Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) Diesel 601 on "The Kansas City Rocket"

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A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) diesel 601 "The Rocket" (A unit) on the "Kansas City Rocket" passenger train at the old R.I. station, Topeka, KS.

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Kelley, Francis O. August 10, 1937.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Preston George Collection and was provided by the Oklahoma Historical Society to The Gateway to Oklahoma History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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A photograph print showing the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (CRIP, RI, or ROCK) diesel 601 "The Rocket" (A unit) on the "Kansas City Rocket" passenger train at the old R.I. station, Topeka, KS.

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Preston George Collection

The Preston George Collection railroad photographs were taken by Preston George during the 1930s and 1940s. George photographed trains in his spare time while working as a civil engineer in Colorado and Oklahoma.

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  • August 10, 1937

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  • March 21, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

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Kelley, Francis O. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific (RI) Diesel 601 on "The Kansas City Rocket", photograph, August 10, 1937; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2299057/: accessed June 21, 2025), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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