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Date: 03/28/24 08:26
Rock Island train in Texas
Author: gcm

Aug 1977
The back of a northbound on the joint BN/Rock Island line north of Tomball,Tx

Gary

 

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Date: 03/28/24 09:18
Re: Rock Island train in Texas
Author: texchief1

Like this one a bunch, Gary!  Thanks!

texchief1

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Date: 03/28/24 10:18
Re: Rock Island train in Texas
Author: PHall

Prototype for the Athearn Wide Vision Caboose.

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Date: 03/28/24 10:26
Re: Rock Island train in Texas
Author: tomstp

Combo RI and BN track just about the only good track the Rock ran on.

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Date: 03/28/24 10:41
Re: Rock Island train in Texas
Author: jgilmore

tomstp Wrote:
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> Combo RI and BN track just about the only good
> track the Rock ran on.

Yeah, BRI from Fort Worth to Houston much better than the RI trackage north of FW until the MKT rehabbed it into the OKT. Nice catch, btw...

JG

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Date: 03/28/24 19:52
Re: Rock Island train in Texas
Author: UP951West

Gary, sure like this Rock Island freight with an extended vision caboose like I used to see in my younger days on the B-RI . THANKS. 

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