Showing posts with label Rock Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rock Island. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

BN Says "No" To City Speed Limits

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From the "Grant County Journal." July 15, 1996
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

1926 Rock Island Bridge View

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Not sure where I came across this.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

1959 Rock Island Survey

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From "An Economic Survey of Douglas County" by William T Nordeen. 1959
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Silicon On Celluloid

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Courtesy of James Belmont. Doug Harrop photo. May 22, 1975 Burlington Northern 6471 leads merchandise west past the Silicon Smelter at Rock ...
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Saturday, November 1, 2025

Columbia Crossing

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Photo by Tom Carver. Tom says: "Crossing from the east to the west bank of the Columbia River just north of Rock Island power dam, hots...
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Friday, October 10, 2025

Rock Island

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Courtesy of James Belmont. Doug Harrop photo.  May 25, 1976 A quartet of Burlington Northern locomotives pull eastbound merchandise through ...
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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Second Fire Hits Columbia River Bridge

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From "CTC Board." September 1985
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Sunday, July 27, 2025

Keokuk Electro Metals Co

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Thanks to Darrin Nelson for sharing this. From "An Economic Survey of Douglas County" by William T Nordeen. 1959
Saturday, May 3, 2025

BN Train At Rock Island

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Photo courtesy of Dean Ferris. Dean says: "On August 2, 1989 a westbound intermodal passes the 1944 Whitcomb which switched the Rock Is...
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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

1926 Rock Island Bridge View

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Friday, August 16, 2024

BN 1975 Station Revenues H-R

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Courtesy of Aaron Schwarz and the PNRA.
Wednesday, July 10, 2024

1916 Rock Island Wreck

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Photo by Harry Dean. University of Washington Special Collections.  Written on back: here Harry was hurt in wreck- Rock Island, Wash. East o...
Sunday, June 16, 2024

1983 Spokane Division Train Briefs

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Courtesy of Lynn Francis. April 1, 1983 WENATCHEE AREA 51882 Quincy Spud Loc. 0900 DXSa-Su Wenatchee-Quincy A. 51882 Quincy Spud As Reqd. Co...
Sunday, May 5, 2024

The Silicon Smelter In Rock Island

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 History of the Plant and the Manufacturing Process     The Wenatchee complex dates back to 1940 when it was started as a defense plant.  Op...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024

BNSF 2000 Employee Appreciation Special

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Boarding pass courtesy of Michael Lehman. Two photos courtesy of Steven Brown. Picture at Adrian is mine.  
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Monday, January 1, 2024

1965 Rock Island Line Change View

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This is just south of the town of Rock Island. Rock Island Dam can be partially seen on the bottom left. See it here today.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Tunnel 12 View

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Maybe around 1908 timeframe?
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Sunday, October 29, 2023

Rock Island Area Views

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Pre dam and pre highway views. The tracks were shifted towards the river with a widened bank when the highway was built.
Saturday, October 28, 2023

NP Correspondence Regarding The Northern And Southern

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Friday, October 27, 2023

Rock Island Depot View

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Unused postcard view. No date listed, though as a guess I'd say mid 1960s.
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