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Owner: Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
Model:EMD GP38-2Built As:CRIP 4338 (GP38-2)
Serial Number:757136-24Order No:757136
Frame Number:757136-24Built:11/1976
Notes:ex-RI
Other locos with this serial:  UP 776(GP38-2) GMTX 2147(GP38-2) MP 2276(GP38-2) CRIP 4338(GP38-2) NTZR 2601(GP38-2)
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No silver lining for The Rock
Title:  No silver lining for The Rock
Description:  This picture somewhat symbolizes the Rock Island in its later years to me. Driving across the Texas Panhadle parallel to the Rock Island's Amarillo to El Reno main on a cloudy day you spy a light in the distance and jump off the road to get the shot. It seems to take an awful long time to get to you- and you realize it's only doing about 25 to 30 MPH. The blue unit looks good but its a facade for the dirty maroon units behind; the track conditions are hardly befitting a 'mainline' and the cars sway as they go by. You get friendly waves from the Rock crews, as usual, but the scene confirms what you already know; that the road is in serious trouble. GP38-2 4338 is trailed by GP35s 321, 329 and U28Bs 269, 255.
Photo Date:  5/13/1977  Upload Date: 2/10/2008 9:34:23 AM
Location:  Groom, TX
Author:  Rick Morgan
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  CRIP 4338(GP38-2)
Views:  1317   Comments: 3


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