It's not often you see Rock Island business cars, nonetheless painted in Blue and White! Original shot by Jim.
The has-been Rock Island Bicentennial E-unit sits unused for the time being, alongside one of two remaining E6's in the country- Rock Island 630. Both engines have a unique backstory, one being t... (more)
On May 4th, 1980, The Rock Island ran their last train out of Council Bluffs, Iowa. This train was powered by RI 4355, RI 4352 and RI 4513. It consisted of all RI-owned equipment out of CB in tow ... (more)
Standing on what remains of it's last legs, UP 79 is slowly being torn apart for scrap. Original shot by Jim.
Cabception. Looking through the windshield of being-scrapped UP 8 into the innards of UP 7 of a similar fate. Photo by Jim.
It was so clean, the sun was on it at just the right time, nobody was around- I enjoyed filling my CF card this morning.
The Manly Centennial shows The Rock's new colors on a warm, sunny day in Iowa. Original print by Jim.
One of the rare snowplows used along the Rock. Original Print by Jim.
A quad-set of Rock Island's GP38-2s swing around the bridge above the Straight river. Original print by Jim.
Not only was 630 the only Shovelnose on the Rock Island painted with a golden nose, it was (and still is) the last operational E6 in the country. Just as several of The Rock's Early Cowl units ha... (more)
With no buyers after shutdown all 18 were cut up for scrap. Photo by Jim.
Barely two years old and already looking a bit rough. Original by Jim
UP 9000, 9001, and 9002 take the Sun Valley Golf Trip train eastbound through Omaha. Original shot by Jim.
Experimental strobes mounted, Rock Island 4300 creeps out of Des Moines with a short, all boxcar train. Around the time of the photo, Rock Island had been experimenting with putting strobes on the... (more)
Leading RI 4314, 4300 is at a crawl on this soon-to-be sunset evening. Original print by Jim.
