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CRIP RS1 #736 |
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After arriving at this station, this charter passenger will continue on its schedules circuit route. Information and date provided with information given. Copyright John Cawood. |
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2/1/1961 Upload Date: 10/29/2010 10:41:50 PM |
| Location: |
Peoria, IL |
| Author: |
Adam Lutt |
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CRIP 736(RS1) |
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CRIP 736 |
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3/11/1965 Upload Date: 6/23/2005 9:06:06 AM |
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Des Moines, IA |
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CRIP 736(RS1) |
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| Title: |
CRIP 737 |
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4/11/1969 Upload Date: 7/31/2005 6:26:56 PM |
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Blue Island, IL |
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CRIP 737(RS1) |
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| Title: |
CRIP RS1 #739 |
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Shuffling cars around in a yard to take out as an extra manifest the next day. Information and photo date provided with information given. Copyright John Cawood |
| Photo Date: |
3/1/1960 Upload Date: 10/29/2010 10:42:19 PM |
| Location: |
Des Moines, IA |
| Author: |
Adam Lutt |
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CRIP 739(RS1) |
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| Title: |
CRI&P RS1 739 |
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CRI&P RS1 739, Des Moines, Iowa, August 1965, photographer unknown, Chuck Zeiler collection. This locomotive was built in February 1944 (c/n 71316). In the late 1930's, at the request of the Rock Island, Alco stretched the 539T switcher frame by 8 ft. 6 in. to enable a short hood to be added behind the cab to provide space for a steam generator. Alco is generally credited with introducing the first true road switcher in 1941. Over the RS1's 19 years of production (1941-1960), 611 units were produced, 412 domestic, 144 for the US Army, and 55 exports. Alco managed to produce 13 RS1's before the War Production Board (WPB) placed restrictions on all domestic locomotive builders, and Alco was restricted to locomotives of 1000 horsepower or less. Since the RS1 fell into that category, Alco was allowed to continue production, but the 13 already produced locomotives were requisitioned by the WPB (including Rock Island's four units, #'s 746-749) , the trucks were changed to a C-C three axle three motor truck designed by Jerry Blunt to cope with the rough track on their intended assignment, the Trans Iranian Railway. The EMD FT was considered for this project, but the Navy had first priority on EMD diesel prime movers, so the FT was not available in the timeframe needed. A total of 57 C-C RS1's were built by Alco for the Army and sent to Iran, but because the Mediterranean was closed off by German submarines, the RS1's sailed around Cape of Good Hope into the Indian Ocean and then to the Persian Gulf. Alco also produced an additional 100 RS1's for the WPB for use in Russia, the first 70 were built to a wide 5 foot gauge. The first 12 ended up at the bottom of the ocean; the ship carrying them was torpedoed by the Germans. The rest were well received by the Russians, so much so that they were "reverse engineered", and the Russians produced hundreds of TE, TE1, and TE2 class locomotives. |
| Photo Date: |
8/1/1965 Upload Date: 10/19/2009 1:59:46 PM |
| Location: |
Des Moines, IA |
| Author: |
Chuck Zeiler |
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Roster |
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CRIP 739(RS1) |
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1475 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
OKRX Rock Island 743 |
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Restored Rock Island RS1 #743 at Oklahoma Railway Museum. Next one into the shop for mechanical overhaul! |
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1/27/2007 Upload Date: 12/16/2007 10:40:38 AM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
John Schumann |
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OKRX 743(RS1) CRIP 743(RS1) |
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1596 Comments: 4 |
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| Title: |
RI RS1 743 |
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4/9/2007 Upload Date: 8/14/2009 2:14:37 AM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Kent Held |
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Roster |
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CRIP 743(RS1) |
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328 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
AOK 4059 |
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9/1/2007 Upload Date: 10/23/2007 12:17:56 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Rick Inselman |
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AOK 4059(B23-7) CRIP 743(RS1) OKRX 2(RS3) |
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1462 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RI 743 |
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10/6/2007 Upload Date: 10/8/2007 12:28:21 AM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Nicholas Benson |
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CRIP 743(RS1) AOK 4059(B23-7) SLSF 814(F9A) |
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1762 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 743 |
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ALCO RS-1 built 1943 |
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7/19/2008 Upload Date: 7/27/2008 2:12:45 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
John Dyer |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 743(RS1) |
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905 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRI&P 743 this Sunny Morn |
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10/28/2011 Upload Date: 11/25/2013 8:20:16 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Andrew Goblirsch |
| Categories: |
Track |
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CRIP 743(RS1) ATSF 90(FP45) OKRX 743(RS1) SLGG 243(RS1) |
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706 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 743 |
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2/3/2015 Upload Date: 2/3/2015 8:19:27 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Matt Petersen |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 743(RS1) |
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430 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rock Island 743 |
| Description: |
Brown Rock Island diesel |
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4/2/2016 Upload Date: 6/1/2016 1:44:54 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Matthew Zisi |
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Roster |
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CRIP 743(RS1) |
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298 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Rock Island 743 |
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Viewed from coach. |
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4/2/2016 Upload Date: 6/1/2016 2:07:57 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Matthew Zisi |
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Roster |
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CRIP 743(RS1) |
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246 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RI 743 |
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The Rock Island used so many paint schemes, you never know what one will look like until you see it! |
| Photo Date: |
4/21/2018 Upload Date: 8/2/2018 7:21:28 PM |
| Location: |
Oklahoma City, OK |
| Author: |
Matthew Zisi |
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Roster,Yard |
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CRIP 743(RS1) |
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610 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 745 |
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A view of "Agnes" from the former Sears warehouse. |
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9/27/2010 Upload Date: 11/19/2011 6:14:08 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Brian Binkley |
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CRIP 745(RS1) |
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1186 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
AMTK 748 & CRIP 745 in LASTA Yard |
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9/27/2010 Upload Date: 11/19/2011 6:14:23 PM |
| Location: |
New Orleans, LA |
| Author: |
Brian Binkley |
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AMTK 748(SW8) CRIP 745(RS1) |
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1157 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
CRIP 745 |
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| Photo Date: |
9/2/2019 Upload Date: 5/5/2023 7:51:47 PM |
| Location: |
Jefferson, LA |
| Author: |
Matt Petersen |
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CRIP 745(RS1) |
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78 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"The Story Of Alco," Page 44, 1965 |
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Here is page five of a 14-page article by Jerry A. Pinkepank entitled "How To Survive In The Diesel Biz: The Story Of Alco ~ The Durable Competitor." It was published originally in the December 1965 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 44. Bottom-Right Photo Caption: "First true road-switchers in America ~ four RS-1's built for Rock Island in 1941 ~ were drafted in 1942. No. 748 went to the Alaska Railroad which enclosed it with a winter protection shield." |
| Photo Date: |
12/1/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 12:23:28 PM |
| Location: |
Schenectady, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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CRIP 748(RS1) |
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101 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
"The Story Of Alco," Page 45, 1965 |
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Here is page six of a 14-page article by Jerry A. Pinkepank entitled "How To Survive In The Diesel Biz: The Story Of Alco ~ The Durable Competitor." It was published originally in the December 1965 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 45. |
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12/1/1965 Upload Date: 10/1/2023 12:24:03 PM |
| Location: |
Schenectady, NY |
| Author: |
Thomas C. Ayers |
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| Locomotives: |
CRIP 748(RS1) |
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94 Comments: 0 |
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