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Original RI Depot
Title:  Original RI Depot
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/5/1912  Upload Date: 7/7/2013 10:53:49 PM
Location:  Abilene, KS
Author:  John Matrow
Categories:  Station
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Rock Island RR Shops in Silvis, Illinois
Title:  Rock Island RR Shops in Silvis, Illinois
Description:  Exact date is unknown. Scanned from a 11x17 print dated circa 1912, obtained from Antique America, Davenport, Iowa. BLW 2-8-2 #2566 Class K57 in foreground retired in 1940 and #1639 in background appears to be a Brooks 2-8-0 Class C39 built in 1903 or 1904. This per "Rock Island Motive Power 1933-1955" by Lloyd E. Stagner book.
Photo Date:  7/1/1912  Upload Date: 10/9/2023 9:26:36 PM
Location:  Silvis, IL
Author:  Rich Varner
Categories:  Yard,Steam
Locomotives:  CRIP 2566(2-8-2)
Views:  409   Comments: 0
ROCK ISLAND
Title:  ROCK ISLAND
Description:  1938 MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
Photo Date:  1/1/1938  Upload Date: 12/13/2004 9:53:09 PM
Location:  Milwaukee, WI
Author:  george hall
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Views:  698   Comments: 0
Rock Island 2-1-Buf.-Lou.-Obs. "La Mirada"
Title:  Rock Island 2-1-Buf.-Lou.-Obs. "La Mirada"
Description:  Taken circa 1948 by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  1/1/1948  Upload Date: 2/22/2025 11:01:07 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown
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Views:  233   Comments: 0
Rock Island 2-1-Buf.-Lou.-Obs. "La Mirada"
Title:  Rock Island 2-1-Buf.-Lou.-Obs. "La Mirada"
Description:  Taken circa 1948 by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  1/1/1948  Upload Date: 2/22/2025 11:01:44 PM
Location:  Unknown, IL
Author:  Unknown
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Views:  217   Comments: 0
Rock Island 2-1-Buf.-Lou.-Obs. "Golden Vista"
Title:  Rock Island 2-1-Buf.-Lou.-Obs. "Golden Vista"
Description:  Taken during the late 1940s by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  1/1/1949  Upload Date: 2/22/2025 11:00:27 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown
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Views:  211   Comments: 0
Ornate Rock Island diner at the Fair
Title:  Ornate Rock Island diner at the Fair
Description:  Doesn't that viewer's dress match the decoration of the diner?
Photo Date:  8/4/1949  Upload Date: 1/23/2011 12:30:04 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Lew Schneider
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  1398   Comments: 0
Rock Island 5-Buffet-Lounge-Obs. "Phantom Valley"
Title:  Rock Island 5-Buffet-Lounge-Obs. "Phantom Valley"
Description:  Taken during the summer of 1950 by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  7/1/1950  Upload Date: 4/15/2022 7:28:23 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown
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Views:  315   Comments: 0
E7 at the 47th St. Roundhouse
Title:  E7 at the 47th St. Roundhouse
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1955  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:29:19 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author: 
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Views:  3031   Comments: 3
RI E8 and Roundhouse Demolition
Title:  RI E8 and Roundhouse Demolition
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1955  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:29:21 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Jeff Carlson
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Views:  1970   Comments: 0
RI Roundhouse Demolition
Title:  RI Roundhouse Demolition
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1955  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:29:23 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Jeff Carlson
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Views:  1654   Comments: 0
RI Roundhouse Demolition
Title:  RI Roundhouse Demolition
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1955  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:29:26 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Jeff Carlson
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Views:  1490   Comments: 0
Rock Island 4-4-2 Sleeper "La Quinta"
Title:  Rock Island 4-4-2 Sleeper "La Quinta"
Description:  Taken during the late 1950s by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  1/1/1957  Upload Date: 5/5/2025 11:01:37 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown
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Views:  154   Comments: 0
MSTL 707 in 1959
Title:  MSTL 707 in 1959
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1959  Upload Date: 2/1/2006 11:27:19 PM
Location:  Grinnell, IA
Author:  RON SIMS
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  MSTL 707(GP9)
Views:  2374   Comments: 0
1960 Rock Island Condensed Passenger Schedules
Title:  1960 Rock Island Condensed Passenger Schedules
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/21/1960  Upload Date: 9/17/2004 12:33:58 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  David Sommer
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  591   Comments: 0
1960 Rock Island Map
Title:  1960 Rock Island Map
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/21/1960  Upload Date: 9/16/2004 2:56:42 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  David Sommer
Categories:  Track
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Views:  990   Comments: 0
Rock Island 4-4-2 Sleeper "Golden Hour"
Title:  Rock Island 4-4-2 Sleeper "Golden Hour"
Description:  Taken by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  1/1/1961  Upload Date: 4/4/2022 10:54:35 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown
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CRI&P CLOVER GARLAND
Title:  CRI&P CLOVER GARLAND
Description:  RE-UPLOAD due to missing file. CRI&P Pullman heavyweight 8 section-5 double bedroom (8S-5DB) sleeper #672 CLOVER GARLAND (Lot #3800, Plan #4036G, June 1910/March 1940, ex-Plan #2411 12 section-1 compartment-1 drawing room [12S-1C-1DR] sleeper COBURN), built for assignment to the PRR, assigned to the UP by January 1937, rebuilt to the CLOVER GARLAND in March 1940 for assignment to the GOLDEN STATE LIMITED, sold to the CRI&P at the 12/31/1948 Pullman divestiture, name removed and number applied in February 1964, no further info. Scanned with an Epson V550 from a duplicate Ektachrome 35mm slide. Date is approximate. Photographer is unknown.
Photo Date:  8/1/1963  Upload Date: 12/18/2024 3:43:20 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Unknown/Louis Fols Collection
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  409   Comments: 0
CB&Q Station with CRI&P Sharing
Title:  CB&Q Station with CRI&P Sharing
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/12/1964  Upload Date: 6/22/2007 6:09:17 AM
Location:  Clinton, IA
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  Station
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Views:  1262   Comments: 0
CRI&P 104 and Tower in 1964
Title:  CRI&P 104 and Tower in 1964
Description:  Second unit is most probably 104B and third is an Alco FA1. The diamonds are with the GM&O and Santa Fe. Today the number of diamonds is reduced from 16 to four because the Rock's tracks (now Metra) have been reduced to one.
Photo Date:  8/23/1964  Upload Date: 2/17/2007 9:53:51 AM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
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Locomotives:  CRIP 104(F7A)
Views:  2762   Comments: 2
Leaving Des Moines
Title:  Leaving Des Moines
Description:  Leaving Des Moines under watchful eyes of early Railfan Date Unknown
Photo Date:  3/13/1965  Upload Date: 11/10/2008 10:20:49 PM
Location:  Des Moines, IA
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories:  Station
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Views:  1035   Comments: 1
Leaving Des Moines
Title:  Leaving Des Moines
Description:  Leaving Des Moines Date Unknown
Photo Date:  3/13/1965  Upload Date: 11/10/2008 10:20:50 PM
Location:  Des Moines, IA
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories:  InCab
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Views:  910   Comments: 0
Leaving Des Moines
Title:  Leaving Des Moines
Description:  Leaving Des Moines Date Unknown
Photo Date:  3/13/1965  Upload Date: 11/10/2008 10:20:51 PM
Location:  Des Moines, IA
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories:  Station
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Views:  643   Comments: 0
Leaving Herington
Title:  Leaving Herington
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/15/1965  Upload Date: 4/4/2009 10:16:00 PM
Location:  Herington, KS
Author:  Eric Larson
Categories:  Station
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Views:  917   Comments: 1
CRI&P timetable
Title:  CRI&P timetable
Description:  Rock Island suburban train schedule between Englewood and La Salle street stations, effective October 31, 1965, front and back pages, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:  10/31/1965  Upload Date: 1/8/2017 6:00:00 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  337   Comments: 0
CRI&P timetable
Title:  CRI&P timetable
Description:  Rock Island suburban train schedule between Englewood and La Salle street stations, effective October 31, 1965, inside pages, Chuck Zeiler collection.
Photo Date:  10/31/1965  Upload Date: 1/8/2017 6:18:06 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  491   Comments: 0
Rock Island 4-4-2 Sleeper "Golden Fleece"
Title:  Rock Island 4-4-2 Sleeper "Golden Fleece"
Description:  Taken by an unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  9/1/1967  Upload Date: 4/24/2025 7:33:42 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Unknown
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Views:  173   Comments: 0
Erie Lackawanna
Title:  Erie Lackawanna
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1969  Upload Date: 12/22/2012 3:46:52 PM
Location:  Ramapo, NY
Author:  Philip M. Goldstein
Categories:  Action
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Views:  596   Comments: 1
Rock Island Business Car "Choctaw"
Title:  Rock Island Business Car "Choctaw"
Description:  Kansas City Union Station
Photo Date:  5/26/1969  Upload Date: 1/25/2010 3:52:44 PM
Location:  Kansas City, MO
Author:  Stanley Holder
Categories:  Passenger
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Views:  3204   Comments: 0
Rock Island Station
Title:  Rock Island Station
Description:  Council Bluffs, IA
Photo Date:  5/28/1969  Upload Date: 2/2/2010 2:56:59 PM
Location:  Council Bluffs, IA
Author:  Stanley Holder
Categories:  Station
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Views:  855   Comments: 0
CRI&P Caboose #17882 with the Peorian behind it
Title:  CRI&P Caboose #17882 with the Peorian behind it
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/1971  Upload Date: 2/21/2007 7:18:08 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  858   Comments: 0
Ex-DRG&W, Big Ben Spread Across the GM&O and Santa Fe Tracks and Serving as a Parlor Car on Chicago-bound CRI&P Tr #6
Title:  Ex-DRG&W, Big Ben Spread Across the GM&O and Santa Fe Tracks and Serving as a Parlor Car on Chicago-bound CRI&P Tr #6
Description:  Note, she is unfortunately behind the head-end cars. Scott Schiechl provided the following information on her. Big Ben was originally ordered by the C&O as their #1875 but was actually delivered to the Rio Grande. The D&RGW butchered the observation end to install a diaphram so that it could be used mid-train. Configured as a coach it often ran on the Yampa Valley until that train was discontinued. It was purchased by Butterworth Tours and operated as a private parlor car on the Rock Island's trains between Chicago and the Quad Cities after the RI opted not to join Amtrak. Following the RI's bankruptcy Butterworth traied to operate some kind of dinner train on the Iowa Interstate but gave up after a single season. The Butterworth's still own Big Ben and it is in good condition under roof in Iowa. For pictures of the whole trains see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=663561 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662262
Photo Date:  3/29/1971  Upload Date: 2/21/2007 3:25:11 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  RollingStock
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CRI&P/AT&SF/GM&O Joliet Union Station in 1971
Title:  CRI&P/AT&SF/GM&O Joliet Union Station in 1971
Description:  Yes, this is a color slide. It is not a comment on Joliet in 1971, but could be.
Photo Date:  3/29/1971  Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:21 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  Station
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Views:  1024   Comments: 0
Joliet Union Station and Tower, CRIP Side
Title:  Joliet Union Station and Tower, CRIP Side
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/1971  Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:21 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  Station
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Views:  654   Comments: 0
Joliet Union Station Detail, CRI&P Side
Title:  Joliet Union Station Detail, CRI&P Side
Description:  What is the correct term for this? I onceknew.
Photo Date:  3/29/1971  Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:22 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  Station
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Views:  587   Comments: 0
Joliet Union Station AT&SF/GM&O Side w/CRI&P Commuter Train
Title:  Joliet Union Station AT&SF/GM&O Side w/CRI&P Commuter Train
Description:  Looking south. Tracks were not near as bad as the telephoto lens makes them look. That's a CPI&P EMD AB6 on the train.
Photo Date:  3/29/1971  Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:23 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  Station,Signal
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Views:  2227   Comments: 3
CRIP JolietStation
Title:  CRIP JolietStation
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/1971  Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:20 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  Station
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Views:  555   Comments: 0
Union Station Train Board, 3/29/71,
Title:  Union Station Train Board, 3/29/71,
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/1971  Upload Date: 2/16/2007 3:33:41 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  700   Comments: 0
Chicago West Pullman & Southern #42
Title:  Chicago West Pullman & Southern #42
Description:  On Rock Island
Photo Date:  8/30/1973  Upload Date: 7/17/2007 6:37:37 AM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CWP 42(SW8)
Views:  1027   Comments: 1
CRI&P Station
Title:  CRI&P Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/25/1974  Upload Date: 8/28/2020 8:24:57 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Gerard Putz
Categories:  Station,Passenger
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Views:  538   Comments: 0
RI 250
Title:  RI 250
Description:  RI 250 leads an eastbound freight pass the RI station in Council Bluffs. The depot still stands and is part of a very nice railroad museum and display.
Photo Date:  8/23/1976  Upload Date: 3/16/2016 1:58:09 PM
Location:  Council Bluffs, IA
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Station,Action
Locomotives:  CRIP 250(U28B)
Views:  999   Comments: 4
RI Depot in 1977
Title:  RI Depot in 1977
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1977  Upload Date: 5/30/2006 10:46:05 PM
Location:  Faribault, MN
Author:  Vern Wigfield
Categories:  Station
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Views:  818   Comments: 1
CRI&P station
Title:  CRI&P station
Description:  LaSalle Street Station entrance on an unknown day in September 1978, Ektachrome by Chuck Zeiler.
Photo Date:  9/1/1978  Upload Date: 3/8/2014 4:15:37 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Station
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Views:  1471   Comments: 0
CRIP Caboose
Title:  CRIP Caboose
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1979  Upload Date: 9/7/2010 10:13:13 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Greg Smith
Categories:  RollingStock
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Views:  1134   Comments: 0
R I frieght heading south to Jonesboro & Alexandria, LA
Title:  R I frieght heading south to Jonesboro & Alexandria, LA
Description:  Freight ready to cross ICG Diamond by R I frieght house. Interchange track can be seen in upper left corner of diamond
Photo Date:  1/15/1979  Upload Date: 5/13/2020 5:07:24 PM
Location:  Ruston, LA
Author:  R E Lucas
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Station,Signal,Track
Locomotives:  CRIP 4440(GP7R)
Views:  962   Comments: 0
R I Caboose
Title:  R I Caboose
Description:  Caboose crossing ICG diamond
Photo Date:  1/15/1979  Upload Date: 5/13/2020 5:14:06 PM
Location:  Ruston, LA
Author:  R E Lucas
Categories:  RollingStock,Signal,Track,Action
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Views:  831   Comments: 0
Final "THE ROCK" System time table
Title:  Final "THE ROCK" System time table
Description:  The final ROCK system wide employee time table dated March 18, 1979. An optimistic loohing cover the the large number "1" on the cover in hopes of a number "2" but there would be no number "2" booklet.
Photo Date:  3/18/1979  Upload Date: 5/16/2007 7:05:10 PM
Location:  Des Moines, IA
Author:  Ken Roble
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Views:  319   Comments: 0
THE ROCK Employee System timetable March 18.1979
Title:  THE ROCK Employee System timetable March 18.1979
Description:  The cover to she final Rock Island employee system time table. The optimistic 1 on the cover in hopes to be followed by a 2 on a subsequent one that never happened.
Photo Date:  3/18/1979  Upload Date: 5/17/2007 4:53:32 PM
Location:  Kansas City, KS
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories: 
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Views:  330   Comments: 0
Des Moines Div map
Title:  Des Moines Div map
Description:  The Rock's Des Moines Division that ran from Minneapolis, MN west to Denver and Colorafo Springs, CO
Photo Date:  3/18/1979  Upload Date: 5/16/2007 7:05:11 PM
Location:  Des Moines, IA
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories: 
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Views:  714   Comments: 0
Depot
Title:  Depot
Description:  Depot in Council Bluffs, IO
Photo Date:  5/1/1979  Upload Date: 12/3/2008 8:48:21 AM
Location:  Council Bluffs, IA
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories:  Station
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Views:  770   Comments: 2


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