4307 West is pulling up out of the Mississippi River valley on its way to Des Moines.
It wasn't unusual for new SP power to pass through Silvis on it's way west. This GP40X caught my eye one day as I was headed home from work at the Silvis shop. I had my camera with me however the... (more)
This group of employees of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific are working their last day at the Silvis shop. At 3PM second shift will go on duty and punch out at 11PM. At 11:59PM the Rock was gone... (more)
Silvis Shop: In this photo of the back shop recently completed GP7 4508 is on the far end of the track to the left. The next unit in process 4509 has had it's white electrical cabinet set on the f... (more)
The Rock Island Lines Silvis Shop main bay was divided in half. East was called the ramp. This is where running repairs and FRA inspections were done. West was the back shop where heavy repairs an... (more)
Rock Island Lines Silvis Shop is busy place in this picture. In the foreground four GP7 frames for the Conrail rebuild program. GP38-2 4309 is on one of the frame straighteners for an engine chang... (more)
Rock Island 4710 has a daily inspection preformed at the "mini pit" in the summer of 1978
