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Frost on the Ties at Brainerd this Morning 42 Years Ago |
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Check out the light for the crossbucks. Commuters are crossing the street to get on the front cars when the train stops. |
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12/31/1964 Upload Date: 2/20/2007 11:39:29 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
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Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 494(RS3) |
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CRI&P 2, Englewood Union Station |
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An EMD intercity failure ends its days at age 10 downgraded to commuter service, not a good application of a train with few and narrow doors. There are actually three additional RI trains in the distance in this picture. |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/16/2007 3:33:39 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 2(LWT-12) |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 2, Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/16/2007 3:33:39 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 2(LWT-12) |
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2084 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Pullman-Stanard Commuter Cars in 1965 |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 4:46:45 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 38 South Chicago Yards |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/16/2007 3:33:40 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
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Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 38(F2A) |
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2684 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Pulling Quite a Train, Diamonds are with the PRR, at Englewood Union Station |
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This is Rock Island's version of EMD's BL2. BL stood for "branch line" because the unit was lighter than an F-unit and much easier to work with (i.e., steps on all corners). In a sense they were a transition to Geeps. Here 17 year old number 425 is filling out its life in commuter service with a northbound morning rush hour train at Englewood Union Station on the south side of Chicago. Those are PRR tracks it is about to cross. |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 10:44:02 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 425(BL2) |
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2209 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P #426, One of Five BL2s the Rock had Inbound at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 10:44:03 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
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Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 426(BL2) |
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1888 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
The Engineer Enjoys the Ride on a Nice Spring Morning |
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This is Rock Island's version of EMD's BL2. BL stood for "branch line" because the unit was lighter than a GP7. Here 17 year old number 429 is filling out its life in commuter service with a northbound morning rush hour train at Englewood Union Station on the south side of Chicago. |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 6:10:26 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 429(BL2) |
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1593 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P BL2 #429 Inbound at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 6:10:27 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 429(BL2) |
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1385 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
One of the Rock's 5 RS2s #454 was on a Caboose Hop in 1977 |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 6:10:35 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 454(RS2m) |
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1937 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Looking Good for Almost 40 Years Old |
| Description: |
ex-P&LE #8747 |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:23 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 4907(NW2) |
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1067 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 630 Ready to Go as the Conductor Steps On Last at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/20/2007 11:03:08 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 630(E6A) |
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1432 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 630 in 1965 |
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Arguably the most beautiful diesel locomotives ever made were the EMD shovel nosed E5As and E6As. Here April 21, 1965's morning sun makes the 24 year old Rock Island E6A 630 looks almost new. She is crossing the PRR diamonds at Englewood Union Station on Chicago's south side with a SB commuter train. Pigs are on another RI track. |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 11/6/2006 11:17:50 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 630(E6A) |
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4980 Comments: 9 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 631 with The Golden State |
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EMD E6s were rare. Here shovel nosed Rock Island E6A #631 has just started to hustle the Golden State Section of Tr. #1 toward the Golden State seen passing the 99th Street commuter stop on the south side of Chicago. It's spring break, April 21, 1965. For a picture of the 2nd Section see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662259 |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 11/6/2006 11:17:50 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 631(E6A) |
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1780 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 639 at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/24/2007 5:32:20 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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Station |
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CRIP 639(E7A) |
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1281 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Rock Island E7 and Two E8s Elephant Style Stopped with the Rocky Mountain Rocket at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/24/2007 5:32:23 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 641(E7A) |
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1374 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 646 With Rocket Section of 2nd #1 at 99st St. Mainline Suburban Stop |
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For a picture of 1st #1 see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/editPicture1.aspx?id=557971 |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/23/2007 7:10:30 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 646(E8A) |
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985 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 675 at Englewood Union Station |
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If I had one of thse baggage carts, what would I do with it? Note the tower in the background. |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 3/4/2007 6:52:58 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 675(F7A) |
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1459 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 677 at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 8:49:04 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 677(F7A) |
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1195 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Blunt Ends Forward, Shall We Race? At Englewood Union Station |
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An AB6 had an E6B carbody modified with a single 1000 h.p. engine, windows and controls at one end, baggage compartment, and steam generator. Only two were built by EMD in June 1940 for the Rock Island (#s 750 and 751) for the Rocky Mountain Rocket (Google it). The train would run from Chicago to Limon, CO with an EA-unit on the front and an AB6 second. The train was split at Limon with the AB6 taking a few cars to Colorado Springs and the other unit taking the rest of the cars to Denver. The reverse happened on the trip to Chicago. Of course over the years there were variations on this theme. The six pictures I am posting are about how the EA6s lived out there lives in commuter service in Northeastern, Illinois. It looks to me that a second diesel was added in the baggage compartment making each a full E-unit. Can someone confirm this? Enjoy! |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 8:49:11 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 750(AB6) CRIP 535(SW1) |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 750 at Englewood Union Station in 1965 |
| Description: |
An AB6 had an E6B carbody modified with a single 1000 h.p. engine, windows and controls at one end, baggage compartment, and steam generator. Only two were built by EMD in June 1940 for the Rock Island (#s 750 and 751) for the Rocky Mountain Rocket (Google it). The train would run from Chicago to Limon, CO with an EA-unit on the front and an AB6 second. The train was split at Limon with the AB6 taking a few cars to Colorado Springs and the other unit taking the rest of the cars to Denver. The reverse happened on the trip to Chicago. Of course over the years there were variations on this theme. The six pictures I am posting are about how the EA6s lived out there lives in commuter service in Northeastern, Illinois. It looks to me that a second diesel was added in the baggage compartment making each a full E-unit. Can someone confirm this? Enjoy! |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 8:49:08 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 750(AB6) |
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2249 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Come On Guys, Let's Go! Englewood Union Station |
| Description: |
An AB6 had an E6B carbody modified with a single 1000 h.p. engine, windows and controls at one end, baggage compartment, and steam generator. Only two were built by EMD in June 1940 for the Rock Island (#s 750 and 751) for the Rocky Mountain Rocket (Google it). The train would run from Chicago to Limon, CO with an EA-unit on the front and an AB6 second. The train was split at Limon with the AB6 taking a few cars to Colorado Springs and the other unit taking the rest of the cars to Denver. The reverse happened on the trip to Chicago. See: http://www.railroademporium.com/images/stories/ri/rocky-mountain-rocket-lg.jpg. Of course over the years there were variations on this theme. A second diesel was added in the baggage compartment making each a full E-unit. The six pictures I am posting are about how the EA6s lived out there lives in commuter service in Northeastern, Illinois. What is all that piping on the roof? Enjoy! |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 8:49:09 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 750(AB6) |
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2969 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 772 at 104th and Torrence |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:27 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 772(NW2) |
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819 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
One of Two Davenport 112-Tonners The Rock Had |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:30 AM |
| Location: |
Moline, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 799(112 Tonner) |
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4311 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 805 with Pigs at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:32 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 805(S8) |
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1558 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 905 Englewood PRR Crossing |
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Note the early flat cars. |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:37 AM |
| Location: |
Englewood, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 905(SW900) |
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1100 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Hustling Commuters at Englewood Union Station |
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4/21/1965 Upload Date: 2/20/2007 11:39:18 AM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 490(RS3) |
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1240 Comments: 0 |
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Having Seen Better Days on the Rock |
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South Chicago Yards. The third unit is probably E6A #631 (Ouch). Looks like 407 had a traction motor fire and is being cannibalized. The S12 is a BLW product. Most railroads would hide this mess. Not the Rock. These guys were right alone the street. |
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5/7/1966 Upload Date: 2/17/2007 9:30:22 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 407(FP7A) CRIP 759(S12) |
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2756 Comments: 9 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 1321 and 1340 |
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9/10/1966 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:46 AM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 1321(GP9) CRIP 1340(GP18) |
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2052 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 644 with Peoria Rocket at 79th St. |
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6/24/1967 Upload Date: 2/24/2007 5:32:26 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
| Categories: |
Signal |
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CRIP 644(E8A) |
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1685 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Please Don't Pick the Daisies, CRI&P 451 was About to Pass Joliet Union Station in 1969 |
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9/1/1969 Upload Date: 2/18/2007 6:10:25 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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Action |
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CRIP 451(RS2m) |
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1621 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 1271 and Two U-Boats Pass the Tower |
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On Sept. 1, 1969 Rock Island GP7 #1271 lead a westbound freight past the Joliet (Illinois) Tower and over the diamonds crossing ATSF and GM&O tracks. The Joliet Union Station was and still is about 40 feet to the left and slightly behind the photographer. RI and GM&O Chicago commuter trains terminated here and still do as METRA. Interestingly, each railroad stopped six intercity trains here in 1969: three to Chicago and three to the south and west, for a total of 18 trains. Today six Amtrak trains stop here, three to Chicago and one each to St. Louis, Kansas City, and Texas. |
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9/1/1969 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:43 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 1271(GP7) CRIP 276(U28B) |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 1271 in 1969 |
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On Sept. 1, 1969 Rock Island GP7 #1271 lead a westbound freight past the Joliet (Illinois) Tower and over the diamonds crossing ATSF and GM&O tracks. The Joliet Union Station was and still is about 40 feet to the left and slightly behind the photographer. RI and GM&O Chicago commuter trains terminated here and still do as METRA. Interestingly, each railroad stopped six intercity trains here in 1969: three to Chicago and three to the south and west, for a total of 18 trains. Today six Amtrak trains stop here, three to Chicago and one each to St. Louis, Kansas City, and Texas. |
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9/1/1969 Upload Date: 11/6/2006 11:17:48 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 1271(GP7) |
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540 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
One of 25 Rock Island U33Bs, #197 |
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9/1/1969 Upload Date: 2/17/2007 9:53:55 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 197(U33B) |
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1206 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CR&IP 250 |
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9/1/1969 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:25 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 250(U28B) |
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721 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P Alco 417 with a Geep and two SW8s in 1969 |
| Description: |
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9/1/1969 Upload Date: 2/17/2007 9:30:25 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 417(C415) CRIP 1276(GP7) |
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1663 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 751 in 1969 |
| Description: |
An AB6 had an E6B carbody modified with a single 1000 h.p. engine, windows and controls at one end, baggage compartment, and steam generator. Only two were built by EMD in June 1940 for the Rock Island (#s 750 and 751) for the Rocky Mountain Rocket (Google it). The train would run from Chicago to Limon, CO with an EA-unit on the front and an AB6 second. The train was split at Limon with the AB6 taking a few cars to Colorado Springs and the other unit taking the rest of the cars to Denver. The reverse happened on the trip to Chicago. Of course over the years there were variations on this theme. The six pictures I am posting are about how the EA6s lived out there lives in commuter service in Northeastern, Illinois. A second diesel was added in the baggage compartment making each a full E-unit. Enjoy! |
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9/1/1969 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 8:49:12 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 751(AB6) |
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1513 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 1265 |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:41 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 1265(GP7) |
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530 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P Caboose #17882 with the Peorian behind it |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/21/2007 7:18:08 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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RollingStock |
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522 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 410 With a Geep |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/17/2007 9:30:24 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 410(FP7A) |
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937 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 630 About to End Its Outbound Trip |
| Description: |
Train #216 at 8:12 am. |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/20/2007 11:03:09 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 630(E6A) |
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1070 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Move Over Jimmy Durante |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/20/2007 11:03:10 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 630(E6A) |
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927 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 652 Arriving with Quad Cities Rocket |
| Description: |
Dome car is Big Ben, see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=660823 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662262 |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/24/2007 5:32:27 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
| Categories: |
Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 652(E8A) |
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2063 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
Quad Cities Rocket Departing |
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For other shot of this reain see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=660823 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=663561 |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/23/2007 7:10:34 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 652(E8A) |
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1100 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
The Headlights Have It, Train #506 with 2 Pullman Standard Coaches |
| Description: |
An AB6 had an E6B carbody modified with a single 1000 h.p. engine, windows and controls at one end, baggage compartment, and steam generator. Only two were built by EMD in June 1940 for the Rock Island (#s 750 and 751) for the Rocky Mountain Rocket (Google it). The train would run from Chicago to Limon, CO with an EA-unit on the front and an AB6 second. The train was split at Limon with the AB6 taking a few cars to Colorado Springs and the other unit taking the rest of the cars to Denver. The reverse happened on the trip to Chicago. Of course over the years there were variations on this theme. The six pictures I am posting are about how the EA6s lived out there lives in commuter service in Northeastern, Illinois. It looks to me that a second diesel was added in the baggage compartment making each a full E-unit. Can someone confirm this? Enjoy! |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 8:49:10 PM |
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Joliet, IL |
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CRIP 750(AB6) |
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Ex-DRG&W, Big Ben Spread Across the GM&O and Santa Fe Tracks and Serving as a Parlor Car on Chicago-bound CRI&P Tr #6 |
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Note, she is unfortunately behind the head-end cars. Scott Schiechl provided the following information on her. Big Ben was originally ordered by the C&O as their #1875 but was actually delivered to the Rio Grande. The D&RGW butchered the observation end to install a diaphram so that it could be used mid-train. Configured as a coach it often ran on the Yampa Valley until that train was discontinued. It was purchased by Butterworth Tours and operated as a private parlor car on the Rock Island's trains between Chicago and the Quad Cities after the RI opted not to join Amtrak. Following the RI's bankruptcy Butterworth traied to operate some kind of dinner train on the Iowa Interstate but gave up after a single season. The Butterworth's still own Big Ben and it is in good condition under roof in Iowa. For pictures of the whole trains see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=663561 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662262 |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/21/2007 3:25:11 PM |
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Joliet, IL |
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Marty Bernard |
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CRI&P Gallery (Double Decker) Cab Car |
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Note AB6 #750 is at the other end of this train (#506) |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/25/2007 8:48:59 PM |
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Joliet, IL |
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Marty Bernard |
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CRI&P/AT&SF/GM&O Joliet Union Station in 1971 |
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Yes, this is a color slide. It is not a comment on Joliet in 1971, but could be. |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:21 PM |
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Joliet, IL |
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Marty Bernard |
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Joliet Union Station and Tower, CRIP Side |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:21 PM |
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Joliet, IL |
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Marty Bernard |
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Joliet Union Station Detail, CRI&P Side |
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What is the correct term for this? I onceknew. |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:22 PM |
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Joliet, IL |
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Marty Bernard |
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