A lot of unused locomotives await an uncertain fate at the NRE Silvis Locomotive shop.
One of the final group of Rock Island GP40's 4700-4719. The 4713 shows off the bright red hood, speed lettering, and yellow nose of the early Seventies RI image at Silvis, IL, in July 1979. From ... (more)
Most, if not all of this will more than likely be scrap metal or razor blades pretty soon with the announcement of this plant closing up shop.
On August 28th, National Railway Equipment announced a consolidation plan that would close all operations at their Silvis and Dixmoor facilities in Illinois, as well as the facility in Milwaukee, ... (more)
When visiting the National Railway Equipment's facility in Silvis, bringing along a few tissues couldn't hurt! A collection of Santa Fe and Burlington Northern locomotives await their dates with t... (more)
I would say to take your pick, but I'm not so sure that's possible in this situation. When it comes to this mass gathering of locomotives from many different railroads, some have futures and some ... (more)
The former SOU 3024, built in 1965, has certainly seen better days. After the Southern, it became the Fox River Valley Railroad #2500 before it was sent to the Wisconsin Central. It spent loyal ye... (more)
The east deadlines at NRE are still quite colorful despite the recent purge in equipment. In the foreground is an ex-IC Paducah rebuilt SD20, originally Southern SD24 6331.
The deadlines east of the shop at NRE are thinning, but there are still some need engines to see: Built as an SD45 as CNW 913, it was sold and rebuilt as an SD40M-2 as SP 8670. At the merger, UP p... (more)
An eye-candy view from the summer of 2019 at the former Rock Island yard and shop in Silvis, Illinois.
Rock Island GP7 1293 and GP9 1318 at the west end of Silvis shop wait to go in for the GP rebuild program.
Rock Island GP9 is at Silvis shop to go through the rebuild program.
295 East enters the receiving yard at Silvis with a solid GE consist.
It wasn't unusual for new SP power to pass through Silvis on it's way west. This GP40X caught my eye one day as I was headed home from work at the Silvis shop. I had my camera with me however the... (more)
