Frisco Steam Locomotive #1630 is a standard gauge, coal burning, 2-10-0 seen here in operation at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, IL. 🚂: Baldwin | 1918 📸: June | 2022 🚂: #steamtrain #steamlocomotive #steamengine #steam #railroad #railway #illinois #americana #rail #railroad #railway #railway_of_our_world #railwayphotography #railways_of_america #railfan #railfanning #trains #trainspotting #museum #history #historic #transportation #machine #mechanical #travel #explore #🚂 | TrainChasers

Frisco No. 1630 aka "Russian Decapod" Builder: Baldwin Locomotive Works Year Built: 1918 Experience the historic St. Louis – San Francisco Railroad ("Frisco") 1630 at the Illinois Railway Museum. This steam engine, also known as a "Russian Decapod," has a storied past dating back to 1918. Originally intended for export to Russia, it was redirected due to the Bolshevik Revolution and served with the Frisco Railroad, transporting freight and passengers until the 1950s. Later, it supported Eagle-Pi

The N&W, L&N and the MoPac with passenger trains in St. Louis. Note the Gateway Arch under construction! From the Pentrex show "Classic St. Louis Railroading and Santa Fe Vintage Diesels" https://rfd.video/Classic1 | Classic Streamliners

Classic passenger train operations at St Louis. From the Pentrex show "Classic St. Louis Railroading and Santa Fe Vintage Diesels" https://rfd.video/Classic1 | Railfan Depot

Through the industrial sprawl, we see a Terminal Railroad Assosciation job going to work, a Norfolk Southern track geometry train and a Union Pacific unit coal train in St. Louis. From the Highball Productions show "Rails Around St. Louis" https://rfd.video/StLouis | Railfan Depot