Nostalgia & History > Maroon Monday - Quad City Area

Here's a trio of Rock Island trains playing the snow in the Quad City area from the lens of John Dziobko. I have been scanning his collection and we just featured these (among many others) in his annual presentation at the NWI Chapter - NRHS in Rockford on Saturday. John did not keep notes, so all we've got to go on for dates are the dates stamped on the Kodachrome mounts. All three of these were processed in March of 1977.

1. RI 215 West at 55th Street Moline, IL.

2. RI 278 West at Durant, IA.

3. RI 295 East at the crossing between Stockton and Walcott, IA.

Erik

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Awesome bunch.
JB

Nice stuff! Typical Rock Island consists, especially toward the end. Part of why the Rock is still such a beloved & sentimental favorite for so many fans!

Lance

That's the thing about John: he often doesn't know what he's got! (Of course,
that statement applies to many of us, especially me. Someday I'll illustrate
that.) The first time he showed in Cedar Rapids, courtesy of TO member Andy
Brown, he started off with a shot of a westbound Rock Island freight in Davenport
with a DE SD40 on the point, followed by a UP(!!) C628. I'm not kidding. He
had no clue.

Thanks for posting, Erik.

Nick Tharalson,
Marion, IA

What does 'DE' stand for?

Detroit Edison. Here is the shot Nick is referring to, processed in October 1973, shortly after John moved to Davenport, IA.

Erik

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Oh, what I wouldn't give to go back to the Rock Island days! Nice shots!!

First shot "could be" the Missouri Local going by the
cement hoppers and the tank cars on the head end.
Cement cars to Linwood and the tank cars
to Hookers (Oxy Chem) west of Buffalo.
If it is, the switch eng is no doubt headed for
Muscatine.
zr190

Great pics! Love the RI!

Great set Erik! John's show was great, with many thanks due to you!

Andy

Awesome stuff Trainboy.

Shot #2 is probably the Iowa City Turn. Shot #3 is either Train 44 off the UP at Omaha, or could be 56.

The photo with the DE Leader looks to be Train 01, the SP run thru that ran over the Golden State.

MILW86A