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	Rock Island
		The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad was a railroad which operated in the United States from 1851 to 1980, founded in Rock Island, Illinois.
		It is the county seat of Rock Island County.
		Rock Island Dam is a hydroelectric dam located on the Columbia River downstream from Wenatchee, Washington and Rock Island, Washington.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/176/rock-island.html (1642 words)

	City of Rock Island - Historical
		Rock Island's economy prospered in 1856 when the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad (the first to be robbed by Jesse James) built the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi.
		Rock Island is unique in that it has hundreds of homes that were built in 1918 and again from 1942-44.
		Rock Island’s population went from a high of 51,863 in 1960 to 39,684 by 2000.
	www.rigov.org /aboutrockisland/historical.html (1558 words)

	Rock Island Lines Historical Overview
		Iowa Citians, fearful that the railroad might not reach their town, then the capitol of the state, decided to post a $50,000 bonus to the builders if the line was finished and a train run into the station on or before midnight December 31, 1855.
		As the Rock Island approached its centennial year of 1952, it was a strong railroad, and one of the best in the country.
		The railroad was struck by its clerks in August, 1979, in a wage dispute.
	faculty.simpson.edu /RITS/www/histories/RIHistory.html (3279 words)

	Rock Island History
		On February 27, 1847, a charter was granted by the General Assembly of Illinois for the Rock Island and La Salle Railroad, to run from Rock Island to the terminal of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and a subscription drive for funds started in the cities and towns along the proposed route.
		The Peoria and Bureau Valley Railroad, was to connect Peoria with the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the north at Bureau Junction.
		By 1943, the Rock Island had a car inspector, a crossing flagman, one agent and three telegraphers (there was a telegrapher on duty in the depot 24 hours a day, seven days a week) in Chillicothe.
	www.chillicothehistorical.org /rock_island_history.htm (4091 words)

	Dwight, Kansas on the Rock Island Railroad: Railroads in Kansas \| www.kansasheritage.org
		Dwight, Kansas on the Rock Island Railroad: Railroads in Kansas
		Marcus A. Low, a lawyer for the Rock Island in Missouri, made the proposal to build the new road and he was given authority from the Rock Island Board of Directors to go full speed on the project.
		By the time Joe Fuest was elected to the board of (Seward) county commissioners in the fall of 1891, the Rock Island Railroad had built through the south part of Seward County to Liberal, leaving Springfield high and dry and sealing the doom of Fargo Springs.
	www.kansasheritage.org /research/rr/rock.html (1387 words)

	Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Rock Island track conditions had deteriorated greatly while merger proceedings were underway, and Union Pacific declined to pursue the merger plans.
		Rock Island's holding company, the Chicago Pacific Corporation, continued on as its railroad/transportation subsidiary was liquidated.
		The opening 'railroad train' number in Meredith Willson’s The Music Man (1957) is entitled "Rock Island", and suggests by the title and context that the train is indeed a Rock Island train crossing from Rock Island to Davenport, Iowa, also known as "River City".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railroad (1062 words)

	Chapter 8
		Its plan was for a bridge from the Illinois shore to the island, a bridge from the Iowa shore to the island, and an embackment across the island to connect the two bridges, or more properly, the two parts of the Rock Island bridge.
		The claims of the railroad company and the wants and necessities of the arsenal were all laid before the board of commissioners constituted by the government, and a plan was finally fixed upon which would satisfy the requirements both of the company and the United States.
		Railroad Bridge Company.' When the case was called up a large number of witnesses from Davenport and Rock Island went to Chicago and with them numberous parties interested in the suit.
	www.celticcousins.net /scott/chapter8.html (3892 words)

	Rock Island's St. Louis Subdiv.- A Complete History
		The railroad did indeed bring succes and growth to the communities it served, so much that other communities westward (such as Ownsville) wanted in on the growth and success, and began to call for the railroad to be extended to their communities.
		In the summer of 1904, the Rock Island finally completed it's railroad extension from Bland through Eldon and Versailles to Windsor, which was served by the mainline (St. Louis-Sedalia-Texas) of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (the Katy).
		The Rock Island entered its third and final bankruptcy in 1975, and despite the best efforts of management and trustees, (as well as the flashy new blue and white "The Rock" image) the railroad could not survive.
	members.tripod.com /mo_central_rail/history.html (2797 words)

	The Rock Island Railroad - Trains.com Forums
		The Union Pacific saw that the Rock Island was no longer valueable because of the shape it was in and walked away.
		I was just thinking about the Rock Island this morning, in the context of wether she was a "mighty fine line".
		On the East end the Rock first went into Memphis via a Ferry operation on the Mississippi River, in fact, the piers are still in use as a landing for a river support and grocery resupply operation for towboats.
	www.trains.com /TRC/CS/forums/691149/PrintPost.aspx (1541 words)

	Hurd v. Rock Island Railroad Company: A Turning Point in Abraham Lincoln's Legal Career
		Rock Island Railroad Company proved to be a dramatic turning point in the career of Abraham Lincoln as a lawyer.
		Although the boat owner claimed the bridge was a hazard to navigation, the railroad claimed that the lawsuit was a deliberate effort by the boat owner and his supporters to have the bridge destroyed.
		Rock Island Railroad Company was a pivotal case in Lincoln's career and solidified his reputation as a great trial lawyer.
	www.lib.niu.edu /ipo/1998/ihy980236.html (769 words)

	Community & Economic Development - Rock Island Lines Passenger Depot
		The former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Passenger Station represents the remnants of the first terminal built west of Chicago, which made Rock Island a pivotal location for the movement of people, commodities and raw materials.
		This magnificent building was erected in 1901 by the Rock Island Lines Railroad to serve as the third Rock Island passenger depot.
		At the request of the City of Rock Island, the deteriorating depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
	www.rigov.org /citydepartments/ced/rockislandlinesdepot.html (413 words)

	Rock Island / Great Plains-West Rail Gallery
		The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, the CRIP, the Rock...
		The date was October 1st, 1851 when the first spadeful of dirt was turned at Chicago and railroad construction officially was begun on the new Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.
		Rock Island GP38-2 #4340 - was among several GP38-2 units acquired by the Missouri Pacific when Rock Island shut down in 1980.
	www.trainweb.org /screamingeagle/gallery/crip.html (973 words)

	Rock Island
		On December 1, 1903, the Chicago, Rock Island and Texas, the Chicago, Rock Island and Mexico, and the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Texas were merged into the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf.
		In 1930 the Chicago, Rock Island and Gulf and the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company jointly leased the Burlington-Rock Island between Dallas and Teague, and in 1950 it leased the balance between Teague and Houston.
		Although the Rock Island served fourteen states with nearly 8,000 miles of main track, it was one of the weaker of the major railroads.
	home.austin.rr.com /aldossantos/rock_island.htm (1236 words)

	Horton railroad shops subject of book by California professor 04/27/03
		The CK&N Railway was a subsidiary of the Rock Island railroad.
		When the Rock Island was cutting jobs in the Great Depression, local residents said the jobs should be retained for the local residents over the Mexican workers, Quastler said.
		One, the line via Horton, once the Rock Island's main route west and southwest, lost that role to the route via Kansas City (much of that change was in the 1900-1920 era).
	www.cjonline.com /stories/042703/kan_horton.shtml (1071 words)

	Why the Republican Party Elected Lincoln by Thomas J. DiLorenzo
		He was such a railroad industry "insider" that he often rode in private cars and carried a free railroad pass, courtesy of the Illinois Central.
		All the grandiose plans of building a transcontinental railroad with taxpayer subsidies and creating a continental empire would be destroyed, and along with them the political career of Abraham Lincoln and, possibly, the Republican Party itself.
		Sherman (who was also a railroad industry-related real estate investor) explicitly stated that the purpose of eradicating the Plains Indians was to make sure that they did not stand in the way of the government-subsidized railroads.
	www.lewrockwell.com /dilorenzo/dilorenzo53.html (2260 words)

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		Such continuation shall not alter or affect the ultimate rights of other rail carriers under trackage rights, joint facilities, or similar arrangements nor prejudice the ultimate determination of any controversy or proceeding concerning rights of the parties with regard to assignment by the trustee of rights in or to the facilities or under the arrangements.
		Title V of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 is classified generally to subchapter II (Sec.
		Temporary rail banking -STATUTE- During the 180-day period beginning on May 30, 1980, no rail line or facility of the Rock Island Railroad which has been approved for abandonment by the Commission or the bankruptcy court may be downgraded, scrapped, or otherwise disposed of without the approval of the Secretary under this section.
	uscode.house.gov /download/pls/45C19.txt (3941 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: BURLINGTON-ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD MUSEUM
		The Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Museum, in Teague, was officially opened on October 4, 1970, and is housed in the original Trinity and Brazos Valley Railway depot and office building.
		After a new railroad office was constructed in the 1960s, local historians, led by Llewellyn Notley, retired Teague school superintendent, and P. Thomas, retired railroad superintendent, acquired the building for the city of Teague from the Fort Worth and Denver Railway and the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad for one dollar.
		The Burlington-Rock Island Railroad Museum Association of Teague was organized and incorporated by the Texas secretary of state in 1969.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/BB/lbb2_print.html (603 words)

	Hibblen Radio - Rock Island Railroad in Arkansas
		The 73-year-old caboose was used by the railroad for 50 years, until the Rock Island's bankruptcy in 1980.
		The first several are from the early 1900's, with two showing the Little Rock bridge, two of the Little Rock depot and one of the Rock Island's track west of Little Rock, where it parallels the Arkansas River.
		I've also spoken with Joe Rook, who worked as a conductor before the railroad shut down, and Al Dodson, who was the Rock Island's union representative.
	www.hibblenradio.com /RIinLittleRock.html (933 words)

	B-RI Railroad MuseumRequest Timeout
		The second floor housed the general railroad offices for the superintendent, the roadmaster, the trainmaster, division engineer, dispatchers and clerks.
		The charm of the railroad and the people who developed the area are evident in every room.
		They may have information on: the area, the railroad, early pioneers and, believe it or not, a prisoner of war camp during World War II that house as many as 5,800 German prisoners.
	therailroadmuseum.com (1479 words)

	Railroad Models Recreation
		Christmas celebrations at the John Kane HousePawling News Chronicle, NY - Dec 1, 2006Christmas music, traditional Victorian decorations, historical railroad models and sweet goodies are all being featured this year during Christmas at the John...
		Railroad Search.com is a worldwide network of dealer inventory for the railroad industry.
		It is informational in nature and designed to promote the model railroading hobby in general and specifically for S gauge/S scale trains.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Recreation/Models/Railroad (697 words)

	JCHS/ridepot.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Located in one of the state’s two intact Rock Island depots, the Rock Island Depot Railroad Museum at 910 Second Street in Fairbury, Nebraska, gives visitors a look at life when trains were the fastest and classiest way to go anywhere, from the billowing steam engine to the 1950’s stream-lined Rock Island Rocket.
		Since Fairbury was the Western Division Headquarters for Rock Island for many years, dispatching all Rock Island trains west of Des Moines, the community is full of railroad history.
		The main floor of the depot has been restored and is used as a railroad museum, including the baggage room, which looks just like it did when the Rock Island closed the depot's doors in 1980, complete with baggage carts.
	www.jeffersoncountyhistory.com /depot.html (415 words)

	Rock Island Depot-- National Register of Historic Places Pipestone, Minnesota Travel Itinerary
		The Rock Island Railroad Depot, built in 1890, is Pipestone's only remaining depot.
		As one of the major reasons for Pipestone's prosperity, the railroad is central to the history of this small Minnesota town.
		The Rock Island Depot is located in the 400 block of N. Hiawatha Ave., Pipestone.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/pipestone/rid.htm (270 words)

	Ridge Historical Society
		In the early years of the Rock Island Railroad, it saw no need to stop after Englewood until it reached Blue Island, the next real area of civilization.
		The name was also applied to the original connection point of the Rock Island main and branch lines at 97th Street (Dummy Junction) and the branch line itself (Dummy Line).
		While there is no record of the Rock Island using dummy equipment, they did use small locomotives designed to run backwards and forwards.
	www.ridgehistoricalsociety.org /railroad-history.html (332 words)

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		On May 21, 1996, the MotionÔ (000°°Ôto Amend was granted and the Respondent Denver Rock* Island Railroad was given ten days from the effective date of the Order to respond to the amended complaint.
		In the spring of 1996, shortly before the hearing, the Respondent Railroad installed concrete slabs between the rails and outside the rails at Ivy Street, welded the panels on Monaco together and cold asphalt patched in the area of the remaining tracks and around the concrete slabs.
		The Respondent Railroad has built a form and constructs the concrete slabs using angle iron around the outside to protect the edges of the concrete and rebar to strengthen the slab.
	www.dora.state.co.us /PUC./decisions/1996/R96-0774_96F-115R.doc (986 words)

	Handbook of Texas Online: BURLINGTON-ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD
		The railroad was acquired by the Colorado and Southern Railway Company on August 1, 1905, with one-half interest subsequently sold to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company.
		A major change occurred on June 1, 1950, when the Fort Worth and Denver and the Rock Island leased the rest of the railroad from Teague to Houston to be operated as the Joint Texas Division.
		The Rock Island ceased operations on March 31, 1980, leaving the Fort Worth and Denver as the sole operator of the former Burlington-Rock Island.
	www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/BB/eqb18_print.html (649 words)

	NewHome
		Included among the collection of old photographs is a picture of a private railcar from the Rock Island Line, c.
		Although the Rock Island Railroad did not extend west of Colorado, their spacious coaches were often purchased by private companies, or wealthy individuals who liked to travel in style.
		The old Rock Island coach left Coronado after the Hotel Del was completed, and the mysterious art collection disappeared along with its curator.
	www.rockislandgallery.com (535 words)

	Rock Island Railroad: Historic beauty 12/21/03
		In 1911, The Capital said the shops, with their 800 workers, would move to Topeka, but the Rock Island President H.U. Mudge said that report had "absolutely no foundation" to it.
		"Railroad enthusiasts today do the same thing with their photographing of the current railroad scene," Reisdorf said.
		"Prairie Railroad Town: The Rock Island Railroad Shops at Horton, Kansas 1887-1946" can be found at the Kansas Historical Society, Topeka, or by ordering from www.southplattepress.com.
	www.cjonline.com /stories/122103/bus_train.shtml (870 words)

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