CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC RR COMPANY
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ROCK ISLAND STEAM POWER
CRI&P 4-4-0 #609
Image, Rock Island 4-4-0 loco #609 Order No. RI609I In this great early view, made from an original 4" X 5" positive , A Rock Island 4-4-0 locomotive sits in front of an unknown enginehouse at sunset in the late 1920's. The oil, the dark shadows, the the bright reflection off the American, all helps to visually say "This is a work area." Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P 4-6-2 #853
Image, Rock Island 4-6-2 Loco #853 Order No. RI853I A Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive #853 works a 1920's passenger train along the main. Built by Schenectady in 1905, the #853 had 69" drivers, cylinders with a bore of 22" and a stroke of 26", boiler pressure of 200 lbs (per square inch), 31,000 pounds of tractive effort, and a total weight of 212,000 pounds. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P 4-6-2 #870
Image, Rock Island 4-6-2 Loco #870 Order No. RI870I Image, Rock Island 4-6-2 Loco #870 - 11" X 17" Order No. RI870NI Photographer: Arthur B. Johnson A P33 class, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 4-6-2 locomotive rests in the shadows of the roundhouse. August 9, 1946, Blue Island, Illinois. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] 11" by 17" Image, Price - $8.50 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P 2-8-0 #2139
Image, Rock Island 2-8-0 locomotive #2139 Order No. RI2139I Photograph from the original Fred C. Stoes Collection The engineer waits for the signal from the ground to make his next move with this splended 2-8-0 #2139. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P 4-8-2 #4003
Image, Rock Island 4-8-2 Loco #4003 Order No. RI4003I Photographer: Lamar Kelly A heavy Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Mountain locomotive #4003 waits for its next freight or passenger assignment. The #4003 was an Alco product constructed in 1920. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P 4-8-2 #4047
Photo, Rock Island 4-8-2 #4047 Pass, IL Order No. RI4047P Photo, Rock Island 4-8-2 #4047 Pass, IL - 11" X 14" Order No. RI4047NP Photograph By: Fred C. Stoes Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad 4-8-2, #4047, with its baggage and passenger cars runs through the Chicago outskirts, 1948. Shopping Cart 7" by 11" Photo, Price - $ 6.75 [Add To Cart] 11" by 14" Photo, Price - $10.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P 4-8-4 #5106
Image, Rock Island 4-8-4 Loco #5106 Order No. RI5106I Photographer: Arthur B. Johnson September 9, 1950, Kansas City, Kansas: A Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific big Northern waits to go into service. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P 4-8-4 #5114
Image, Rock Island 4-8-4 Loco #5114 Order No. RI5114I Image, Rock Island 4-8-4 Loco #5114 - 11" X 17" Order No. RI5114NI Photographer: Arthur B. Johnson June 29, 1952, Blue Island, Illinois: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific class B-67b Northern locomotive #5114 represents another fine example of American built machinery. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] 11" by 17" Image, Price - $8.50 [Add To Cart] --------------------BLUE ISLAND SUB "N"- ROCK ISLAND
CRI&P 4-6-0 #1325
Image, Rock Island 4-6-0 #1325 Blue Island Order No. BI1325I Photograph from the original Paul Eilenburger Collection A high-stepping Rock Island ten wheeler #1325 sits at the ready to work one of the afternoon commute trains over the Blue Island Sub. N Line out of Chicago, Circa 1935. , , , , , , , , , , Reference Note: "Blue Island was one of many old Sub N Line train towns in the surrounding Chicago area which is still a middle class train town to this day. The Sub Line was, and is, very unique for passenger train service. Within the distance of five miles it makes 11 stops, and each stop has its own ornate train station. After the Civil War, interest in developing the area around the Blue Island Ridge grew. The heirs of Thomas Morgan, an early settler, sold off portions of their holdings to the Blue Island Land and Building Company. This group sought to establish an upper class suburban community in what is now known as Morgan Park. They subdivided lots, platted streets and began to petition the Rock Island Railroad to build a branch line to enhance the accessibility of the area. This was not a difficult task, as a number of Rock Island officials sat on the board of the Development Company. In 1869 the Washington Heights (Blue Island Sub Line) Branch Railway was completed from the Main Line at 97th Street down 99th to just below the Ridge, and south to reconnect with the Main at Blue Island. Stops were made at Dummy Junction (97th), Prospect Avenue, Walden (99th), Tracy (103rd), Belmont (107th), and Morgan Park (Morgan Ave./112th)." ....Information furnished by Morgan Park resident: John J. Dreznes Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------ROCK ISLAND DIESEL POWER
CRI&P - FP7 #405
Photo, Rock Island FP7 #405 on commute, 1949 Order No. RI405DP Photo, Rock Island FP7 #405 on commute, 1949 - 11" X 14" Order No. RI405DNP Photograph By: Fred C. Stoes A new EMD "FP7" and three very old "Harriman's" make the run on this afternoon commute train near the Englewood platform in Chicago, Illinois, 1949 Shopping Cart 7" by 11" Photo, Price - $ 6.75 [Add To Cart] 11" by 14" Photo, Price - $10.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P - TA-Diesel
Photo, Rock Island "Rocket" at Englewood 1948 Order No. RIROCKETP Photo, Rock Island "Rocket" at Englewood 1948 - 11" X 14" Order No. RIROCKETNP Photograph By: Fred C. Stoes A unique early EMD TA diesel, one of five, heads the 4-car Rock Island "Rocket" as it approaches the platform at Shopping Cart 7" by 11" Photo, Price - $ 6.75 [Add To Cart] 11" by 14" Photo, Price - $10.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P E8A #649
Image, A lone Rock Island EMD E8A unit #649, 1975 Order No. RI649I Photographer: Don Elliott One of Rock Island's 1952 EMD E8A units is captured in commute service at Ble Island, Illinois, 1975. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------CRI&P two E8A's 1948
Image, 2-Rock Island E8A's on passenger train, 1948 Order No. RI650X2I Photographer: Fred C. Stoes A Rock Island passenger train with two newer EMD E8A diesels on the point has arrived in Excelsur Springs, Missouri this April day of 1948. Shopping Cart 8.5" by 11" Image, Price - $ 5.00 [Add To Cart] --------------------
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