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5/23/2024
 
 
 
 
 
By:Gary Everhart
Dates:6/1/1956 - 7/15/1984
Album Info:Nice group of color slides several Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific diesels from 1956 to 1984.
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CRIP E8A #644 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Title:  CRIP E8A #644 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Description:  Nice action shot of the EMD E8A near Joliet, IL. Built by EMD in June of 1951, the unit was heading up the "Rocky Mountain Rocket" at this point in its life. An unknown photographer caught the roadside action.
Photo Date:  6/1/1956  Upload Date: 10/2/2016 9:10:44 AM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 644(E8A)
Views:  800   Comments: 2
CRIP FP7A #403 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Title:  CRIP FP7A #403 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Description:  Nice FP7A unit built by EMD in July of 1949 caught here in Peoria, IL, by an unknown photographer as it heads up an eastbound passenger train.
Photo Date:  9/1/1961  Upload Date: 10/2/2016 9:10:52 AM
Location:  Peoria, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 403(FP7A)
Views:  759   Comments: 1
CRIP SW8 #825 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Title:  CRIP SW8 #825 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Description:  Built by EMD in November of 1952, this switcher was caught at the Topeka, KS, yard by an unknown photographer while the unit shuffled cars, notably EL #54361.
Photo Date:  8/25/1970  Upload Date: 10/2/2016 9:11:00 AM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 825(SW8)
Views:  441   Comments: 3
CRIP F7A #677 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Title:  CRIP F7A #677 - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Description:  Built by EMD in March of 1949, this F7A sports the red & yellow paint scheme as it pulls a commuter train. No location, date or photographer was given for this slide. It may be a site near Bluie Island, IL sometime between 1973-75 based on overall paint wear.
Photo Date:  6/1/1974  Upload Date: 10/2/2016 9:10:48 AM
Location:  Unknown, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 677(F7A)
Views:  370   Comments: 2
CRIP 75T #1015 - Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific
Title:  CRIP 75T #1015 - Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific
Description:  Here is an unusual switcher. This unit was one of 18 75-ton 650 HP units built by Canadian Locomotive Company in Kingston according to the Whitcomb Locomotive Works (Rochelle, IL) designs for the Canadian National ((CNR 7803-7820). By this time Whitcomb was a division of Baldwin Locomotive Works. Eventually this unit was sold to Rock Island. An unknown photographer took this slide.
Photo Date:  7/15/1984  Upload Date: 10/2/2016 9:10:37 AM
Location:  Unknown, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 1015(75 Tonner)
Views:  554   Comments: 2
CRIP GP7 #1502 - Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific
Title:  CRIP GP7 #1502 - Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific
Description:  Built by EMD in June of 1952 orginally as P&LE #5724, this GP7 unit now wears the basic black of the Rock Island switchers as it sits in front of Rock Island boxcars at Blue Island, IL. Dave Arganbright caught this switcher.
Photo Date:  7/15/1984  Upload Date: 10/2/2016 9:10:56 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 1502(GP7)
Views:  429   Comments: 3


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