Sunday, July 8, 2018

Rock Island Debut

Chuck Amstein has really been putting in the overtime recently.  One of these days we may have to promote him to full-fledged blogger.   Meanwhile, here are his pictures from yesterday of the rollout of the recently-repainted Rock Island Geep.




Starting the engine:





Former Rock Island employees.   Jeff Fryman was the conductor.




431-460 took photographers to Seeman Road:







And here is the link to his video.  Thanks, Chuck!

2 comments:

  1. It was great today. A RI Locomotive. Four of the five cars RI. Does anyone have a Rock Island Combine or Baggage car? As I announced today's coach train: "The Kishwaukee Grove Rocket. now boarding on station track number 2"

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