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- ↑ "List Income Of $96,000 On 2 Trains". The Rock Island Argus. September 29, 1960. p. 33. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "R.I. Lines Announces Switch Plan". The Daily Times. February 3, 1961. p. 13. Retrieved August 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Rock Island Rockets". Railway Classics. December 16, 2009.
