An eastbound SP perishables train on the Rock Island departs Kelly Yard in Silvis, Illinois.
The Quad City Rocket heads east for Chicago.
View looking at the east end of the Silvis shops.
There were literally hundreds of locomotives of every make and model at Silvis after the shutdown of the Rock.
Half of all of the SW8s on the Rock Island roster are shown here being made ready to be sold.
The Rock rebuilt these geeps to extend their lives. They lasted longer than the Rock did.
The once proud Rock Island is preparing for the final shut down by sending excess power to Silvis to be inventoried and prepared for sale.
Recently purchased by the Iowa Interstate's parent company, two Chinese 2-10-2 QJ's ride flatcars behind an IAIS GP38-2 into Rock Island where they will wait to be unloaded. The BNSF brought the ... (more)
Rock Island SD40s for sale. The Rock had 10 SD40s and here are 8 of them.
The only active power on the Illinois Division after the Rock Island shutdown. The 940 is used for making up trains of sold cars and the geeps are used to deliver them.
A trio of diesels prepare to outbound at Silvis, Illinois
These Rock Island E-9s have seen better days as they sit awaiting disposition at the Silvis shops.
A westbound manifest departs Silvis, Illinois in 1975
Practically new Rock Island road power at the engine terminal at Silvis in March of 1980 - there are only a few more weeks of life left for the Rock.
This is all that remains of CNW 846.