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It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock. At the end of 1970, it operated 7,183 miles of road on 10,669 miles of track; that year it reported 20,557 million ton-miles of revenue freight and 118 million passenger miles.
- October 10, 1852–March 31, 1980
- Chicago, Illinois
- CRIP, RI, ROCK
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History. The earliest known version of "Rock Island Line" was written in 1929 by Clarence Wilson, a member of the Rock Island Colored Booster Quartet, a singing group made up of employees of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad at the Biddle Shops freight yard in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- 1:48
- 1930s
- October 1934
- American folk music
11. Okt. 2002 · Over the next 50 years, as the Rock Island Line grew, it carried passengers and freight through 14 states and became part of the story of the American west. Then it inspired a song that has been passed from generation to generation. Learn the story of the railroad.
26. März 2024 · Rock Island Line gained recognition when musicologist John Lomax recorded the first audio version on September 29, 1934 at the prison farm in Tucker, Arkansas with assistance from Lead Belly (an African American folk/blues musician who's full name was Huddie William Ledbetter).
- October 10, 1852-January 25, 1980
- Chicago, Illinois
- Rock Island & La Salle Rail Road
- 4 Feet, 8 ½ Inches
31. März 2021 · “A Mighty Fine Road” begins with a reminder of the power and importance of the railroad in the history of the United States in the 19th century. Grant sets the Rock Island Line in the...
- Iowa Culture
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company, U.S. railroad company founded in 1847 as the Rock Island and La Salle Railroad Company to build a line from Rock Island to La Salle, Ill. By 1866 its lines extended from Chicago to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Management in the late 19th century was.
The Rock Island and Southern Pacific teamed up to run the Golden State Limited - Sunset Limited train from Chicago to El Paso and New Orleans - Los Angeles, meeting in El Paso, Texas. On the left and below is the combined train in Palmdale, California, heading east, and the two trains waiting to be combined in El Paso. Both photos are from approximately 1967. As a reckless youth I chased the ...
