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CRI&P GP7R 4459 |
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CRIP GP7R 4459 at Armourdale Yard in Kansas City, Kansas on August 15, 1975, 35mm slide by Paul L. Strang, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in July 1952 as CRI&P GP7 1253 (c/n 16462) on EMD Order 5136, it was rebuilt by Morrison-Knudsen (March 19, 1975) for Precision National and leased back to the Rock Island. When the Rock folded in 1980, the leased units went back the PNC, later, this unit was sold to the C&NW, becoming 4134. During 1974-75, PNC purchased GP7's from the Wabash, Rio Grande, Nickel Plate, Frisco, and Rock Island, and had them rebuilt, either at Silvis, Illinois (work done by the CRI&P for PNC), M-K at Boise, Idaho, or the ICG at Paducah, Kentucky; 120 of the completed units were leased to the Rock Island. This particular unit has a M-K plate below the cab on the frame. |
| Photo Date: |
8/15/1975 Upload Date: 11/13/2009 1:48:43 PM |
| Location: |
Armourdale yard, Kansas City, KS |
| Author: |
Paul L. Strang |
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Roster |
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CRIP 4459(GP7R) |
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| Title: |
CRI&P GP7R 4500 |
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CRI&P GP7R 4500, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in September 1951 as RI GP7 1214 (c/n 15173) on EMD Order 5111, it was sold sometime in 1974-75 to Precision National Corporation, rebuilt by either ther Rock Island at Silvis (under contract to PNC), or by Morrison-Knudsen in Boise, Idaho, or by the ICG at their Paducah, Kentucky shops. The rebuilt locomotive was numbered 4500 and leased by PNC to the Rock Island, which named it, "Rock Island's Locomotive Engineers". When the Rock folded in 1980, this locomotive was returned to PNC, and later sold to the C&NW, becoming 4154. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 11/15/2009 10:05:16 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
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CRIP 4500(GP7R) |
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664 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P GP7R 4500 |
| Description: |
CRI&P GP7R 4500 at Blue Island, Illinois on an unknown day in October 1979, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 3/26/2012 11:13:14 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
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CRIP 4500(GP7R) |
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684 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P GP7R 4508 |
| Description: |
CRI&P GP7R 4508 at the Rocket House about 47th Street, Chicago, Illinois on an unknown day in April 1975, photo by S. Downey, Chuck Zeiler collection. Built in July 1952 as CRI&P 1260 (c/n 16469) on EMD Order 5136, it was rebuilt sometime in early 1975 to GP7R 4508. By early 1975, the Rock Island could no longer pay its bills, and petitioned the backruptcy courts for reorganization and protection from creditors on March 17, 1975. Federal Judge Frank McGarr appointed as trustee William M. Gibbons, who promptly appointed John W. Ingram as president and CEO. One of Ingram's first actions was to announce a new paint scheme and image, and this may or may not be the first locomotive to wear that New Image paint. It later became C&NW 4162. |
| Photo Date: |
4/1/1975 Upload Date: 11/16/2009 12:52:55 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
S. Downey |
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Roster |
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CRIP 4508(GP7R) |
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939 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P GP7R 4511 |
| Description: |
CRI&P GP7R 4511, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in July 1952 as CRI&P GP7 1258 (c/n 16467) on EMD Order 5136, it was rebuilt to GP7R 4511 and later became C&NW 4165. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 11/17/2009 11:27:09 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4511(GP7R) |
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690 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P GP7R 4526 |
| Description: |
CRI&P GP7R 4526, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. Built in July 1952 as CRI&P GP7 1254, it was sold to Precision National and rebuilt to GP7R 4426 and leased back to the Rock Island. When the RI folded in 1980, this locomotive was sold by PNC to the C&NW, becoming 4180. For the record, the trailing unit is 4500. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 11/18/2009 10:10:12 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4526(GP7R) |
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537 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P GP7R 4526 |
| Description: |
CRI&P GP7R 4526, Blue Island, Illinois, October 1979, photo by Chuck Zeiler. This is one of the last trains I saw on the Rock Island. |
| Photo Date: |
10/1/1979 Upload Date: 11/19/2009 10:13:45 AM |
| Location: |
Blue Island, IL |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 4526(GP7R) |
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607 Comments: 1 |
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