We at the St. Louis Iron Mountain railroad are currently in the process or restoring our 1946 porter 2-4-2 back into operation. We are almost completed with the ultra sound of the boiler to see what the thickness is of the steel. Any donations big or small would be greatly appreciated. It was built as a tank engine for the Central Illinois Public Service Company and was donated to the Mid Continent Railroad Museum in 1963. In 1971 it was sold to the Crab Orchard and Egyptian tourist railroad at Marion, IL where they converted it to have a tender from a former Illinois Central water car. In 1985 it was sold to Iron Mountain in Jackson, MO. It was in service for the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway until 1997.
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