Nostalgia & History > Happy Thanksgiving - A Simple Rock Island Scene

Happy Thanksgiving.
Here is a simple scene from my early days of railfanning. Rock Island 768 is switching in Davenport, Iowa on August 19, 1973.
Bob

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That is the Oscar Mayer plant along River Drive.
The track is all gone now and the plant will be
in the near future. They are building a smaller plant North of I-80.
zr190

Very nice Rock Island (and Burlington boxcar) shot.
Gary

What a bunch of bologna! Great shot!

Wow, just about everything in that photo is red. A great scene and composition.

Rich

WrongMain Wrote: > ... What a bunch of bologna ...

Now THERE is a ham-fisted comment, if I ever heard one...  ;^)
What a cool shot, Bob! Pure Americana =industry style=

Lance/199 

I recognized the building right away, never realized it had rail on that side, nice post, proves
you can learn something new every day.

Out

Nice photo of a twenty-five year old NW2 doing what it was built for.
The Rock still had around six and one half years left when you took this photo.
Thanks for posting and Happy Thanksgiving.
ALLEN

callum_out Wrote:
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> I recognized the building right away, never
> realized it had rail on that side, nice post,

The RI didn't interchange much to the CB&Q at Davenport,
But what they did went East (right)and crossed River Drive
at an angle. No flashers and 4 lanes of traffic. The
switch crews would take a case of fusees with them. They would
light them and then start pitching them out in the street before attempting
to cross. Even then, it was not unusual for them to call
West Davenport Yard and tell the YM to call the police, "They
got another one"!!
About a year or two before shut down, they finally put flashers on
the crossing.
zr190



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I wish I was an Oscar Mayer wiener..................

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American friends!

Does anyone know what Oscar Meyer would receive or ship in a plain 40 foot boxcar?

Thanks and I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving,

Dave French
Crookston MN

I am super happy with this post! I am making a sandwich right now and it taste even better than usual as I look at the picture.

I like this one ! Two of my favorite roads are pictured here. THANKS.

TCRT1300 Wrote:
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> Does anyone know what Oscar Meyer would receive or
> ship in a plain 40 foot boxcar?
>
When they had the kill floor in operation it was mostly tankage.
Once they shut down the kill operation, that was pretty much the end
of railroad traffic. They did get coal for their power plant until they
converted to natural gas.
zr190