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@NYC Fan posted:
Rob,
I think you may be correct. I think this photo was the James Whitcomb Riley at Kankakee. I believe the photo was colorized incorrectly because the I'm pretty sure the trim and herald on the Riley was red.

Fellas, remember, there were a few Mercury train sets, the Riley was a separate train set, but used equipment identical to the Mercurys…The central may have swapped around locomotives, as they often did, ….The Riley on its inaugural run in 1941 was considered part of the Mercury family,….so the pic may depict an actual Riley train set, not necessarily a re-assigned locomotive,…..and if indeed this was a “Big Four” roaming locomotive, class lights would have been needed …….clear as mud!…right??…..the Central is a strange beast,….interesting to learn, ….I’m still learning new things…..

Pat

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