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Date: 12/24/12 06:05
Rock Island days...
Author: IndianaHarbor

Photographed in my high school days, December 1977. I used to sneak into the Blue Island, Illinois roundhouse on Sunday mornings.

These were good times.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Gary Clark
Griffith, Indiana




Date: 12/24/12 06:14
Re: Rock Island days...
Author: santafe199

NICE! That reminds me of doing the very same thing at the Armourdale RH in Kansas City. Same year, 'matter of fact...

Lance



Date: 12/24/12 06:19
Re: Rock Island days...
Author: hwb36604

I love the "Don't Tread on Me" sticker



Date: 12/24/12 08:49
Re: Rock Island days...
Author: 1

nice pic, looks like it could be taken yesterday



Date: 12/24/12 09:04
Re: Rock Island days...
Author: MILW16

Not much left of the pilot on 652. Nice photo from a different time - railroad photography was fun in those days.



Date: 12/24/12 11:05
Re: Rock Island days...
Author: NebraskaZephyr

1 Wrote:
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> nice pic, looks like it could be taken yesterday

Oh, if wishing could make it so! Sadly, this is from long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Hard to believe next week will be 33 years since the final two Rockets made their last runs.

NZ



Date: 12/24/12 11:06
Re: Rock Island days...
Author: tomstp

Never saw the paint scheme on 652. Anybody got a good shot of it?



Date: 12/24/12 12:20
Re: Rock Island days...
Author: aussiehinz

Here are two, at Joliet in June, 1975.

Cheers,

aussiehinz






Date: 12/24/12 13:28
Re: Rock Island days...
Author: PaulMerriman

Gary,
Can you please share with me how you got this image digital? It os great quality, and I assume it is from slides, so wondering what scanner you are using? It looks great!



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