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Submit your photos of RI 905 to
the Save the 905 Committee.
We would
especially appreciate any photos of the 905 in action.
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Rock Island 905 as she appeared many months ago. (Thanks to Wade Calvert of the Rock Island Technical Society) |
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Rock Island 905 as she appeared many months ago. (Thanks to Wade Calvert of the Rock Island Technical Society) |
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Rock Island 905 with a couple of Save the 905 committee members. (Thanks to the Duncan Banner) |
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Overall fireman's side view from Highway 81 on October 9, 2000. |
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Current condition of the boiler backhead of Rock Island 905. [NOTE: This is a large composite of six photos and will take a l-o-n-g time to load.] |
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Current condition of the boiler backhead of Rock Island 905. [NOTE: This is a much smaller and far less detailed attempt at a composite photo which loads faster.] |
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Closeup of the lease plate. |
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Closeup of the bell. The clapper of the bell is among the missing. Also, someone removed the whistle long ago! |
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Pop-off valve cluster. |
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Cylinder and valve gear on the engineer's side. |
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The running gear on the engineer's side. |
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Location of the driver casting date (top vertical spoke). |
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Closeup of the driver casting date (1926). |
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Closeup of the tire data (LATROBE 549384 6397 9-43). |
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View of the fireman's side. |
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Cylinder and valve gear on the fireman's side. |
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Closeup of the lubricator. |
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Closeup of the cross-compound air compressor. |
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End view of the tender. |