| Concho OK Aug 15 1983 -- Rock Island GP7 1504 has has departed El Reno OK with a hospital train of freight cars. The sun angle is all wrong but the Rock was rapidly passing into history so what the heck. The 1504 was built in May 1952 (s/n 16343) for Pittsburgh and Lake Erie as PLE 5716 and was renumbered PLE 1520. It was acquired by the Monongahela Railroad as MGA 1504. It was leased to the North Central Texas as NCTR 1504. After its return to the Monongahela it was leased to the Rock Island trustee as CRIP 1504 where it was used to clean up Rock Island property after the lines shutdown. It was wrecked and scrapped in late 1985. This unique paint scheme was said to be applied at the El Reno OK paint shop by the trustees crew. (Roster information from http://www.thedieselshop.us/Monga.HTML) |
| Date:
8/15/1985 |
Location:
Concho, OK Map  |
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459 |
Collection Of:
 
Charles Stookey |
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Author: Charles Stookey
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| Picture Categories: Action |
This picture is part of album: CRIP in Oklahoma -- post shutdown cleanup with 1504 |