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Respondek Railroad Corp. Switchers |
| Description: |
Performing contract switching on the old military base. The lead unit is an ex-Missouri Central unit, built in 1951 as an United States Army #1838 as a GP7. It was sold to ARR in 1976 as GP7 #1838. It was retired by ARR in 1998 a GP7 #1801. It went to BDLX as GP7 #1801. In 1999 it went to Midwest Locomotive as GP7u #1801, later in 1999 it became MOC 1800, a GP8. It went back to the lessor and is now RRC 1800! WHEW, WHAT A HISTORY!!! It has ALCO Trucks and flippers on all 4 exhuast stacks! |
| Photo Date: |
2/18/2006 Upload Date: 3/1/2006 11:03:59 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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| Locomotives: |
RRC 1206(SW1200) RRC 1800(GP8) |
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921 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
Respondek Railroad Corp. |
| Description: |
Terry Respondek likes his units to be painted in colors similar to the ITC's old colors. He duplicates the IT with Rustoleum John Deere Green. According to: http://faculty.simpson.edu/RITS/www/equipment/ridispos.html , 604 is ex-Rock Island! |
| Photo Date: |
4/14/2006 Upload Date: 4/16/2006 10:46:07 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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| Locomotives: |
RRC 604(GP9R) RRC 1206(SW1200) |
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666 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Like IT |
| Description: |
These units are painted very similar to the IT's old paint. |
| Photo Date: |
4/14/2006 Upload Date: 4/16/2006 10:46:09 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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| Locomotives: |
RRC 604(GP9R) RRC 1206(SW1200) |
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461 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
RRC Power |
| Description: |
We showed a guy and his little boy around the locomotives. |
| Photo Date: |
4/23/2006 Upload Date: 4/24/2006 10:32:20 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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| Locomotives: |
RRC 604(GP9R) RRC 1206(SW1200) |
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466 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Respondek Power |
| Description: |
Terry Respondek's Tri-City Port power rests at Melvin Price. |
| Photo Date: |
4/4/2009 Upload Date: 4/6/2009 4:11:37 PM |
| Location: |
Granite City, IL |
| Author: |
Zach Pumphery |
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| Locomotives: |
RRC 1206(SW1200) |
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294 Comments: 0 |
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