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CRI&P 104 and Tower in 1964 |
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Second unit is most probably 104B and third is an Alco FA1. The diamonds are with the GM&O and Santa Fe. Today the number of diamonds is reduced from 16 to four because the Rock's tracks (now Metra) have been reduced to one. |
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8/23/1964 Upload Date: 2/17/2007 9:53:51 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 104(F7A) |
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CRI&P 1271 and Two U-Boats Pass the Tower |
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On Sept. 1, 1969 Rock Island GP7 #1271 lead a westbound freight past the Joliet (Illinois) Tower and over the diamonds crossing ATSF and GM&O tracks. The Joliet Union Station was and still is about 40 feet to the left and slightly behind the photographer. RI and GM&O Chicago commuter trains terminated here and still do as METRA. Interestingly, each railroad stopped six intercity trains here in 1969: three to Chicago and three to the south and west, for a total of 18 trains. Today six Amtrak trains stop here, three to Chicago and one each to St. Louis, Kansas City, and Texas. |
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9/1/1969 Upload Date: 3/1/2007 9:00:43 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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CRIP 1271(GP7) CRIP 276(U28B) |
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1334 Comments: 1 |
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CRI&P Caboose #17882 with the Peorian behind it |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/21/2007 7:18:08 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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RollingStock |
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Ex-DRG&W, Big Ben Spread Across the GM&O and Santa Fe Tracks and Serving as a Parlor Car on Chicago-bound CRI&P Tr #6 |
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Note, she is unfortunately behind the head-end cars. Scott Schiechl provided the following information on her. Big Ben was originally ordered by the C&O as their #1875 but was actually delivered to the Rio Grande. The D&RGW butchered the observation end to install a diaphram so that it could be used mid-train. Configured as a coach it often ran on the Yampa Valley until that train was discontinued. It was purchased by Butterworth Tours and operated as a private parlor car on the Rock Island's trains between Chicago and the Quad Cities after the RI opted not to join Amtrak. Following the RI's bankruptcy Butterworth traied to operate some kind of dinner train on the Iowa Interstate but gave up after a single season. The Butterworth's still own Big Ben and it is in good condition under roof in Iowa. For pictures of the whole trains see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=663561 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662262 |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/21/2007 3:25:11 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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RollingStock |
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| Title: |
Joliet Union Station AT&SF/GM&O Side w/CRI&P Commuter Train |
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Looking south. Tracks were not near as bad as the telephoto lens makes them look. That's a CPI&P EMD AB6 on the train. |
| Photo Date: |
3/29/1971 Upload Date: 3/26/2007 10:49:23 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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Station,Signal |
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1856 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Chicago West Pullman & Southern #42 |
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On Rock Island |
| Photo Date: |
8/30/1973 Upload Date: 7/17/2007 6:37:37 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Locomotives: |
CWP 42(SW8) |
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645 Comments: 1 |
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