Nostalgia & History > Rock Island in Kansas.

Here’s a little vintage Rock Island for your viewing pleasure today.
1) CRIP 319 shot at Topeka, KS. in March of 1968 by Marion E. Perrin.
2) CRIP 400 with SLSW 2008 at Wichita no date on slide. Shot by Marion E. Perrin. I may have posted this before.
3) CRIP 456 shot at Topeka, KS. in June of 1976 by Cliff L. Corn
4) CRIP 531 shot at Topeka, KS. on 03-23-1980 by Cliff L. Corn. This was in the infamous funeral train that came through Topeka that dark rainy day.
5) CRIP 545 shot on 06-24-1970 in Topeka, KS. by unknown photographer.

Thanks for looking, Wes Chiles

Wes Chiles
Topeka, KS

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Wes Chiles
Topeka, KS

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Nice shots of several models on the Rock--I never got to see more than GP9s in Salina when growing up.
Brian Stevens

Those shots look way better on Trainorders Wes! Thanks for sharing all the cool Topeka stuff.