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Rock Island Railroad Photos

While stationed in Little Rock AR, I became friends with the management of the Rock Island.


Locomotives

The Rock Island was going down hill when I took these slides and the condition of paint and variation in paint can be seen in these images.

I received copies of old slides from a friend who also belonged to the Model Railroad club. The original slides were showing signs of color fading and most of these images display as pink. By using the color balance function of the graphics software, I have been able to get an image that is close to normal. Bill Pollard reminded me that this individual was Leonard Sherman.

I received a copy of the F-2 and F-7 Operator Manual from some friends on the Rock Island while stationed in Little Rock AR. I have scanned the tagged this document.

F2- Operating Manual

Rebuilder plate from MKC

Steam Locomotives


Freight Car

AAR
TYPE
DESCRIPTION Numbers Inside Outside Doors Capacity No of
Cars
Length Width Height Length Width Height Width Height Cube LBS
(000)
LO Cov Hop, CF 12000 - 12499 34'9" 10'7" --- 38'11" 10'8" 15'1" --- --- 2970 200 360
XL Box, 20" CUF, DF-2 33000 - 33234 50'6" 9'4" 10'5" 57'11" 10'8" 15'1" 15'1" 10' 4932 140 152
XL Box, CUF, LD, PD 35175 - 35249 50'6" 9'4" 9'10" 58'4" 10'5" 15' 10'6" 9'10" 4650 150 60
XP Box, Epoxy int, food 48200 - 48299 40'6" 9'2" 10' 44'4" 10'8" 14'2" 8' 9'4" 3715 100 94
XM Box 48700 - 48749 40'6" 9'2" 10'6" 44'5" 10'8" 14'10" 8' 9'11" 3898 110 48
XM Box 57000 - 57412 40'6" 9'2" 10'5" 44'4" 10'8" 14'10" 6' 9'10" 3898 110 413
XM Box {ROCK} 57413 - 58149 40'6" 9'2" 10'5" 44'4" 10'8" 14'10" 6' 9'10" 3898 110 737
XM Box {ROCK} 58400 - 58849 40'6" 9'2" 10'6" 44'4" 10'4" 14'5" 6' 9'10" 3898 110 450
LP Flat, pulpwood 94300 - 94399 48'6" 9'2" 6" 56'8" 10'4" 10'2" ---- ---- ---- 110 100
LO Cov Hop - grain 132750 - 133399 49'6" 10'1" ---- 53'1" 10'8" 15'1" ---- ---- 4750 200 650

NOTES:


Passenger Equipment


Buildings and Other Sturctures


Passenger Information


Other Information

Models

My thanks to Bob DePino for his "N" gauge input.

Manuf Gauge Model Man # Mod # Remark
Aristo-Craft G U25B 22100
Aristo-Craft G FA-1 22000
Aristo-Craft G RS-3 22200
Aristo-Craft G Gondola 41000 40'Drop end
Aristo-Craft G Cov Hop 41200 37' Cov Hop
Aristo-Craft G Flat 46400 40' Bulkhead Flat
LifeLike HO E-7A
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Single Door 20058 27653
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Single Door 20058 27658
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Single Door 20336 24064 Route of the Rockets / Windy City Special 3-Pack
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Single Door 20610 20034 Route of the Rockets / Ship Rock Island Rocket Freight
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Single Door 20700 48325 Route of the Rockets / 100 Years Progress
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Plug & Sliding Door 22060 161463
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Plug & Sliding Door 22060 161462
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Plug & Sliding Door 22060 161495
MicroTrains N 40' Standard Box Car, Single Door w/o Roofwalk 24270 47440
MicroTrains N 50' Rib Side Box Car, Single Door w/o Roofwalk 25430 36187
MicroTrains N 50' Standard Box Car, Single Door 31240 30156 Route of the Rockets
MicroTrains N 50' Standard Box Car, Single Door 31300 110012
MicroTrains N 50' Standard Box Car, Plug Door 32290 5782 Hydroframe-40
MicroTrains N 34' Wood-Sheathed Caboose w/ Straight Cupola 51140 18305 Safety Courtesy Service
MicroTrains N 50' Composite Gondola Fixed Ends w/ Straight Sides 61010 187500
MicroTrains N 50' Composite Gondola Fixed Ends w/ Straight Sides 61010 187507
MicroTrains N 50' Composite Gondola Drop Ends w/ Fishbelly Sides 62040 1199
MicroTrains N 48' Trailer 68050 210384 Route Rock
MicroTrains N 33' Twin Bay Hopper, Peak End, Offset Side 90010 89500
Westside HO E9A/B 664 FP brass


Other RI Web Sites

Rock Island Technical Society
David J Engle
11519 N. Wayne Ave
Kansas City MO  64155-2914

Last updated - 29 Mar 2019