Data from RI to 1951 Combined Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Omaha - Colorado Springs/Denver, Colorado, Cedar Rapids (Vinton), Iowa - Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A Locobase macro caused the error .) manage your account online and more! Zephyr Rocket: Connected Minneapolis and St. Louis in conjunction with the CB&Q. American-Rails.com collection. American-Rails.com collection. 1926, ten (road numbers 4047 through 4056) in 1927 and five (road numbers 1 2-4-0 Despite the significance of this event the Rock was not the first to arrive. Operated by Rock Island Rail, the Mississippi Delta Railroad, based in Sumner, Mississippi, operates Rock Island Rail | Hernando MS I spent a few hours on Google and have pictures of RI steam in the following wheel arrangements: 0-6-0, 0-8-0, 2-8-0, 2-8-2, 4-6-0, 4-6-2, 4-8-2, and 4-8-4. raised to 220 psi, but with the reduced cylinder diameter there was a In the absence of new power the company carried out its so-called Capital Rebuild Program on venerable Geeps to extend their service lives. Mike Bledsoe photo. Class: Wheel Arr. American-Rails.com collection. unit after a wreck and traded it in to EMD. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 886 (previously known as Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 887 [1]) is a 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive built in 1910 by the American Locomotive Company for the Rock Island Railroad. For all types of locomotives owned by the Rock Island Locomotives. Data from RI 1 - 1951 Locomotive Class & Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. A sister engine survives today at Santa Maria, California, displayed as Union Sugar no. [4] As of 2018, the locomotive can still be seen on display at the Wheels O' Time Museum.[1][3][5]. Data from RI 1 - 1942 Locomotive Class & Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. howdy, i'm modelling the rock island as it would have appeared in november 1952. does anyone know of a site on the net that has a steam roster for this time. The GP40s that went to UP were mostly sans dynamic brakes. Information about the steam locomotives used in Bingham Canyon. Rock Island GP7R #4422, GP7 #1257, and another GP7R lead a mixed freight through the interlocking at Tower 55 in Fort Worth, Texas, circa 1979. 613 in 1950. It formed the Iowa Energy Policy Council in 1973, whose duties included (among other things) saving branch lines for continued rail service. [4] Over one day, the locomotive was transported to the museum, a 7.2 mile (11.6km) uphill journey through Detweiller Park. 4028 & 4031) were sold to the St. Louis Southwestern Railroad in 1941. Get updates and special offers via email from Trains.com brands! 1 - Where can I find on the web a CRI&P final locomotive roster (1979)? [2] [3] It is located in Illinois. Production Roster E8A. Ohio - 7 Cedar Point & Lake Erie No. The Museum was founded in 1961 in the town of Westport, Indiana where the railroad operated a tourist excursion, utilizing one small locomotive, three passenger cars, and about twenty volunteers. Perhaps more than any other state, Iowa was most proactive in saving the Rock's operations within its borders. UP painted a couple of the U28B's but stored them fast. It curved eastward from Tucumcari, headed to Amarillo and cut across Oklahoma and Arkansas before terminating at Memphis, Tennessee. The EP&N was acquired by theEl Paso & Southwestern during the summer of 1905, which all became part of the Southern Pacific in 1924. Built 1919 by Baldwin And ALCO. In addition others would be given additional traffic rights and interchange gateways to help shield them from potential traffic losses. This was the last steam locomotive - passenger or freight - to be retired from the Rock Island's active roster upon retirement in 1953. 1822 was scrapped in December 1929. 7354-100. As Mr. Donovan's book notes, no railroad dominated the Hawkeye State like the Rock. 1341To NEGS 503 NHN 503 Farrington not only upgraded the property but was also a streamliner proponent. to 26" in a new cast cylinder and forward frame. Data from W J Tollerton, "Recent Power for the Rock Island Lines", Railway Age Gazette, Volume 56, No 2 (9 January 2014), pp. The immediate elimination of these trains could have saved the railroad $1 million annually. [1][4] It remained there until April 1985, when it was acquired by the Wheels O' Time Museum in Dunlap, Illinois. If it is still in print, or if you can find one, I would suggest you get a copy of, "Guide to North American Steam Locomotives". locomotives, designated as Class M50a, were given roller bearings on all However, he was a good manager who understood the importance of the Rock Island's routes despite growing pressure from creditors to liquidate immediately. The locomotive's original number is 887. The 800s and 900s - MLWs & Alcos. It tried to apply for governmental assistance, notably through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), but with Washington busy with the Penn Central mess the Rock's situation was largely ignored (as was that of the Milwaukee Road, which entered bankruptcy in 1977). The 4-8-2s, also from Alco's works ( Brooks and Schenectady) in 1913 to 1927 were numbered 4000 to 4056 and lasted until 1953. 1338To TWRY 1338 WKRL 1338 Kansas City Rocket: (Minneapolis - Kansas City). 40+. The CRI&P would send its entire fleet of sixteen "A" units (145-160) to EMD in the mid-1950s whereupon they were upgraded with 567C's and renumbered. Surface: Sup. = Cooke Locomotive Works: pulled the road's first train between Chicago and Joliet on October 10, 1852. Cylinders Diam. Surface: Sup. This time, recovery was not as fast but a bright spot appeared, new president John Dow Farrington. See also RI to 1951 Combined Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Here you can find a complete schedule regarding where Thomas The Train/Day Out With Thomas train rides will be operating for the 2022 season. See also DeGolyer, Vol 23, p. 274; and Works numbers were 20280-20283, 20295-. 5 (May 1908), p. 206 See also RI to 1951 Combined Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. E6B carbody modified with a single 1000 h.p. Illinois finally relented by at first providing a stipend but eventually took over the services entirely. A now healthy Rock Island exited receivership on January 1, 1948 as the road's future appeared very bright. The Rock Island No. Disposition. A Chicago & North Western subsidiary had completed its own route in January of 1867, followed by a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy predecessor two years later. Most were taken before World War I and almost exactly reflect the composition of the Rock Island roster in 1912, before the arrival of the Rock Island's first Mikado. The CK&N carried out some of the fastest construction ever witnessed. As Doug Kroll's photo at Joliet, Illinois illustrates, the motive power was in sorry condition. Rock Island GP7R #4444, following her rebuild by Morrison-Knudsen in Boise, Idaho, was on her way back to home rails when photographed here in Salt Lake City on April 24, 1975. One of those, Chesapeake & Ohio No. I wasn't even two years old when the poor Rock was liquidated; this is a RR I've (sadly) never known. Actually, these three little questions are good and it is certainly a place to start. engine, windows and controls at one end, baggage cmpartment and steam generator. Based on the P-31 4-6-2s delivered the year before, the new P-33 class had larger diameter fire tubes and was . This single engine (works 30562) came from Baldwin in 1907 as road #1799 (later 2200, then 1784). The railroad offered wonderful bucolic scenes in postwar years of tired covered wagons negotiating rickety and weed-covered trackage to serve a local customer along a rural Midwestern branch line. It is the old Rock Island route, they even have a ES44AC painted like an old Rock Island engine. Down the Rock Island Line she's a mighty good road. [1] The acquisition was assisted by Louis Neumiller, former president of Caterpillar Tractor Co.[4], The locomotive, now rebranded as Rock Island 886, resided in Lower Glen Oak Park from 1956. Works number was 20422 in May 1902. Various railroads picked up other segments, including the Iowa Interstate, a 1984 startup which spent a great deal of money and effort to resurrect the Chicago - Omaha main line. Works numbers were 28020-28050 in January 1903, 28051-28089 in April, 28100-28119 in November, 29517-29526 in April 1904. Unfortunately, the 1950's were a tough decade for the entire industry which dealt with declining traffic brought about through increased competition (highways and airlines) and a 1958 national recession. As the M&M languished its competitors, notably the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Chicago & North Western, eyed their own extension to Council Bluffs while expanding in other directions far beyond the Windy City. The EMC 16-201A engine was used in both railroad and marine service. Data from RI 1 - 1942 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange; and F Wesley Krameck, William D Edson, and Jack W Farrell, Rock Island Steam Power (Potomac, MD: Edson Publications, 2002). In 1937, Union Pacific debuted twenty new 4-8-4s from Alco, intended for long-distance, high-speed passenger service. Some of the Rock's GP-38-2's went to MoPac, and then ended up on the UP also! EW WO: Grate Area: Evap. The Great Depression stifled locomotive development. With no where else to turn the railroad entered bankruptcy protection on March 17, 1975. TheImperial (Consist, History, Photos, Timetable):Operated between Los Angeles and Chicago in conjunction with the Southern Pacific. From a nostalgic standpoint many would argue the Rock Island was the greatest of all grangers and it's often hard to dispute that belief. It began to grow by acquiring the Hoover Corporation in 1985 before being purchased itself by the Maytag Corporation in 1988. It is issued twice yearly in an 8 by 10-inch perfect-bound paperback edition and is included in R&LHS; membership. 614, was the last steam locomotive built by a commercial U.S. locomotive builder, completed by Lima in 1948. From the early 4-4-0s to the . 1336To Oglebay Norton 485 One of president John Ingram's initiatives in cutting costs and revamping the company's image was adoption of a cheaper light blue and white livery with "The Rock" emblazoned across locomotives and equipment. Nevertheless, it was not successful. Designed by the railroad and built by Alco, twenty-seven engines were delivered in 1945 and 1946 for high-speed passenger service. Data from "Simple Consolidation, Locomotive, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway," Railway Master Mechanic (June 1906) pp. These trains were adorned in an attractive livery of two-tone maroon with silver/aluminum pulled by matching locomotives, a unique four-axle passenger model from Electro-Motive known as the TA (#601-606). By 1994 all had been purged from the Guilford roster. 185 psi, a tractive effort of 50,028 lbs and a total weight of 333,100 New York Centrals 4-8-4s were called Niagaras. Ex-UP 509B, 517B < UP 1550B, 1526B/1406B/1448B, Ex-UP 520B, 522B < 1500B, 1504B < 1442B, 1446B, Ex-UP 523B, 524B < 1522C, 1502C < 1422B/1464B, 1444C, Ex-UP 536B, 539B < 1516C, 1510 < 1458C, 1452C, Ex-UP 503, 507 < 1510, 1517 < 1453, 1406 (1406A), Ex-UP 517, 518 < 1509, 1518 < 1454, 1411 (1411A), Ex-UP 519, 521 < 1528, 1524 < 1423, 1424 (1424A), Ex-UP 522, 524 < 1522, 1505 < 1416 (1416A), 1458, Ex-UP 528, 529 < 1512, 1526 < 1451, 1440 (1440A), Ex-D&RGW 5101-5103; to RI 4473, PNCX 4201, 4202 > CNW 4148, ABB 4201, PNCX 4202, Ex-D&RGW 5105; to RI 4488/4474 > PNCX 4207(2nd) > CNW 4149 > NRI 49, Ex-D&RGW 5105-5107; to PNCX 4204, RI 4441 > #4441 sold to CNW 4116, Ex-D&RGW 5110-5111; to PNCX4206, 4207 > CNW 4456, 4462(2nd), To MP 2238-2245 > UP 2238-2245 > UP 738(2nd)-745(2nd) > #738 to GMTX 2110, To MP 2246-2252 > UP 2246(2nd)-2252(2nd) > UP 746(2nd)-752(2nd) > GMTX 2118-2124, To MP 2253(2nd)-2270(2nd) > UP 2253-2270 > UP 753(2nd)-770(2nd) > # 753-54, 756, 761, 767 & 769-70 sold to GMTX 2125-26, 2128, 2161, 2138 & 2140-41, To MP 2271(2nd)-2289(2nd) > UP 2271-2289 > UP 771(2nd)-789(2nd) > # 775, 777, 780, 782 & 787 sold to GMTX 2146, 2148, 215, 2153 & 2158, To PLE 2057-2060 > HESR 204, 202, 201, 203, Ex-N&W GP7's 3476, 3480, nee-Wabash 476, 480, Ex-Precision National Corp. GP7 1504, exx-N&W 3471, nee-Wabash 471, -CNW 4154-4199 AND 4200(2nd)-4209(2nd); see (Note 4 for subsequent dispositions), To ICG 6040-6049 > EMDX 6340-49 > NSMX 655-56, WSOR 6042-43, OHCR 4023, WSOR 6045-47, NSMX 657 & WSOR 6049, Ex-IC 600, nee-IC 9014 ; sold to Westvaco Corp 4800, Ex-IC 604, nee-IC 9019; sold to ARMX 4802, Ex-IC 609, nee-IC 9024; sold to Gulf Oil 3, Ex-IC 610, nee-IC 9025; sold to RTA 2 > MSRC 1079 > HBRY 1070, Ex-P&LE 8740-8742; #4905-06 sold to Kuhlman Bulk Materials 1 & USSX 119(2nd). and weighed 372,850 pounds. Wt. In truth, the ICC was only part of the problem. Stay updated. The 925 was sold to Rock Island in August 1969. This book contains 128 steam era photos from the Roy Campbell Collection of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. Trains Editor Jim Wrinn scouts out the steam locomotives in operation, State-by-State. The physical plant was an equally sad situation with rotten ties, insufficient rail, slow orders, and derailments a common occurrence throughout the system. This 100-page special issue covers the family of trains that introduced the modern era of rail travel. Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Vol 19, p. 99. Based on the success of its first two 4-8-2s (renumbered 4000 and 4001) the Within only a few years the results were being felt; annual revenues increased from $66 million in 1934 to $82 million in 1937. Builder: American Locomotive Company: Year Built: 1910: Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-2: Length: 80ft 7in: Width: 10ft 5in: Height: 15ft 5in: Weight: 240000 lbs: 1288-1292 built with steam generators : 1293: 4555(GP7R)--18311: 5/53-1294-1298-- --18726-18730: . Farrington was a no-nonsense manager, always on the hunt for ways of increasing efficiency and cutting waste. Thomas the Tank Engine will make an appearance at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union. Rock Island FA-1 #158 and another unit lead Extra 158 on the Illinois Division, circa 1953. North American Steam Locomotive Information. In one of the industry's great ironies, most of the railroad's principal routes survive today. delivered in 1920 except that the coal burners weighed 367,850 lbs and the Lima works numbers were 1125-1126 in November 2010. Today, there are tens of thousands of miles scattered throughout the country. With only 45 square feet of grate area and no stoker, the locomotive's steaming capacity could not keep up with the large 25" diameter cylinders. Select from premium Tracks Of Rock Island Railroad of the highest quality. We still have one of the former Rock Island GP-7's running around here in Wichita, Kansas in the service of the Central Kansas Railway (#4436). Despite the traffic potential a connection there offered the M&M advanced little in the succeeding years and was further delayed by the Civil War. In short, there were no poor 4-8-4s built! Author's work. Repowered with EMD engine; Named "Christine". The RITS website is a good place to start looking for what you need. Copyright 2007-2023 American-Rails.com. Most of the rest of the class was disposed of in the early to mid 1930s. It has a section on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, has several pictures of the bigger classes of locomotives and has a listing of the types of steam locomotives the Rock purchased from 1900 to the end of steam. The wheel arrangement was copied overseas and became the premier locomotive in South Africa and New Zealand. Wheels O' Time locomotive 101 Things", "Rock Island 4-6-2 "Pacific" Type Locomotives", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rock_Island_886&oldid=1151924870, Individual locomotives of the United States, Standard gauge locomotives of the United States, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 April 2023, at 02:31. Active. ALCO in 1920. Chartered as interurban Western Illinois Traction Company, it was reorganized as the Rock Island Southern Traction Company in 1905. Other railroads acquired 4-8-4s designed for fast freight service, including the Lehigh Valley, Wabash, Cotton Belt, and Rock Island. Based on the P-31 4-6-2s delivered the year before, the new P-33 class had larger diameter fire tubes and was built with a superheater already installed (the P-31s were retrofitted with superheaters over the following years). in 1941. An official, 1966 system map of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. By the spring of 1872 the line was complete after a bridge opened over the Missouri River. The latter had been operated jointly with Southern Pacific for years but was re-inaugurated as a streamliner in January of 1948. The road spent the "Roarin' 20's" enjoying the decade's strong traffic and carried out some infrastructure improvements but its perennial infrastructure issues (light rail, poor ballasting, insufficient bridges, and circuitous routes) were not resolved when the stock market crashed in the fall of 1929. Data from DeGolyer, Volume 21, p. 81 and Volume 23, p. 275. Ex-P&LE 8747-8749; #4907 sold to Rail Switching Service #? When the group sought an engineer for surveying a route they were told extending the line into Chicago offered the best chance of success. There were negotiations with Arkansas and Oklahoma to purchase 866 miles of the corridor to be operated as the Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad. Steam Locomotive. This time, there was a mix of thirteen oil burners When the merger was announced, Chicago & North Western's Ben Heineman immediately challenged the UP-Rock Island marriage. 25 Oct 2004. Rhode Island Locomotive Works: Cke. From the new "Remember the Rock" magazine (Vol 1, no 1, page 9): Found some more info ("Rock Island in Color, 1948-1964" by Stagner). The other two went to the RIS, an unusual combination of electric traction and steam service. Diesel - HO is the most popular of the 3 rock island model train locomotives categories, then Steam - N, and Steam - HO. . #9002, 9003 and 9004 often assigned to the"Choctaw Rocket (#23/#)24, Note 2: Dispositions of GP40-2s #3000-3006, #340/UP 600:2 > MP 600:2 > NREX 600 > NCRC 4202, #343/UP 603:2 > MP 603:2 > UP 603:2 > IWRR 301 > HLCX 301/4003 >TFM 1157 > QCRR 3800, #351/UP 611:2 > MP 611:2 > NRES 611 > FEPASA 2354 (Chile) SD39-2M, #364/UP 622:2 > MP 622:4 > NREX 622 > DME 4004, #3000 > GOT 726 > EMDX 201 > LLPX 3204 > WPRR 3304, #3001 > GOT 723 > EMDX 206 > LLPX > 4401-3211 > WPRR 3306, #3002 > GOT 721 > EMDX 205 > LLPX > 3208 > WPRR 3305, #3004 > GOT 725 > EMDX 200 > LLPX > 3203 > WPRR 3303, #3005 > GOT 720 > EMDX 202 > LLPC > 3205 > WPRR 3307, 1211-1215 To RI 4437, 4428, 4446, 4500, 4460, 1216-1220To RI 4523, 4453, 4502, 4447, 4444, 1221-1225To RI 4445, 4462, 4505, 4535, 4427, 1231-1235 To RI 4522, 4461, 4435, 4428, 4513, 1256-1260To RI 4422, 4439, 4511, 4542, 4508, 1261-1266To RI 4464, 4509, 4501, 4519, 4533, 4506, 1271-1275To RI 4507(2nd), 4518, 4546, 4517, 4424, 1276-1280To RI 4516, 4549, 4539, 4548, 4503, 1281-1285To RI 4536, 4545, 4525, 4543, 4527, 1286-1290To RI 4529, 4510, 4456, 4466, 4450, 1291-1295To RI 4454(2nd), 4451, 4555, 4468, 4463, 4444To CNW 4119 > FRVR 4119 > WC 4119 > MRIX 4119, 4464To PNCX 4139 > CNW 4139 S> CS 4139 > RRC 4139, 4467 To CNW 4142 > Dakota Plains Ag Center 2000, 4483:1To RI 4471 > CNW 4146 > FRVR 4146 > WC 4146, 4488:1To RI 4474 > PNCX 4207:2 > CNW 4149 NRI 49, 4493:1To RI 4476 CNW 4151 FRVR 4151 WC 4151, 4505 To CNW 4159 > FRVR 4159 > WC 4159 > SOO 559 > MNTX 559, Don Strack's UP Diesel Roster, 1934-2009, Part 18 (utahrails.net). Data from "Consolidation Locomotive," The Industrial Magazine, June 1907, pp.590-591. All material Copyright SteamLocomotive.com. UtahRails.net. 2022 steam locomotive list. 148 and RI 1 - 1942 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley. steaming. The Rock Island Technical Society web site is at www.simpson.edu/~RITS. Works numbers were. The company's history began like so many others in the Midwest, launched in the mid-19th century to help a small town reach its potential. The 90-acre facility used to be the largest locomotive repair shop of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, and once renovated, city and organization leaders think it could be largest steam . Boiler Press. x Stroke: Boiler Press. From the late 40's to the late 70's, the video has a variety of steam, slant-nosed TA's and E6's, FT's, a Whitcomb. In the end, the parties were too far apart and the property was abandoned. Union Pacific was the wealthiest railroad in the country at the time (and still-so today); in 1966 its net income, before taxes, was an impressive $109.7 million. The Rock was too poor to upgrade its roster except for some new Electro-Motive units, and cheaper General Electric "U-boats," picked up during the 1960's and 1970's. Works numbers were 10277 and 10281. The railroad greatly needed to rebuild its failing infrastructure (which then totaled just over 7,300 route miles) but there was simply no money to do so. Members enjoy 15% off any purchase in our store. After Council Bluffs was reached, Rock Island embarked upon a great expansion although playing second-fiddle throughout the Midwest became a common theme. If the railroad was an up-to-date, modern operation it quite likely would have been profitable. After retirement, 938 was donated for display on the grounds of Enid State School, a centre for handicapped children in Oklahoma, in 1954, where it stayed for many years. The Rock Island's final years were sad to witness as the road attempted in vain to produce a profitable railroad beneath decaying infrastructure and a mountain of debt. Under their direction the fabled "Choctaw Route" was established as well as the "Golden State Route" completed from Liberal, Kansas to a connection with the El Paso & Northeastern Railroad at Santa Rosa, New Mexico in February of 1902. Author's collection. Bowser Manufacturing Co. is ranked #1 out of 4 rock island model train locomotives manufacturers, followed by Broadway Limited Imports, and Atlas. Jim Wrinn photograph. These two oil Alas, in 2013 the site closed. American-Rails.com collection. A myriad of small systems were added at this time; names like the Keokuk & Des Moines; Des Moines, Indianola & Missouri; Newton & Monroe; and the Des Moines & Fort Dodge. Equipment Roster Picture Gallery Live Webcams Rail & Wire Libraries. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 886 (previously known as Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 887[1]) is a 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive built in 1910 by the American Locomotive Company for the Rock Island Railroad. For a complete history of the Rock's final years, Greg Schneider's "Rock Island Requiem," is strongly recommended. It also arrived in other important cities after its competitors reaching Kansas City in 1879 over rails of the Hannibal & St. Joseph (Burlington) and did not achieve access into the Twin Cities until its 1885 acquisition of the 368-mile Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern (which also reached eastern South Dakota at Sioux Falls and Waterton). Michael Stephen. Delaware-Lackawanna diesel locomotive roster. Data from RI 1 - 1942 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Sign-up for email today! American-Rails.com collection. This singular issue also caused the drawn out fight over UP's planned merger with Rock Island nearly a century later. Combined research by the authors has produced the most comprehensive review of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific's steam locomotive century. They were designated as Class K-60. The 4-8-4 filled the same roles as the 4-8-2. 2300-2308, 2309-2319. Rock Island E8A #652, wearing its Bicentennial livery, lays over at the 47th Street shops in Chicago, circa 1977. . Author: duracell. Its purpose is to promote research, writing, and public knowledge about all aspects of railroading, including its development, operation, motive power, workforce, and cultural impact. 6497-9 651 Yd Slug - 4/53 17740; Ex-IC . Works numbers were 20422, 20439, 20475-20476, 20490, 20508 in May 1902; 20809-20810, 20823-20824, 20874-20875 in August; 20887 in September; 21212-21213, 21292, 21295-21296, 21309-21310 in November; 21414, 21418 in December; 21473-21474, 21492, 21549 in January 1903. Unfortunately, this ambitious lot did not have the needed funding to begin construction right away, the bane of so many such projects. Scrapped 1942-1945 and scrapped 1947-1951 Media in category "Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad steam locomotives" The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. i might just use modelers license and get some any way. Many rosters include data on predecessor lines, as well. However, as the economy picked up in the late 1930s, so did steam locomotive technology and production, and some outstanding new 4-8-4s were introduced. The information includes original numbers, serials, and order numbers.
