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| Title: |
CNW 753950 (ex-ROCK 132754) |
| Description: |
C&NW received probably the most ex-RI rolling stock then anyone. Notice here the "ROCK" in "THE ROCK" is mispelled. Its "THE RCOK"! Maybe done by a disgruntled RI employee? |
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9/9/1980 Upload Date: 3/24/2004 10:04:07 PM |
| Location: |
Superior, WI |
| Author: |
Unknown |
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| Title: |
Iowa RR (ex-ROCK) boxcar |
| Description: |
Actual date and location approximate or unknown |
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5/1/1981 Upload Date: 3/24/2004 4:38:05 PM |
| Location: |
Bureau, IL |
| Author: |
Unknown |
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| Title: |
Ex-ROCK coil cover |
| Description: |
All ex-Rock coilcars went to Conrail after shutdown, this hood escaped the Conrail paint guns as witnessed here on an C&O coilcar. Found on the Norfolk Southern. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1993 Upload Date: 10/7/2003 10:07:01 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
GTW ??????? |
| Description: |
The Grand Trunk Western received number of ex-Rock gondolas as witness here with the paint extemely weathered. On a CSX freight. |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1993 Upload Date: 10/3/2003 10:34:16 PM |
| Location: |
McKees Rocks, PA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
BLE 50278 (ex-ROCK 700278) |
| Description: |
The Bessemer & Lake Erie RR had received most of the ex-Rock coal hoppers after shutdown. This one was an Conrail's Conway Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
12/30/1993 Upload Date: 10/4/2003 11:14:02 PM |
| Location: |
Conway, PA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
BM 300807 (ex-ROCK 300807) |
| Description: |
According to the 1982 ORER the Boston & Maine RR had received 197 ex-Rock boxcars 300800-300999 and kept the old Rock road numbers. |
| Photo Date: |
3/29/1994 Upload Date: 10/4/2003 11:08:16 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 718287 (ex-ROCK 302158) |
| Description: |
The Rock had purchased blue boxcars and also white ones as well in the mid to late 1970s. |
| Photo Date: |
4/16/1994 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
BM 300889 (ex-ROCK 300889) |
| Description: |
This ex-Rock boxcar was on the Norfolk Southern. |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1994 Upload Date: 10/4/2003 11:11:19 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 721017 (ex-RI 36390) |
| Description: |
Found this ex-RI boxcar at CSXT's Goulding Yard. I wish the door was closed! |
| Photo Date: |
6/1/1994 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM |
| Location: |
Pensacola, FL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
BLE 50722 (ex-ROCK 700722) |
| Description: |
The outline of the "ROUTE ROCK" and "R" are evident here. On many of the ex-Rock cars the B&LE had dropped the first 3 digits and added 50 to the old road number. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/1994 Upload Date: 10/4/2003 11:19:58 PM |
| Location: |
Greenville, PA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 722022 (ex-ROCK 539176) |
| Description: |
This boxcar was a Rock repaint from like the one to the right of it. On Conrail. |
| Photo Date: |
6/22/1994 Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:15:43 PM |
| Location: |
Columbiana, OH |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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880 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 598211 (ex-ROCK 301???) |
| Description: |
GTW's ex-Rock boxcars were used for food products |
| Photo Date: |
12/26/1994 Upload Date: 10/3/2003 10:34:16 PM |
| Location: |
Battle Creek, MI |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 716042 (ex-ROCK 300491) |
| Description: |
Its hard to find an ex-RI/Rock boxcars in decent shape, this one still looks good in 1994! Found on Conrail. |
| Photo Date: |
12/31/1994 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 5:27:47 PM |
| Location: |
Beaver Falls, PA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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756 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CNW 718165 (ex-W&OV 76) |
| Description: |
The Warren & Ouchita Valley (W&OV) was a shortline and a Rock subsidary in Arkansas. They had roster boxcars W&OV 1-100. They closed down in 1979 before the Rock shutdown. |
| Photo Date: |
3/23/1995 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 715342 (ex-RI 62523) |
| Description: |
Boxcars like these were built by Pullman Standard for the RI. This was found on CSX. |
| Photo Date: |
5/7/1995 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 5:27:47 PM |
| Location: |
Manchester, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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595 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
GTW 138602 (ex-ROCK 801???) |
| Description: |
The Grand Trunk Western had received various ex-RI freight cars after the Rock's 1980 shutdown. An ex-ROCK PS 3-bay covered hopper. |
| Photo Date: |
8/14/1995 Upload Date: 10/2/2003 6:24:11 PM |
| Location: |
Battle Creek, MI |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
Coil Cover |
| Description: |
This Rock cover tried to hide from me as this one was placed on an Elgin Joliet & Eastern coil car. Found at Conrail's Conway Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
8/16/1995 Upload Date: 10/8/2003 10:14:14 PM |
| Location: |
Conway, PA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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CR 627922 (ex-ROCK 955022) [if re# in sequence] |
| Description: |
Conrail received all 24 ex-ROCK coilcars 955000-955024 to CR 627900-627924. They're sublettered "ROCK####" on the right end of each car on both sides. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1995 Upload Date: 10/8/2003 10:14:14 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 721081 (ex-ROCK 536306) |
| Description: |
One of many Rock quick repaints in the blue scheme is shown here by the rust showing some of the lettering underneath the blue paint. |
| Photo Date: |
1/16/1996 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
BLE 50311 (ex-ROCK 700311) |
| Description: |
Partilally disfigured old lettering, this former Rock hopper speeds with a CSX train on former P&LE track. |
| Photo Date: |
12/20/1996 Upload Date: 10/4/2003 11:17:27 PM |
| Location: |
Beaver Falls, PA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 718007 (ex-ROCK 301981) |
| Description: |
CNW 718007 found on the Norfolk Southern at NS' Columbus Yard. |
| Photo Date: |
2/15/1997 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM |
| Location: |
Columbus, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 718115 (ex-ROCK 301916) |
| Description: |
Notice the Rock reporting marks and road number almost visable on this car. On a fast NS freight. |
| Photo Date: |
3/2/1998 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 6:23:25 PM |
| Location: |
Smiths Station, AL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
ex-Rock |
| Description: |
The RUSX had purchased for lease ex-Rock ACF center flows. Many went to such roads as SSW and MILW after shutdown. I found this one at UP's North Little Rock yard. |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/1998 Upload Date: 10/21/2004 1:27:44 AM |
| Location: |
North Little Rock, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
RI 3250 |
| Description: |
A big surprise was this RI gondola on now Little Rock & Western property. May have escaped the "clean up" trains at the end of of the Rock. |
| Photo Date: |
6/20/1998 Upload Date: 10/7/2003 9:58:45 PM |
| Location: |
Perry, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
LRWN 501303 (ex-ROCK 501303) |
| Description: |
An ex-Rock gondola that has "LRWN" hastily painted to the left of the Rock reporting marks, apparently not used very often by the rusty wheels. Notice the old shop i.d. at the bottom: "ER 4 78" |
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6/20/1998 Upload Date: 10/7/2003 10:03:23 PM |
| Location: |
Perry, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
Coil Cover |
| Description: |
Another coil cover that somehow escaped Conrail's paint shop was this stray one on CSX. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1998 Upload Date: 10/8/2003 10:14:14 PM |
| Location: |
Waycross, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
JTM Industries |
| Description: |
A pair of ex-Rock Island single bay airslide hoppers mated up to be considered one car. Notice only one set of reporting marks. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/1998 Upload Date: 10/20/2004 1:25:55 AM |
| Location: |
Waycross, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 791023 (ex-RI 101872) |
| Description: |
Former RI ballast car seen here with the "ROCK ISLAND" lettering bleeding thru CNW's patch work. |
| Photo Date: |
4/25/1999 Upload Date: 10/2/2003 6:24:11 PM |
| Location: |
North Little Rock, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
UP 81748 (ex-ROCK 630275) |
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4/25/1999 Upload Date: 10/3/2003 10:48:56 PM |
| Location: |
North Little Rock, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 752925 (ex-RI 132301) |
| Description: |
Another example how the CNW was in a hurry to restencile the ex-RI freight cars as seen here with the old reporting marks and road number still on the end of the car. |
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9/4/1999 Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:15:43 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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CNW 791283 (ex-ROCK 601710) |
| Description: |
Ballast hoppers got the blue treatment in the late 70s too. The car is still marked "ER 11-77" stating it was shopped at El Reno, OK Nov.1977. |
| Photo Date: |
10/8/1999 Upload Date: 10/2/2003 6:24:11 PM |
| Location: |
Proviso, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
UP 219460 (from RI 12000-12499 series) |
| Description: |
The Union Pacific had financed a number of RI's 2790 cubic feet ACF 2-bay covered hoppers and were promptly returned to UP after shutdown. |
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10/10/1999 Upload Date: 10/3/2003 10:40:26 PM |
| Location: |
North Little Rock, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
FURX (ex-Rock) |
| Description: |
The Rock blue just burst in the sun light here! This car is probably ex-RUSX. |
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4/29/2000 Upload Date: 10/20/2004 1:27:16 AM |
| Location: |
Youngstown, OH |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
IAIS 7800 (ex-RI) |
| Description: |
A ghost of the Rock Island haunting its once home rails now the car and the track belong to the Iowa Interstate RR. The Rock Island still lives on! |
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6/2/2000 Upload Date: 3/24/2004 4:38:05 PM |
| Location: |
Iowa City, IA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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IAIS 9001 (ex-RI) |
| Description: |
Ex-RI bulk-head flat car used by the Iowa Interstate for MofW is in familiar territory as this car passed thru here many times while on the Rock Island. |
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6/2/2000 Upload Date: 3/24/2004 4:38:05 PM |
| Location: |
Moline, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
IAIS 9004 (ex-RI) |
| Description: |
Iowa Interstate's ex-RI bulk head flat used for MofW. |
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6/2/2000 Upload Date: 3/24/2004 4:38:05 PM |
| Location: |
Moline, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
IMRL 815270 (ex-ROCK) |
| Description: |
After the Rock shutdown in March 1980, much of the Rock's ACF 3-bay hoppers went to the SSW and Milwaukee Road. Later they went to RUSX and FURX. This one belonging to the now defunct I&M Rail Link seen on the UP. |
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6/2/2000 Upload Date: 3/24/2004 4:38:05 PM |
| Location: |
Waterloo, IA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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CNW 715030 (ex-RI 62806) |
| Description: |
Chicago & North Western had inherited a large number of Rock Island freight cars after the RI shutdown March 31, 1980. The C&NW began receiving them in mid-1980. |
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6/3/2000 Upload Date: 9/28/2003 5:27:47 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
JTM Ind ex-Rock |
| Description: |
This was a BIG surprise to see! An ex-Rock single bay airslide. My first and only sighting of one in Rock blue! |
| Photo Date: |
7/14/2000 Upload Date: 10/20/2004 1:27:16 AM |
| Location: |
Folkston, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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UP 24565 (ex-RI ?????) |
| Description: |
The Union Pacific had financed cabooses for the Rock as well and were also returned to UP after shutdown. |
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10/20/2000 Upload Date: 10/3/2003 10:34:16 PM |
| Location: |
Pine Bluff, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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CNW 752329 (ex-ROCK 800977) |
| Description: |
Car still in fairly good shape for a car 22 years old. The builder date at the bottom says 6-78. Coming into UP's North Little Rock yard. It may have visited this yard before when still on the Rock. |
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10/20/2000 Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:15:43 PM |
| Location: |
North Little Rock, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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UP 81890 (ex-ROCK 600400)? |
| Description: |
A Rock repaint into the "bankrupt blue" image of the late 70s. You can just make out "ROCK ISLAND" thru the rust. |
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10/20/2000 Upload Date: 10/3/2003 10:50:56 PM |
| Location: |
Pine Bluff, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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UP 41396 (ex-ROCK 602001) |
| Description: |
An ex-Rock PS 4-bay coal hopper is on the hump track at UP's North Little Rock Yard. |
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10/21/2000 Upload Date: 10/3/2003 10:45:03 PM |
| Location: |
North Little Rock, AR |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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RFPZ 206679 (ex-ROCK Z 206679) |
| Description: |
The Rock trailers still survive even when its 2001 when this was shot. Photo courtesey of Marlin Markle |
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3/1/2001 Upload Date: 10/8/2003 10:14:14 PM |
| Location: |
York, PA |
| Author: |
Marlin Markle |
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| Title: |
RI 2100 |
| Description: |
The RI gondola at "home" right behind its former owner's locomotive shops at Silvis loaded with prime movers for locomotives. |
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7/2/2001 Upload Date: 10/7/2003 9:54:50 PM |
| Location: |
Silvis, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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CNW 791042 (ex-RI 101738) |
| Description: |
Whatever the commodity is in this car has to be kept out of the weather. |
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7/4/2001 Upload Date: 10/2/2003 6:24:11 PM |
| Location: |
Proviso, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
RI Gond |
| Description: |
I found this RI gondola at NRE's Silvis shops (ex-RI). |
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7/5/2001 Upload Date: 1/27/2006 7:16:03 PM |
| Location: |
Silvis, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
AEX (ex-Rock) Covered Hopper |
| Description: |
Andersons' ex-Rock covered hopper in sad shape by appearance. By the way the reporting marks were painted out it appears AEX bought them during liquidation. On an storage track in Marion on CSX. |
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7/6/2001 Upload Date: 10/17/2004 11:46:55 PM |
| Location: |
Marion, OH |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
CNW 753735 (ex-ROCK 801224) |
| Description: |
With rust and some CNW patch paint job most of the former lettering and road numbers are still showing. On CSX (ex-CR) Avon Yard. |
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7/7/2001 Upload Date: 9/29/2003 5:40:19 PM |
| Location: |
Avon, IN |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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| Title: |
JTM Ind ex-RI |
| Description: |
A pair of JTM Idustries ex-RI single bay airslides that are considered one car. |
| Photo Date: |
8/4/2001 Upload Date: 10/20/2004 1:27:16 AM |
| Location: |
Folkston, GA |
| Author: |
Ken Roble |
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