Fellow employee and former employee of the Rock Island Tim Lage is wanting a copy of the October 1971 employee magazine if anyone has a copy for sale or could...
Hello, Don - I checked the Sep/Oct/1971 ROCKET and could not find the name Floyd Wheeler. Perhaps someone on the list could check issues ahead of and behind...
I did a search of the entire years of 1971 and 1972 and did not find his name either. Could he have gone by a middle/nic name?  Dave Pederson ... From:...
Hi Group, Up here in one of the fringe areas of the Rock Island, one of the remaining landmarks is in danger. The bridge across the Mississippi River at Inver...
We'll see if we can get over that way. Jeff really wants to attend. But-- We got alot things scheduled the next few months. Take Care! Becky ... From: Gerald...
Jim, I would suggest contacting one of the Riebe's down in the Quad Cities.? If anyone has documentation of bridges they would. I don't have my phone list...
Excuse me but could someone tell me how to get off the RITTS list. My husband passed away and I would off the e-mails. Thanks Sue Arends ... Jim, I would...
... Wilton in the fall of 1979. ... had removed the rails. That's about all I know. I can't add much to what you already know Jeff. I don't know the details,...
... A management "gang" had taken the track out (do not recall why) without any protection (train order or flagman). A management crew on the train ran into...
Sue;  I worked with Glenn. I think you go Groups Icon on page and then look up own profile and delete RITS personal account. I think that it is there ......
Sue;  I worked with Glenn. I think you go Groups Icon on page and then look up own profile and delete RITS personal account. I think that it is there. ...
I'm new to this group and probably should introduce myself. My name is Tom Goodman and I am retired and live in Baja California Norte, Mexico. My main reason...
Hello Tom, WELCOME TO THE "GROUP". Good luck finding the book you mention, if you do locate it I would also be interested in it, as would be many other...
Hello Tom; welcome. I presume you have checked the public libraries, including their library pools? I couldn't find it; I have Glyn's Books, in England,...
Greetings, I am doing some research on the Rock Island's 100-ton 45' 3-bay open hoppers that were built in 78-79 and ended up on the B&LE. These were numbers...
I scanned the RI portion of the KCUS Time Table No. 588 for Sept. 24, 1961 and placed it in the Files section of this group. There were 7 arrivals and 7...
39/40 was known as the "Imperial" Â Â ... If only these (and more) were all still running! Did trains 39/40 ever have a name? Brian Ehni ... 39/40 was known...
... <TwoGriffs@...> wrote: "...I presume you have checked the public libraries, including their library pools?..." Denis, living in Mexico, I don't really have...
As all of you probably know, by now, RITS has a museum at Savanna, IL Ever since the inception of RITS in 1974, it has been the dream of the society that...
Would you be so kind as to post the address of the museum please. I don't yet have it saved into my address book and would like it for now and the future. ...
What is the check for? Lamoyne (BCR&NRY) ... From: "Kjb80401@..." <Kjb80401@...> To: RITSlist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 5, 2008 7:02:55...
I guess if I read the previous email I would know. email address is rits_1@... The snail mail address is: Rock Island Technical Society 18933 A Street...
Lamoyne, Raffle tickets for a brass locomotive: an HO scale locomotive donated to the museum, to be raffled off between now and October 10th. It is a...
Thanks Lamoyne, just what I wanted. Keevan In a message dated 9/5/2008 6:18:41 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, lmarkw@... writes: The snail mail address is:...
There were some items put into a drawing at the open house and nothing was heard of aout who got what. This was done as a part of a fund raiser, though I am...
Eric, yes you are right that the RI was not known as a coal hauler, but it did get coal from around the Lafayette,IL area and from what I recall the coal did...
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