CRI&P 652 "Independence" @ Vermont Street, Blue Island IL (1978)
1952 EMD E8A, still in its Bicentennial paint scheme, pulling one of the westbound afternoon Rockets.
No. 652 was repainted in the original Rocket maroon, orange, and aluminum paint scheme and operated by the Midland Railway of Baldwin City, KS for a time before being moved to Manly IA to be displayed in a train museum there
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CRI&P 652 "Independence" @ Vermont Street, Blue Island IL (1978)
1952 EMD E8A, still in its Bicentennial paint scheme, pulling one of the westbound afternoon Rockets.
No. 652 was repainted in the original Rocket maroon, orange, and aluminum paint scheme and operated by the Midland Railway of Baldwin City, KS for a time before being moved to Manly IA to be displayed in a train museum there
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Uploaded on December 30, 2023
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