The slide said it was a Rock Island Rocket.

Taken during 1967

WB Quad Cities leader.

At Morris, IL in August 1966, we've got E7 #633 leading a weekend passenger train past the station, while the diminutive Davenport switcher #375 hangs out in the back. Behind the engine are an RPO and a handful of 2700-class suburban coaches.

Built by EMD in April of 1946. No photographer was listed for the photo.

CRI&P E7 634 at the Rocket House around 47th Street in Chicago, Illinois on June 13, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. Tjis locomotive was built between April - May 1946 (c/n 3096) on EMD Order E650A. The trailing unit is E8 653.

Taken circa 1965.

Taken circa 1965.

CRI&P E7 436 at the Rocket House around 47th Street in Chicago, Illinois on June 13, 1965, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. This locomotive was built during May 1946 (c/n 3098) on EMD Order E650A. The trailing unit is E3 625. Note the taper on the E3's rear carbody, designed to meet the rmofline of the Budd cars of the original Rocky Mountain Rocket.

CRI&P E7 636 on Train #17 at Saint Paul, Minnesota, February 5, 1966, photo by Chuck Zeiler. According to the June 1965 issue of The Official Guide, Train #17 was the Twin Star Rocket, departing Saint Paul daily at 11:30 AM and arriving at Fort Worth, Texas, at 8:45 AM the next day. A dining car and a parlor-lounge car was offered between Minneapolis and Kansas City, and a lounge-buffet was offered between Kansas City and Fort Worth, and connections were offered between #17 and #3, the Golden State, at Kansas City, with reserved reclining chair cars seats at extra fare.

Near Blue Island, Illinois -- Moving too fast for my shutter speed,!

CRIP 411

Built by EMD in February of 1948. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo - farm grainery anbd baggage cart make it a perfect iconic Rock Island photo! No date, location or photographer was listed for the photo.

Unknown Date or Location

Image from a "second" made into black and white

Image from a "second".

(Date approximate)

Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.

Digital image/from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.

Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.

639 at rest at the small Joliet engine facility.

A pair of E-Units idle passively after a late afternoon rain storm.

CRIP 639

Rock Island 639 exact date unknown

Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.