Afternoon line up  Contributor's Pick!       
The Rock Island was the first to get the new F 40s, since it had the oldest power, most in need of updating. They were still running an E 6 and some E 7s on their Joliet trains til earlier that year. The first batch of F 40s is lined up at La Salle St, ready to go onto their trains for the evening rush. The Rock was still running the Quad Cities and Peoria Rockets at the time, behind E 8s. Looking back, it was quite a show. I wish I had paid more attention to it.
Date: 8/15/1978 Location: Chicago, IL   Map Show Chicago on a rail map Views: 421 Collection Of:   Tom Beckett
Locomotives: RTA 101(F40PH) RTA 111(F40PH) RTA 126(F40PH)    Author:  Tom Beckett
Afternoon line up
Picture Categories: Roster,Station,Passenger This picture is part of album:  Commuters
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Olaf Junges General Wow, what for a line of power! 2/17/2017 3:29:53 AM

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