Rare butthead repaint with a lucky number, maybe. Photo by Gary W. Zeitler.

Rock Island 382 has reached the end of the line.

Illinois Railway Museum's Rock Island GP7 makes its grand debut on a perfect summer day leading a Rock Island commuter train into the station

Rock Island SD40-2 4792 and 4795 at Blue Island, Illinois.

Rock Island GP40 no. 343 lead a group of RI power at their engine facility at Inver Grove Heights, MN near St. Paul. As seen third unit back, the maroon scheme was giving way to red, much like the... (more)

The Hub City Heritage Corporation Railway Museum had their Railroad Days on August 19/20 this year. For the event the Iowa Northern owned Rock Island E-units were brought up from Waterloo and put ... (more)

Rock Island F9M 4161 and GP9 1319 idle at Rock Island's Inver Grove Yard engine facility in South St. Paul. The F unit was originally built as an F3 for Union Pacific, and later upgraded to an F9 ... (more)

The Rock Island continued their own passenger service past Amtrak startup unable to afford cost of joining. The Rock Island train from the Quad Cities looks pretty nice as it rolls past.

Rock Island 4201 and 4206 idle at their Inver Grove, MN diesel facilities south of St. Paul in July 1973. The two units show their Rio Grande heritage, former DRGW 5102 and 5110 respectively. The ... (more)

Seemingly with all nozzles “on,” a HABCO weed sprayer train works northward on the Rock Island at Holton, Kansas, headed for St. Joseph, Mo.

648 Leads westbound Peoria Rocket(?) into Joliet Union station as eastbound freight as just cleared.

This door has been not used by a trainman since the fall of the once mighty Rock Island Lines. The door is located on the South side of the old "Rock Shop" now owned by National Railway Equipment... (more)

Receiving a little attention at the engine shed at Kansas City, Ks. is Alco PA 621 while GP-7 1327 takes a spin on the turntable. The Alco was built in 1941, re-engined by EMD in 1953 and eventua... (more)

What might be a transfer run is at Blue Island.