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CRI&P E8 657
Title:  CRI&P E8 657
Description:  CRI&P E8 657, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. The Rock Island is all but shut down, and some of the locomotives not used by the Kansas City Terminal (the directed operator of the railroad) were stored at Blue Island. Here is E8 657, built as C&NW E7A 5007B in March 1945 (c/n 1966) on EMD Order E536, wrecked on the UP September 1951 at Wyuta, Utah, purchased by the UP and sent to EMD and rebuilt into UP E8 925 on EMD Order 8012. It was sold to the Rock Island in August 1969.
Photo Date:  10/1/1979  Upload Date: 10/14/2009 5:05:17 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 657(E8A)
Views:  1451   Comments: 2
ex-UP E units
Title:  ex-UP E units
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1960  Upload Date: 5/23/2008 1:00:28 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Unknown
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  1442   Comments: 3
RI Red at the Rocket House
Title:  RI Red at the Rocket House
Description:  An amazingly monotone day at the Rocket House. As colorful as the Rock could be, this was certainly the exception. The one red/yellow E7B is a nice find as well.
Photo Date:  5/1/1972  Upload Date: 2/4/2014 3:13:58 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Ken Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A) CRIP 610(E7B)
Views:  963   Comments: 1
Rock Island 658
Title:  Rock Island 658
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/18/1973  Upload Date: 12/16/2016 7:47:13 AM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  613   Comments: 5
Rock Island Subn Train Morgan Park-111th
Title:  Rock Island Subn Train Morgan Park-111th
Description:  CRIP Suburban train WB Morgan Park 111th Eng 658-E-7B & PS Suburban Cars. E-7B IS PROBABLY THE 610.
Photo Date:  9/1/1973  Upload Date: 4/9/2011 12:36:42 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Stu Slaymaker
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  853   Comments: 3
RI 658
Title:  RI 658
Description:  approaching Joliet Union Station (Date Approximate)
Photo Date:  10/10/1973  Upload Date: 12/16/2010 2:53:10 AM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  938   Comments: 4
CRI&P E8A #658
Title:  CRI&P E8A #658
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  5/1/1974  Upload Date: 5/9/2006 10:30:28 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  681   Comments: 1
CRI&P E8A #658
Title:  CRI&P E8A #658
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  5/9/1975  Upload Date: 8/19/2006 7:14:10 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  777   Comments: 1
CRIP 658
Title:  CRIP 658
Description:  CRIP 658
Photo Date:  7/7/1975  Upload Date: 11/23/2008 1:59:41 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  749   Comments: 1
CRIP 658
Title:  CRIP 658
Description:  CRIP 658 and 630
Photo Date:  9/17/1975  Upload Date: 11/23/2008 2:00:12 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A) CRIP 630(E6A)
Views:  1274   Comments: 1
RI 658
Title:  RI 658
Description:  RI 658 was added to the roster in 1969.
Photo Date:  8/25/1976  Upload Date: 3/20/2016 12:59:22 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Ron Hawkins
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  368   Comments: 0
CRI&P E8A #658
Title:  CRI&P E8A #658
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Burr Oak Yard. By the roundhouse & turntable.
Photo Date:  6/15/1977  Upload Date: 10/1/2006 6:53:15 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  577   Comments: 1
CRI&P C8A #658
Title:  CRI&P C8A #658
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  6/15/1977  Upload Date: 9/10/2006 11:00:42 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  924   Comments: 2
CRIP 658
Title:  CRIP 658
Description:  CRIP 658
Photo Date:  12/31/1979  Upload Date: 3/24/2015 11:44:04 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CRIP 658(E8A)
Views:  600   Comments: 2
RI 659
Title:  RI 659
Description:  Scanned from a print I bought years ago. Jim Wozniczka Railroad Photos Oak Forest, Illinois printed on the back.
Photo Date:  8/1/1969  Upload Date: 1/3/2022 11:37:16 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Rich Varner
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
Ex Union Pacific E8s from 12th St. Bridge
Title:  Ex Union Pacific E8s from 12th St. Bridge
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/30/1971  Upload Date: 2/20/2007 11:03:07 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Marty Bernard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A) CRIP 615(E8B) CRIP 616(E8B)
Views:  1857   Comments: 1
RI 659
Title:  RI 659
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/20/1973  Upload Date: 4/11/2014 7:29:32 PM
Location:  East Moline, IL
Author:  Robert Farkas
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A)
Views:  773   Comments: 3
RI 659
Title:  RI 659
Description:  Former UP E units working a West bound freight cross the GM&O and ATSF diamonds at Union Depot.
Photo Date:  8/1/1973  Upload Date: 8/15/2007 3:40:24 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Michael ONeil
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A)
Views:  713   Comments: 0
CRI&P E8ABB Freight
Title:  CRI&P E8ABB Freight
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Pullman Junction, 95th & Stoney Island Ave., Chicago.
Photo Date:  12/1/1973  Upload Date: 1/2/2007 8:41:20 PM
Location:  Burnside, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A) CRIP 614(E8B) CRIP 620(E8B)
Views:  1420   Comments: 3
CRI&P E8A #659 A-B-B w/freight
Title:  CRI&P E8A #659 A-B-B w/freight
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Pullman Junction, 95th & Stoney Island Ave., Chicago.
Photo Date:  12/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/5/2006 11:23:30 PM
Location:  Burnside, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A) CRIP 614(E8B) CRIP 620(E8B)
Views:  1493   Comments: 3
CRI&P E8A #659
Title:  CRI&P E8A #659
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Pullman Junction, 95th & Stoney Island Ave., Chicago.
Photo Date:  12/1/1973  Upload Date: 4/20/2006 9:34:58 PM
Location:  Burnside, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A)
Views:  678   Comments: 0
RI 659
Title:  RI 659
Description:  RI 659 West on O1's train (SP Tucumcari) at Joliet IL 12-73
Photo Date:  12/1/1973  Upload Date: 6/27/2005 4:35:23 AM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Daniel Tracy
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A)
Views:  1339   Comments: 2
CRI&P 659
Title:  CRI&P 659
Description:  Rock Island E8A 659 was ex-UP 935. Shown here leading an eastbound pig train at Joliet. Date of photo approximate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1974  Upload Date: 3/10/2009 11:12:27 AM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Mike Woodruff
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A)
Views:  1042   Comments: 0
CRIP 659
Title:  CRIP 659
Description:  CRIP 659 seen looking over a chain link fence
Photo Date:  7/16/1976  Upload Date: 2/23/2019 1:03:16 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  CRIP 659(E8A)
Views:  455   Comments: 0
CRIP 660
Title:  CRIP 660
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/1969  Upload Date: 2/4/2014 2:46:48 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Ken Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  663   Comments: 2
CRIP 660
Title:  CRIP 660
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1970  Upload Date: 5/28/2008 1:10:13 PM
Location:  Peoria, IL
Author:  Todd Greenberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  895   Comments: 1
CRIP 660
Title:  CRIP 660
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/1/1970  Upload Date: 5/28/2008 1:10:31 PM
Location:  Peoria, IL
Author:  Todd Greenberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  671   Comments: 1
CRIP 660
Title:  CRIP 660
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:29:37 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Ken Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  480   Comments: 0
RI Frieght, Commuter, and a GM&O ComEd train
Title:  RI Frieght, Commuter, and a GM&O ComEd train
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:29:53 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Ken Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
CRIP 660
Title:  CRIP 660
Description:  Road number is approximate. This is one of the ex-UP E9's, though I'm not positive of which it is.
Photo Date:  6/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/4/2014 3:12:34 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Ken Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  540   Comments: 0
CRI&P E8A #660 (Ex-UP #937)
Title:  CRI&P E8A #660 (Ex-UP #937)
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/7/2006 9:52:31 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  619   Comments: 2
CRI&P E8A #660
Title:  CRI&P E8A #660
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  3/1/1974  Upload Date: 4/24/2006 11:05:51 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  515   Comments: 1
CRI&P E8A #660
Title:  CRI&P E8A #660
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  3/8/1975  Upload Date: 8/19/2006 7:18:29 AM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  497   Comments: 1
CRI&P E8A #660
Title:  CRI&P E8A #660
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  5/19/1975  Upload Date: 8/28/2006 6:48:29 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  524   Comments: 1
Doubleheading E8s Kickin' Up Some Dust
Title:  Doubleheading E8s Kickin' Up Some Dust
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  5/19/1975  Upload Date: 1/2/2007 8:41:14 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  489   Comments: 1
CRIP 660
Title:  CRIP 660
Description:  CRIP 660
Photo Date:  7/7/1975  Upload Date: 11/23/2008 2:00:33 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  623   Comments: 1
RI 660
Title:  RI 660
Description:  RI 660 leads an afternoon commuter train south
Photo Date:  7/8/1976  Upload Date: 7/3/2016 8:52:20 PM
Location:  Calumet Park, IL
Author:  J Fischer
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Track,Action
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  515   Comments: 0
CRI&P E8A #660
Title:  CRI&P E8A #660
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Blue Island Crossing.
Photo Date:  6/10/1977  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 9:09:28 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  656   Comments: 2
CRIP 660
Title:  CRIP 660
Description:  La Salle Street Station, Chicago, August 1977.
Photo Date:  8/15/1977  Upload Date: 9/13/2013 7:28:59 PM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  John Hepp
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
CRIP 660
Title:  CRIP 660
Description:  Rock Island 660, date is wild guess, negative has some damage
Photo Date:  7/1/1978  Upload Date: 5/28/2010 9:46:53 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  357   Comments: 1
CRI&P E8 660
Title:  CRI&P E8 660
Description:  CRI&P E8 660, a little south of 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois, May 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built as UP E8 937 in April 1953 (c/n 17789) on EMD Order 2052A, it was sold to the Rock Island in May 1969, becoming #660. It is seen in a line of dead E-units just south of the Rocket House, having finished its career as suburban service power, and recently replaced by F40PH's bought by the Regional Transit Authority, which took over the Rock Island's suburban operations.
Photo Date:  5/1/1979  Upload Date: 10/15/2009 10:29:45 AM
Location:  Chicago, IL
Author:  Chuck Zeiler
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CRIP 660(E8A)
Views:  1083   Comments: 4
CRIP 661
Title:  CRIP 661
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:29:33 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Jeff Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
CRIP 661
Title:  CRIP 661
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/1/1972  Upload Date: 12/30/2009 10:29:44 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Jeff Carlson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  514   Comments: 0
CRI&P E8A #661
Title:  CRI&P E8A #661
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  10/1/1973  Upload Date: 2/6/2006 9:38:56 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  825   Comments: 0
RI 661 E8A
Title:  RI 661 E8A
Description:  More of a side veiw of the Rock's E8 at Joliet, ILL
Photo Date:  11/23/1973  Upload Date: 12/11/2005 2:25:41 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Kevin Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  685   Comments: 2
RI 661 E8A
Title:  RI 661 E8A
Description:  One of the Rock Island Comuter Trains rest at Joliet Station for a short time.
Photo Date:  11/23/1973  Upload Date: 12/11/2005 2:27:17 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  Kevin Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  584   Comments: 0
CRI&P E8A #661
Title:  CRI&P E8A #661
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  2/8/1975  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 9:09:48 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  666   Comments: 1
CRI&P E8A #661
Title:  CRI&P E8A #661
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  3/3/1975  Upload Date: 1/5/2007 9:09:52 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  560   Comments: 0
CRI&P E8A #661
Title:  CRI&P E8A #661
Description:  Digital image from Kim E. Piersol original 35mm Kodachrome transparency. Vermont Street.
Photo Date:  5/23/1975  Upload Date: 8/28/2006 6:48:54 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  883   Comments: 2
CRIP 661
Title:  CRIP 661
Description:  CRIP 661
Photo Date:  8/5/1975  Upload Date: 11/23/2008 2:01:05 PM
Location:  Blue Island, IL
Author:  Tim Vermande
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CRIP 661(E8A)
Views:  425   Comments: 2


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