Nostalgia & History > Interesting RI photos

Here are a couple neat ebay slides, shot from the cab of an F-unit on an EB Rock Island freight, first at Durant, Iowa, then pulling into Rock Island, IL at the location formerly known as Terminal Jct. Sorry, no date but it appears to be mid '70s.

Andy

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Actually Andy, on the RI that was 28th Street.
Dave

zr190 Wrote:
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> Actually Andy, on the RI that was 28th Street.

Oh yes, I think you've mentioned that before! Terminal Jct. must've been a DRI line name?

Andy

Here's another one at Durant just before the end, showing the famous sign on the west end of the depot. I posted this the other day under another thread but I don't think it got seen by many. Photo by Ron Reynolds.

Andy

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Thats it!!! I put a message on this forum earlier in the week looking for a picture of RI's "section car",a.k.a MOW truck.Its a straight on shot but i'll take it!Can't quite read the builder name on the front.Thanks Andy.

AndyBrown Wrote:
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> Here are a couple neat ebay slides, shot from the
> cab of an F-unit on an EB Rock Island freight,
> first at Durant, Iowa, then pulling into Rock
> Island, IL at the location formerly known as
> Terminal Jct. Sorry, no date but it appears to be
> mid '70s.
>
> Andy
Andy,
I believe the Terminal Jct photo is where the Rock comes down off the Missippi River Bridge and turns north to go through Rock Island, then Moline and on to Silvis into Kelly Yard. I will have to check my old maps and timetables.

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Is that the "Big Ben" in the middle-left of that second shot?

- Jeff Carlson

RI4444 Wrote:
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> Thats it!!! I put a message on this forum earlier
> in the week looking for a picture of RI's "section
> car",a.k.a MOW truck.Its a straight on shot but
> i'll take it!Can't quite read the builder name on
> the front.Thanks Andy.

Check your original message for a couple better photos:

http://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?11,3085514

Andy

bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> Is that the "Big Ben" in the middle-left of that
> second shot?

Yes, Big Ben and the Reveler hung out regularly on the depot track back there.

Andy

Yeah, coming off the slough bridge headed (railroad) East toward Silvis. Q, Milw & DRI crossed there and to them it was Terminal Jct. On the RI it was 28th Street and was manned by RI switchtenders (switchmen). It was kind of a weird combination of signals on the RI main and a gate/smashboard on the other. There were also stop boards involved. I should also mention that the RI crossed over also from the yard west to the Milan branch.
Dave



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/01/13 05:40 by zr190.

Always good to see Rock Island photos!

AndyBrown Wrote:
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> Here are a couple neat ebay slides, shot from the
> cab of an F-unit on an EB Rock Island freight,
> first at Durant, Iowa, then pulling into Rock
> Island, IL at the location formerly known as
> Terminal Jct. Sorry, no date but it appears to be
> mid '70s.
>
> Andy

That's the Rock Island I remember! Love that shot of the train going by the depot. You got some great shots there, Andy. Feel free to post more anytime you like.

It looks like the Butterworth Tours IC 2210 PS Dome that was a former IC/MP car. The portholed end door is the dead give away.


AndyBrown Wrote:
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> bnsfsd70 Wrote:
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> > Is that the "Big Ben" in the middle-left of
> that
> > second shot?
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> Yes, Big Ben and the Reveler hung out regularly on
> the depot track back there.
>
> Andy

Carondelet Wrote:
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> It looks like the Butterworth Tours IC 2210 PS
> Dome that was a former IC/MP car. The portholed
> end door is the dead give away.

Okay, I'm not sure I'm familiar with that car but that's interesting. I'll be on the lookout for photos now!

Andy