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CRI&P 652 Arriving with Quad Cities Rocket |
| Description: |
Dome car is Big Ben, see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=660823 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662262 |
| Photo Date: |
3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/24/2007 5:32:27 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 652(E8A) |
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2058 Comments: 2 |
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Ex-DRG&W, Big Ben Spread Across the GM&O and Santa Fe Tracks and Serving as a Parlor Car on Chicago-bound CRI&P Tr #6 |
| Description: |
Note, she is unfortunately behind the head-end cars. Scott Schiechl provided the following information on her. Big Ben was originally ordered by the C&O as their #1875 but was actually delivered to the Rio Grande. The D&RGW butchered the observation end to install a diaphram so that it could be used mid-train. Configured as a coach it often ran on the Yampa Valley until that train was discontinued. It was purchased by Butterworth Tours and operated as a private parlor car on the Rock Island's trains between Chicago and the Quad Cities after the RI opted not to join Amtrak. Following the RI's bankruptcy Butterworth traied to operate some kind of dinner train on the Iowa Interstate but gave up after a single season. The Butterworth's still own Big Ben and it is in good condition under roof in Iowa. For pictures of the whole trains see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=663561 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662262 |
| Photo Date: |
3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/21/2007 3:25:11 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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RollingStock |
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4349 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Big Ben and the Board of Trade |
| Description: |
This is the departing Quad Cities Rocket with LaSalle Street Station and the Board of Trade at the left edge of the photograph. Big Ben (see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=660823) the dome-observation-parlor car is on the end of the train where it belongs. |
| Photo Date: |
3/30/1971 Upload Date: 2/23/2007 7:10:32 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 648(E8A) |
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2040 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Quad Cities Rocket |
| Description: |
Big Ben observation car carries the markers. |
| Photo Date: |
7/25/1971 Upload Date: 1/13/2013 6:21:58 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Tom Harris |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger,Action |
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747 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Quad Cities Rocket |
| Description: |
Clark and 16th Street crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
8/29/1971 Upload Date: 1/13/2013 6:27:55 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Tom Harris |
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Passenger,Action |
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778 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRIP #6-8 |
| Description: |
"Big Ben" dome car |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1971 Upload Date: 9/11/2011 9:55:37 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Gil Ford |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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980 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRIP #6-8 |
| Description: |
"Big Ben" Dome car |
| Photo Date: |
12/29/1971 Upload Date: 9/11/2011 9:54:59 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Gil Ford |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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835 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Matching R/Y E's on the Rock |
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| Photo Date: |
10/1/1973 Upload Date: 2/4/2014 2:57:17 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Carlson |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 644(E8A) |
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501 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 538 |
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| Photo Date: |
3/1/1974 Upload Date: 2/4/2014 3:03:56 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Carlson |
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CRIP 538(SW1) |
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560 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 538 |
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| Photo Date: |
3/1/1974 Upload Date: 2/4/2014 3:08:20 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Ken Carlson |
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CRIP 538(SW1) |
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876 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"RI 1875 Big Ben" - ex-C&O 1875 |
| Description: |
Dome Obs - this is not the correct number but there is no number shown on this privately owned car. Car is owned by Butterworth Tours and is on lease to Rock Island. |
| Photo Date: |
9/3/1975 Upload Date: 4/15/2016 7:03:06 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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448 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Big Ben |
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3/5/1982 Upload Date: 5/13/2012 9:44:49 PM |
| Location: |
Beech Grove, IN |
| Author: |
Mitch Cline |
| Categories: |
Roster |
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991 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
a dome car "Big Ben" from the 70's Rock Island RR & CF-7 2632 |
| Description: |
a short-lived dinner train, "Quad City Rocket" - exact date unknown |
| Photo Date: |
5/1/1990 Upload Date: 7/19/2021 5:45:30 PM |
| Location: |
Rock Island, IL |
| Author: |
Hiroyuki Nakamura |
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Passenger |
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348 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CO 1875 "Big Ben" |
| Description: |
Private car "Big Ben", (ex-CRI&P "Big Ben", exx-D&RGW 1248, nee-C&O 1875) Budd dome - coach observation car. |
| Photo Date: |
10/24/2006 Upload Date: 3/21/2007 1:29:14 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, US |
| Author: |
Robert Olsesski/Brent MacGregor Collection |
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RollingStock |
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2851 Comments: 1 |
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