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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 Downtown Rock Island Historic District is a national historic district encompassing 82.3 acres (33.3 ha) in downtown Rock Island, Illinois.The oldest buildings in the district are from the 1860s, two decades after Rock Island's founding, and buildings from then until 1969 can be found in the district, making it reflective of the city's development over time.
The district will take in parts of Henry, Warren, and McDonough Counties; half of Mercer, Stephenson, Tazewell, McLean, Fulton, and Peoria Counties; and all of Carroll, Rock Island, Whiteside, and Knox Counties. Henry County is split between this district and the 16th district. They are partitioned on the northwest side by Shaffer Creek ...
The following 83 pages use this file: Alloperla roberti; Andalusia, Illinois; Andalusia Township, Rock Island County, Illinois; Arsenal Courts Historic District
This is a route-map template for the Rock Island District, a commuter rail line in the Chicago metropolitan area.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
The courthouses for the Central District's four divisions are in Peoria, Rock Island, Springfield, and Urbana. In 2018, all court operations for the Rock Island District were moved to the federal courthouse in Davenport, Iowa, due to uninhabitable conditions at the Rock Island courthouse. [1] [2]
Metra owns and manages the Rock Island District, and it sees little freight traffic, making it an attractive route for Amtrak. [15] To operate Amtrak trains over the Rock Island District, modifications would be required in Joliet and Chicago. A third platform would need to be constructed at Joliet Gateway Center, and Amtrak would need to ...