Beardstown, IL: B&O Steam Locomotive in 1926 Flood

Beardstown was the northwest terminus of the B&O branch that went from the Illinois River, through Springfield, IL and to the Ohio River. See PARY for a map and abandonment dates. The "B&O in 1925 signed a joint facilities agreement with the Q, using its facilities and employees for switching and maintenance for $1,000 per month." [Barney L. Stone, Krambles-Peterson Archive via MayberryTownship]

Lisa Ruble posted

B&O M-2 Class Locomotive No. 1422 leads passenger trains through flood waters just outside Beardstown in 1926

Cass County Illinois

Richard Fiedler shared
William Ankrom That's scary stuff, keeping the firebox and boiler out is a must!
Ted Lemen The oil in the journal boxes must float away and require replenishment. One of the arguments used when urging the CB&Q to keep their steam engines going when they terminated excursions in 1966 was that areas like Dubuque that flooded periodically would ruin traction motors on diesel-electrics. They didn't buy that argument, and the 4960 was retired from service. The disassembled 5632 sat in the old shops at Burlington IA, then went to Chicago, where it was later cut up.
Gerry Walsh Those pads in the journal boxes hold the oil.

MayberryTiownship has this and other flood related photos

1926 Beardstown Flood
B & O 1422
M-2 Class Locomotive

Leigh Morris Railroad Picture Archives

Before the CB&Q agreement, they had their own freight house: I don't know if they continued to use this after 1925.

MayberryTownship

1906 Beardstown B & O Depot Map

Sanborn™ fire insurance map
provided courtesy of the Map Library
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign