1950’s and 60’s. This car was sold by the IC/ICG sometime in the early 1970s and was used as an office for the Governor’s Gateway Industrial Park near Chicago. The car was painted up and lettered for the industrial park. In 1975, a fellow who was with the CO&E purchased this car for use as his private residence. The car survives today as Crab Orchard & Egyptian #3 at 512 North Van Bruen Street in Marion, IL (next to the CO&E locomotive terminal as the private residence of William E. Schrieber VP/Treasurer of the CO&E (retired). Listed for sale 2019
A&V 395 21 19 12 20 4 X2405	Dixie	Office Work train	1883 R1913 R1923 R1938	Built for Vicksburg & Meridian, later Alabama & Vicksburg RR. Renumbered to 21 and then 19 in 1927. Renumbered to 4 in 1940. Assigned to C. J. Fitzpatrick in 1950’s and a pool car in early 1960’s. Retired to work train service in McComb, MS by 1964. Owned by the Southeast Louisiana Chapter of the NRHS. Moved from Louisiana Arts & Science Center in Baton Rouge, LA to children’s Museum in Hammond, LA 2007. Currently at McComb City, MS depot museum
VS&P 399 22		Office
VS&P 499 23		Office
27				An office car with a number of 27 is reported to have existed.
30		Dynometer Car	1900	Retired 1943 (scrapped?)
30	University	Dynometer Car	1943	Dynometer car used by mechanical department and University of Illinois. At National Museum of Transportation, in Kirkwood, MO near St. Louis.
51		Mail & Express	1917	Built by American Car & Foundry. Destroyed Aug 1947
52		Mail & Express	1917	Built by American Car & Foundry. AFR 1089. Off roster 1963
53 X ?		Mail & Express MOW	1917 C1965	Built by American Car & Foundry. Converted to work car Aug 1965
68 666		Mail Baggage & Express	1910	Built by Burnside Shops. Off roster by 1940. Located in a field off of North Ratliff Road near Tinnin Rd north of Clinton, MS in 2010. Placed in bottom of new lake in 2023.
69		Mail	1910	Built by Burnside Shops. Destroyed
70 667		Mail Baggage & Express	1910	Built by Burnside Shops. Off roster by 1940.
71 663		Mail Baggage & Express	1910	Built by Burnside Shops. Off roster by 1940.
72 665		Mail Baggage & Express	1910	Built by Burnside Shops. Off roster by 1940.
73		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964.
74 600		Postal Baggage & Express	1911 C1942	Pullman lot #3854. Listed for sale in Mississippi in 2020, used as a shed)
75 X ?		Postal – Std MOW	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Converted to work equipment between 1952 & 1964.
76		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854.
77		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854.
78 X ?		Postal – Std MOW	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Converted to work equipment Feb. 1955
79		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964.
80		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964.
81 601		Postal Baggage & Express	1911 C1942	Pullman lot #3854.
82		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964.
83		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854.
84		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Sold Nov. 1948
85		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964.
86		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Destroyed Feb. 1946.
87		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Condemned Waterloo Dec. 15, 1950.
88		Postal – Std	1911	Pullman lot #3854. Off roster between 1952 & 1964.
89 602		Postal Baggage & Express	1911 C1942	Pullman lot #3888.
90		Postal – Std	1911 R1950	Pullman lot #3888. Sold to Frank Pollock for his Northwest Oklahoma Railroad near Woodward, OK pre 1974. Current status unknown.
91		Postal – Std	1911 R1950	Pullman lot #3888.
92 603		Postal Baggage & Express	1911 C1942	Pullman lot #3888.
93 604		Postal Baggage & Express	1911 C1942	Pullman lot #3888.
94 605		Postal Baggage & Express	1911 C1942	Pullman lot #3888.
95		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183. Moved from Louisiana Arts & Science Center in Baton Rouge, LA to children’s museum in Hammond, LA 2007. Moved to McComb City railroad museum in 2013.
96		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183.
97		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183. Removed from service between 1952 & 1964 (AFR 1089)
98		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183.
99		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183. Retired prior to 1927.
100		Postal	1914 C1935	Pullman lot #4183. Currently at Galveston Railroad Museum.
101		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183.
102		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183.
103		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183. Off roster prior to 1952.
104		Postal	1914	Pullman lot #4183. Located just east of Summit, MS. For sale in 2012.
105		Postal	1917	American Car & Foundry lot #8058. Condemned Princeton, KY 2-27-52
113		Gas-Electric Motorcar	1914
114		Gas-Electric Motorcar	1914
115		Gas-Electric Motorcar	1914	Built by General Electric. Sold June 1942.
116		Gas-Electric Motorcar	1914	Built by General Electric. Sold June 1942.
117		Gas Motor	1926	Built by J G Brill. Off roster prior to 1952.
118		Gas Motor	1926	Built by J G Brill. Off roster prior to 1952.
119		Gas Motor	1926	Built by J G Brill. Off roster prior to 1952.
120		Gas Motor
121	Green Diamond Miss-Lou	Diesel Power Car	1936	Overall length of train 328′ 6″. Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. Green Diamond Streamliner (name later changed to Miss-Lou)
122	Green Diamond Miss-Lou	Baggage Mail	1936	Overall length of train 328′ 6″. Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. Green Diamond Streamliner (name later changed to Miss-Lou)
123	Green Diamond Miss-Lou	Coach	1936	Overall length of train 328′ 6″. Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. Green Diamond Streamliner (name later changed to Miss-Lou)
124	Green Diamond Miss-Lou	Coach	1936	Overall length of train 328′ 6″. Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. Green Diamond Streamliner (name later changed to Miss-Lou)
125	Green Diamond Miss-Lou	Diner/Lounge	1936	Overall length of train 328′ 6″. Data on this equipment is from 1936. Retired and destroyed at Markham June 1950. Green Diamond Streamliner (name later changed to Miss-Lou)
130 NYSW 1004		Self Propelled coach	1940	Built by American Car and Foundry. Sold to NYS&W in 1943. Retired and scrapped 1950.
131 NYSW 1003		Self Propelled coach	1940	Built by American Car and Foundry. Sold to NYS&W in 1943. Retired and scrapped 1950.
140 NYSW 1005		Self Propelled coach	1941	Built by American Car and Foundry. Rebuilt 1946 into unpowered coach. Sold to NYS&W in 1947. Retired and scrapped 1950.
141 NYSW 1006		Self Propelled coach	1941	Built by American Car and Foundry. Rebuilt 1946 into unpowered coach. Sold to NYS&W in 1947. Retired and scrapped 1950.

Car Numbers	Car Name	Class of Car	Year Built	NOTES
NYC 10408 151 1831	Manhasset Bay	22 Roomette Sleeper Postal Mail Storage Baggage	1948 C1961 C1968	Lot 6790 Plan 4122. Purchased from New York Central in 1959. Scrapped in 1971.
NYC 10441 152 1832	Great South Bay	22 Roomette Sleeper Postal Mail Storage Baggage	1948 C1961 C1968	Lot 6790 Plan 4122. Purchased from New York Central in 1959.Scrapped in 1971.
153		Postal – Mail Storage	1941 C1954
154		Postal – Mail Storage	1941 C1954
NYC 10444 155 1835	Monterey Bay	22 Roomette Sleeper Baggage Mail Baggage	1948 C1963 C1968	Lot 6790 Plan 4122. Purchased from New York Central in 1959.Wrecked Lodi, IL 1968.
202		Miner car
212		Miner car
213		Miner car
218		Mail & Express
219		Mail & Express
222		Mail & Express
223		Mail & Express
224		Mail & Express
226		Mail & Express
228		Mail & Express
230		Mail & Express
231		Mail & Express
232		Mail & Express
233		Mail & Express
234		Mail & Express
235		Mail & Express
236		Mail & Express
237		Mail & Express
238		Mail & Express
239		Mail & Express
240		Mail & Express
243		Mail & Express
244		Mail & Express
245		Mail & Express
246		Mail & Express
247		Mail & Express
248		Mail & Express
249		Mail & Express
250		Mail & Express
251		Mail & Express
254		Miner car
255		Mail & Express
257		Mail & Express
258		Mail & Express
259		Mail & Express
260		Mail & Express
261		Mail & Express
262		Mail & Express
263		Mail & Express
264		Mail & Express
265		Mail & Express
266		Mail & Express
267		Mail & Express
270		Mail & Express
274		Mail & Express
275		Mail & Express
276		Mail & Express
277		Mail & Express
279		Mail & Express
280		Mail & Express
281		Mail & Express
282		Mail & Express
283		Mail & Express
A&V 307 284		Mail & Express	1909	Built by American Car & Foundry.
A&V 309 285		Mail & Express	1899	Built by American Car & Foundry.
VS&P 409 286		Mail & Express	1900	Built by American Car & Foundry.
A&V 308 296		Mail & Express		Condemned Clinton, MS 11-20-1949
A&V 301 297		Mail & Express	1913	Built by American Car & Foundry. Condemned Vicksburg, MS 6-28-1950
A&V 302 298		Mail & Express	1913	Built by American Car & Foundry. Condemned Vicksburg, MS 10-19-1949
VS&P 402 299		Mail & Express	1914	Built by American Car & Foundry. Condemned Vicksburg, MS 8-10-1949

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