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CRI&P 652 Arriving with Quad Cities Rocket |
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Dome car is Big Ben, see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=660823 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662262 |
| Photo Date: |
3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/24/2007 5:32:27 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 652(E8A) |
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2055 Comments: 2 |
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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 |
| Photo Date: |
3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/21/2007 3:25:11 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
| Categories: |
RollingStock |
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4349 Comments: 0 |
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Big Ben and the Board of Trade |
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This is the departing Quad Cities Rocket with LaSalle Street Station and the Board of Trade at the left edge of the photograph. Big Ben (see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=660823) the dome-observation-parlor car is on the end of the train where it belongs. |
| Photo Date: |
3/30/1971 Upload Date: 2/23/2007 7:10:32 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 648(E8A) |
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2039 Comments: 3 |
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