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The units may be blue but the books are red |
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The Rock's light blue was certainly a cheery color, but it didn't stave off the eventual 1980 collapse of the line. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/1977 Upload Date: 2/9/2008 7:04:54 PM |
| Location: |
El Reno, OK |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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CRIP 4306(GP38-2) CRIP 4317(GP38-2) |
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2105 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
RI 4308 |
| Description: |
Rock 4308, a GP38-2 named "Oklahoma" sits at Limon CO in August 1977. Only about one year old at the time of this shot, this unit would operate with the MP, UP and GMTX over the next 30 years. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1977 Upload Date: 10/10/2008 9:16:52 PM |
| Location: |
Limon, CO |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4308(GP38-2) |
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1237 Comments: 0 |
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The American Railfan |
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When the Rock Island namek most of its new GP38-2s in 1976 it gave the 11th unit in the order the name "American Railfan". It's shown here working on the SP in 1979. |
| Photo Date: |
9/23/1979 Upload Date: 3/13/2009 8:18:06 PM |
| Location: |
Skidmore, TX |
| Author: |
Rick Molgan |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4310(GP38-2) |
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1844 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Rock Island in Blue |
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A pair of Rock Islajd units prepare to take a train south out of the Ft Worth yards in January 1979. (note: this shot replaces a previously posted version oh lesser image quality) |
| Photo Date: |
1/14/1979 Upload Date: 3/13/2009 8:18:36 PM |
| Location: |
Fort Worth, TX |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4316(GP38-2) |
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826 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
No silver lining for The Rock |
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This picture somewhat symbolizes the Rock Island in its later years to me. Driving across the Texas Panhadle parallel to the Rock Island's Amarillo to El Reno main on a cloudy day you spy a light in the distance and jump off the road to get the shot. It seems to take an awful long time to get to you- and you realize it's only doing about 25 to 30 MPH. The blue unit looks good but its a facade for the dirty maroon units behind; the track conditions are hardly befitting a 'mainline' and the cars sway as they go by. You get friendly waves from the Rock crews, as usual, but the scene confirms what you already know; that the road is in serious trouble. GP38-2 4338 is trailed by GP35s 321, 329 and U28Bs 269, 255. |
| Photo Date: |
5/13/1977 Upload Date: 2/10/2008 9:34:23 AM |
| Location: |
Groom, TX |
| Author: |
Rick Morgan |
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Action |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4338(GP38-2) |
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1421 Comments: 3 |
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