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Rock Island locomotive #627, circa 1910 Fractional Share of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company, issued June 30, 1898. Its predecessor, the Rock Island and La Salle Railroad Company, was incorporated in Illinois on February 27, 1847, and an amended charter was approved on February 7, 1851, as the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad.
St. Louis, Alton and Rock Island Railroad: Rock Island and Eastern Illinois Railway: CB&Q/ MILW: 1896 1900 Davenport, Rock Island and Northwestern Railway: Rock Island and La Salle Railroad: RI: 1847 1851 Chicago and Rock Island Railroad: Rock Island and Mercer County Railroad: RI: 1876 1903 Rock Island and Peoria Railway: Rock Island and ...
The Rock Island Lines Passenger Station, also known as Abbey Station, is a historic building located in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. It ceased operating as a railway station in 1980. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and it was designated a Rock Island landmark in 1987. [1] [2]
The current Rock Island Trail is a fragment of what was once a predecessor railroad, the Peoria and Rock Island Railroad built in 1869-1871, stretching southeastward from the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa to Peoria. The Rock Island soon acquired the Peoria and Rock Island and added it to their extensive trackage throughout the North American ...
The line leased Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific tracks from downtown Rock Island to Southern Junction and from Milan to Sherrard; in addition to the main line there were branches to Aledo and Alexis. With the abandonment of passenger service in 1926 the northern division was de-electrified, but freight service continued.
The Peoria and Rock Island Railroad was a railroad of 91-mile (146 km) in length, located in the U.S. state of Illinois. It provided service between the two cities listed in its corporate name. [ 1 ] Chartered on March 7, 1867, it was built between 1867 and 1871 and first provided passenger service between these two cities on July 8, 1871. [ 2 ]
The Rock Island District (RI) is a Metra commuter rail line from Chicago, Illinois, southwest to Joliet.Metra does not refer to its lines by color, but the timetable accents for the Rock Island District line are "Rocket Red" in honor of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad's Rocket passenger trains.
The Rock Island Depot and Freight House is a two-story railroad station and adjacent one-story freight house from the turn of the 20th century. It was constructed in 1899 directly besides the Illinois River in the American city of Peoria, Illinois .