Discussion relating to The Chicago & North Western, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road), including mergers, acquisitions, and abandonments.
Discussion relating to The Chicago & North Western, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road), including mergers, acquisitions, and abandonments.
I know that if they are around most will be on UP.Someone somewhere had a list of UP locos previous owners and quite a few were Rock Island units.I do know where the 1275 went and that was IAIS as its #400.I know that some GE U boats went to MEC and TTI in Kentucky.I am not sure about the old MEC units but I think the TTI ones still run(?).Other than that maybe a leasing company has some but I am sure that a lot of them are now gone.
About 3 years ago I took a trip to the old Silvis, IL shops now Omnirail or something like that, they had a RI SW1500 still in very faded maroon and yellow paint on shop trucks. I also know of a CNW GP-7 (former RI) that is at Larry's Truck and Elecric near Youngstown that is line for scrapping if it hasn't been already.
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 used in "Clean up" operations and actually owned by the Rock. They were finally 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. EMD added dynamic brakes to the units. I believe would be Rock 3005 and 3006 that were left incomplete at shutdown also went to EMDX.(?)
