That would be cool as well.A posting from the RITS (Rock Island Technical Society) list:
The listing of the units came as a bit of a surprise, so we did not establish a budget for them. If terms can be worked out with the owners, Iowa Northern has an interest in purchasing these units through our sister company, Hawkeye Express, LLC and working toward restoring them to operating condition.
Daniel R. Sabin, President
Iowa Northern Railway Company
Paramount Theatre Building
305 Second Street, SE
Suite 400
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
This would be great news for RI fans and Iowans, if it can be done!
whats the link to the Rock Island Technical Society?
i like this pic of 652. was taken in feb 1952. in la grange IL.
yep, and now we know that 652 was painted like this then blue and back.
Kinda makes you wonder how many layers of paint you'd find if you started scraping....
Found this shot while randomly surfing this cool site. It's the closest I can find for a photo match for ya Cannonball. 2 layers of paint on this Amtrak engine got burned off, revealing Phase 3 paint, after the train hit a truck. The comments and notes tell more.
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