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| Title: |
CRIP 118 |
| Description: |
During 1948 & 1949 the Rock Island returned to ALCO and bought eight 3-unit freight locomotives (cab-booster-cab) to compare with the newer F7-model produced by GM-EMD. The latter began to arrive in 1949, with numbers commencing at 100A,B (cab, booster), and ending at 127A,B in 1951. Both the ALCO and GM-EMD units were powered by 1500-hp engines, and both rode on B-B trucks.This fleet of 42 multiple-unit locomotives replaced the older 4-8-4's in mainline service almost immediately, but the newer ones lasted until the fall of 1952, when they were retired long before they were worn out. |
| Photo Date: |
7/21/1950 Upload Date: 8/10/2013 12:23:02 AM |
| Location: |
La Grange, IL |
| Author: |
E.M.D. |
| Categories: |
Roster,Track |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 118(F7A) |
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1947 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
CRIP F7A #118 - Rock Island |
| Description: |
Nice action shot of CRIP F7A #118 wearing the dark red (maroon) with white nose chevrons and herald - one of about 17 different paint schemes used on Rock island diesels through the years and a far cry from the beautiful original red and black paint scheme. EMD built this F7A in May of 1949 as CRIP #118 (serial #6111). Final disposition is currently unknown. No date, location or photographer was listed for this photo. |
| Photo Date: |
9/1/1970 Upload Date: 9/6/2025 5:50:44 AM |
| Location: |
Unknown, IL |
| Author: |
Gary Everhart |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 118(F7A) |
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342 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
RI 118 |
| Description: |
RI 118 is in the F unit deadline at Amarillo. |
| Photo Date: |
9/11/1975 Upload Date: 3/16/2016 1:35:20 PM |
| Location: |
Amarillo, TX |
| Author: |
Ron Hawkins |
| Categories: |
Roster |
| Locomotives: |
CRIP 118(F7A) |
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963 Comments: 0 |
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