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After a solo CB&Q E-unit is filmed, Emery Gulash caught passenger train action on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in Chicago. From the Green Frog Productions show https://rfd.video/ChicagoOdyssey2 | Railfan Depot

69K views · 3.1K reactions | An odd looking EMC AB6, built exclusively for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad by General Motors' Electro-Motive Corporation with a commuter train and more conventional diesels on another train. From the Green Frog Productions show "Rock Island Special (w/ Bonus), 2 Discs, 4 Hours" https://rfd.video/ROCKSpecial | Railfan Depot | Facebook

22K views · 2.3K reactions | The "Golden State" and other Rock Island relics, right into New Mexico. From the Green Frog Productions show "Rock Island Line, 1950s, 60s & 70s" https://rfd.video/ROCK | Railfan Depot | Facebook

Some unique locomotives handle Rock Island freight, passenger and commuter trains at Joliet, Illinois. From the Green Frog Productions show "Rock Island Line, 1950s, 60s & 70s" https://rfd.video/ROCK | Railfan Depot

Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On October 9, 1893, the city of Valley Junction was incorporated. Today, the downtown heart of West Des Moines, Valley Junction, is formed around the switching facilities and repair shops at the meeting point of three lines on the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad. Held by the Sauk and Meskwaki during the era immediately preceding American settlement, James Cunningham Jordan, a cattle farmer, signaled the opening of the lands to eager easterners during October of 18