Rock Island 650 Slide
Rock Island E-8 #650 pulls a short two-car train out of La Salle Street Station in mid-1978. Taken from the Roosevelt Ave. bridge. Not sure on the month or day, the slide just says 1978.
Date:
4/2/1978
Location:
Chicago, IL
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Collection Of:
Thomas Dyrek
Locomotives:
CRIP 650(E8A)
Author:
Thomas Dyrek
Picture Categories: Roster,RollingStock,Bridge,Yard,Station,Signal,Transit,Passenger,Track,Action
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Tom Beckett
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I'd guess from the greenery, some time in June. The train is one of the remaining Rockets, the two that were left then were Peoria and Quad Cities. As I recall, they left Chicago about 20 minutes apart, Peoria going out at 5:55, Quad Cities going at 6:15. I have a shot of the Quad Cities Rocket at La Salle St with 655 and two cars. When I was there in August that year, they had just started running the F 40's, and the two Rockets were the only trains using Rock power.
12/30/2015 2:41:00 AM
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