Des Moines Rocket

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Des Moines Rocket
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Chicago
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Englewood
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Joliet
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Ottawa
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La Salle-Peru
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Bureau
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Moline
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Rock Island
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Illinois
Iowa
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Davenport
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West Liberty
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Iowa City
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Marengo
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Grinnell
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Newton
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Des Moines

The Des Moines Rocket was a named passenger train of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. It in initially ran between Chicago, Illinois and Des Moines, Iowa. The service was named in honor of the new lightweight, streamlined diesel-electric trains introduced in 1937. Service was suspended on August 21, 1960, in defiance of the Interstate Commerce Commission's orders to keep it running. [1] Passenger extras were run between Davenport and Des Moines until the following year when an eastbound Golden State was offered as a replacement (without a westbound counterpart). [2]

Rolling stock

The train was introduced with one of the new Rock Island Rockets trainsets built by the Budd Company. The initial consist was: [3]

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References

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