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The Rock Island stretched across Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas. The easternmost reach of the system was Chicago, and the system also reached Memphis, Tennessee.
Rock Island RR System Maps. If you notice, although the two maps look identical except for color, you will notice that the brownish colored one is dated 1962, while the starker B&W map is dated 1937.
Rock Island Lines serve 14 Western states,” the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific’s map in the Official Guides of 1964 proudly proclaimed, offering “7,849 miles of modern railroad.”
An official, 1966 system map of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. Author's collection.
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR System Map. New 07/02/2017. last Modified: 02 Jul 2017.
New and correct map of the Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Ry. Rock Island Route. Summary Map of the United States showing relief by hachures, drainage, state boundaries, cities and towns, and the railroad network with heavy lines for main routes. Names Sebastian, John. Chicago, Kansas, and Nebraska Railway.
Source: Rock Island Lines, Office of Chief Engineer, June 25, 1964 CT ent ralized T a ffic Cont ol o fice Centralized Traffic Control and Cab Signals Single Track Double Track Centralized Traffic Control Automatic Block Signals and Cab Signals Automatic Block Signals Non-Signaled Trackage Rights ROCK ISLAND MAINLINE TRAFFIC DENSITY, 1964 N