Surviving Rock Island diesels

rock island lines · **Joined:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:20 pm **Posts:** 487

The 2004 discussion linked below has some info on surviving and disposed of RI locomotives:

http://www.railroad.net/forums/viewtopi ... =81&t=3928

#1275 to IAIS as its #400.
GE U boats went to MEC and TTI in Kentucky.
Silvis, IL shops now Omnirail or something like that, had a RI SW1500.
Rock GP38-2s 4300-4351 went to MP then UP via UP/MP merger. They were MP 2238-2289 then UP 2238-2289 then re#738-789.
Rock GP38-2s 4352-4355 were sold to the P&LE as P&LE 2057-2060. Now on the Huron & Eastern.
Rock GP38-2s 4368-4379 went to the GTW 5850-5860. To CN same#s.
RI SD40-2s 4790-4799 to ICG 6040-6049 then to EMD 6040-6049 in the late '80s. They are on the Wisconsin Southern now.
RI U30Cs were scrapped I believe. Most of the GE U-boats were scrapped after being returned to the lessors like UP.
RI GP40s 4700-4719 returned to UP. Some scrapped and some are currently on the Missouri & Northern Arkansas RR.
Most of the rebuilt GP7s and GP9s went to C&NW.
Rock slug 55 to Sandersville RR #90.
RI GP18s 1353 and 1357 are on the Florida West Coast RR same#s.
Rock GP40Us 3000-3004 went to GO Transit after shutdown later to EMDX.

Unfortunately, none of the survivors listed above are in museums.

Off the top of my head, I can think of three that are in preservation: (GP7 at IRM, E8 #652, and E6 #630).

Are there any others in museums? Isn't there one in Oklahoma?

Any of the survivors worth preserving? I think a preserved Rock Island U-boat would be a nice thing to see.

Any contributions to the list or thoughts are welcome.

Bulby · **Joined:** Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:45 pm **Posts:** 258

Two of the Aerotrain LWT-12's survive; one at Green Bay and one in St. Louis.

HudsonL · **Joined:** Mon May 24, 2010 10:22 am **Posts:** 548

Rock Island GP7 1223 at Minnesota Transportation Museum as MNTX (Soo Line) GP7 559

http://www.mtmuseum.org/roster.php?page=soo559

-Hudson

Bulby · **Joined:** Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:45 pm **Posts:** 258

HudsonL wrote:

Rock Island GP7 1223 at Minnesota Transportation Museum as MNTX (Soo Line) GP7 559

http://www.mtmuseum.org/roster.php?page=soo559

-Hudson

Interesting that IRM's GP-7 is consecutively numbered with MNT's GP-7. (post-CRIP rebuild/C&NW)

http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi? ... stern=4160

rock island lines · **Joined:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:20 pm **Posts:** 487

Here is an Alco RS-1 at the Oklahoma Ry Museum. (The loco in the background is not former RI, despite appearances).

Bulby · **Joined:** Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:45 pm **Posts:** 258

rock island lines wrote:

(The loco in the background is not former RI, despite appearances).

It's owned by someone who is a big fan of the CRI&P

solar1953 · **Joined:** Mon Oct 03, 2011 9:30 pm **Posts:** 56

And there are the two E units last known to be on the Midland Railway in Baldwin, KS

trolleyira · **Joined:** Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:22 pm **Posts:** 219

The two E-units are no longer at Baldwin City, KS.
I believe they are both now in Manley, Iowa.

Bulby · **Joined:** Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:45 pm **Posts:** 258

solar1953 wrote:

And there are the two E units last known to be on the Midland Railway in Baldwin, KS

E8A #652 and E6A #630; now owned by the Manly Junction Railroad Museum of Manly, Iowa.

I believe they are both in Kansas City for repairs/restoration (they have been there for awhile).

Edit: Ira's post showed up while I was typing. Ira, do you have any information they moved since December?

trolleyira · **Joined:** Fri Jul 22, 2005 11:22 pm **Posts:** 219

No further information. They could still be at Midwest in Kansas City.
I know they are no longer in Baldwin City.

I thought I recalled they moved to Iowa, but I could be wrong.

BSOR Patarak · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:12 pm

While not a museum, ex Rock Island Century 415 #423 is at Hamburg New York owned by the Buffalo Southern Railroad. It's original maroon paint is coming through...

Also another RI 415 is in Kansas, #424 sitting near BNSF Argentine Yard, Morris Kansas I believe. It is painted 421, but is RI 424 as it was renumbered by previous owner PLM Railcar. I would like to know who owns this one and any more details about it. I think it is being badly vandalized as it is sitting now.

Pat Connors
CMO Buffalo Southern RR

rock island lines · **Joined:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:20 pm **Posts:** 487

Photos of ALCO C415 at Argentine Yard:
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locopi ... x?id=92435

onequiknova · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:18 pm

ILSX GP9 4551 is ex CNW 4551, ex RI 4480, ex RI 1322.

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/locoPi ... x?id=94857

I'm sure with some digging, you'll find a handful of SD40-2's, GP38-2's and maybe some GP40's still out there.

John.

o484 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:03 pm

New Jersey Transit and Metro North have a few GP40FH-2s rebuilt from Rock Island GP40s.

NJT
4138, ex 384
4139, ex 389
4140, ex 346
4143, ex 361
4144, ex 354

MTA
4184, ex 350
4185, ex 352
4186, ex 344
4187, ex 355
4188, ex 372
4189, ex 368

rock island lines · **Joined:** Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:20 pm **Posts:** 487

A deadline of RI U30C's sat in storage until they were scrapped in 1989. These GE's were probably too large and too expensive for most museums. Photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrongmain/ ... 7/sizes/l/

[Edited to add:]
This was posted on Trainorders recently regarding the Rock Island U30C's in storage:

Quote:

Illinois Railway Museum's Nick Kallas said they were offered them for $16,000 a piece in the 1980's. If IRM, or any museum, had an endowment to purchase items outright, then they'd likely have saved one. There was demand and interest by me, and others, to save these.

Bummer.

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