Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRIP)

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Steve Sloan's Trains : Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRIP)

The Rock Island

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P, RW, the Rock Island) (reporting marks CRIP, RI, ROCK) was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.

In 1980 the railroad went bankrupt.

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Rock Island

CRIP 4491, EMD, GP7R

CRIP 4491 is an EMD GP7R. Reportedly it was built in 1952 by EMD as a model GP7, builders number 15055, WAB 471.
Owners and reporting marks reportedly associated with this locomotive include PNCX, NW 3471, WAB 471, CNW 4153 and DBGX 4153.

CRIP 4491 GP7R in Kansas City

Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRIP) "Rock Island" GP7R, Paducah rebuild, 4491 is resting in Kansas City, KS on an unrecorded date in or around 1975. The photographer of this photo is likely Bob Black.
About this photo: In the 70s there were a group of photographers who met at Iron Horse Hobbies in Concord, CA. Three of us also shot 120 film. Larry Sprock, Bob Black and I often gave each other envelopes of 120 images. These were unmounted 120 transparencies. There was no name on the envelope this image was in, but I think the envelope this was in was photos by Bob Black.

Unknown 120 film camera, Ektachrome Transparencies, Medium Format: Transparency 1.1.50.71.3c, Hand Scan 2020.7.28.1.4-ph
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