FRESH ROCK ISLAND PAINT. Here the Rock Island 4506 is displayed for the volunteers who had worked on the restoration of the unit, from C&NW 4160 back to its rebuilt appearance as the ROCK. Test ... (more)

Rock Island GP7R undergoes restoration work at the Illinois Railway Museum diesel shops, getting a fresh coat of paint in the "bankruptcy blue" scheme."

Locomotives:
CRIP 4506 GP7R

A stormy night approaches as IRM's Diesel Shop is busy prepping engines for the upcoming weekend event "Diesel Days 2016." UP 1848 and BN-3 idle alongside CNW 4160, which is currently be... (more)

Santa Fe (ATSF) EMD GP7R No.2299 and merger painted 2291 at Fullerton, California 10/28/1987.

EL RENO OK April 13 1980 -- Rock Island GP7R 4539 sits on one of the engine facility leads awaiting its post-bankruptcy fate. My photo.

Santa Fe rebuilt GP7R 2122 and two CF7's on a local at Temple, Texas, December 30, 1984

Note "Pink Lady" ballast from a local quarry. A Roger Puta Photograph

A Roger Puta Photograph

CBRW 2282 leads a eastbound local back into Yakima after switching west of town.

ex CRI&P 1280, 4503

Built as C&NW 1575

This former C&NW GP7 now works the Cargill elevator in Bradshaw NE.

Freshly rebuilt and repainted GP7R 4549 leads a westbound freight down 5th Street in Davenport. Kodachrome slide processed in April 1977.

Recently rebuilt by the shops at Silvis, Rock Island GP7R 4500 leads a westbound under the cantilever signal bridge guarding eastbound movements over Burlington Northern's Galesburg to Savanna mai... (more)