Rock Island 2-8-2

[drgwcs]

There are a couple of active Rock Island boards on FB. No substitute for a historical society though. I don't think historical societies are quite as big as they once were. At one point they were the sole source of specific prototype info. With the internet that has certainly changed. 

[dknelson]

jeffhergert

The Rock Island Technical Society has been gone for about 10 years.  There are a couple of groups on Groups io.  One is RITSLIST, the old email discussion group that survived the RITS disintegrating and another is RockIslandLines.  

At the risk of highjacking the OP's topic, I am really surprised that there has not been a successful resurrected version of the Rock Island historical society with a magazine and member meets and website and all the other features of the best "fallen flag" rail historical societies.  There are certainly avid Rock Island fans out there, that I know, and RI topics are not unknown on these Forums, with this thread being just the latest example.  I have also seen ample Rock Island items and railroadiana collectable train shows. 

Indeed Green River Hobbies, the hobby shop in Geneseo IL, seems to have a special RI emphasis.  Much of the RI infrastructure remains (at least in Iowa and IL it does), with structures, depots, bridges, and other such features, so there would be no shortage of places to hold annual or regional meets devoted to the Rock.  I know it is all too easy to send an historical society into a downward spiral if the magazine starts getting delayed or nobody is submitting articles.  Every Rock Island oriented magazine I have seen has been a good one.

It's a head scratcher.

Dave Nelson

[IA and eastern]

I looked on  RILIST and got the info that i needed. Thank you. Gary

[jeffhergert]

The Rock Island Technical Society has been gone for about 10 years.  There are a couple of groups on Groups io.  One is RITSLIST, the old email discussion group that survived the RITS disintegrating and another is RockIslandLines.  

A couple of books about RI steam engines have diagrams of most of the locomotive classes but the diagrams have dimensions but not detailed drawings.  I'm sure someone out there has some.

Jeff

[BEAUSABRE]

Firsrt, CRI&P had several classes of Mikados, so you need to specify which class or number block      

Class	Qty.	Road Numbers	Year Built	Builder	Notes
K-60	40	2500 - 2539	1912	Baldwin
	10	2540 - 2549	1912	ALCO
	25	2550 - 2574	1913	Baldwin
	20	2575 - 2594	1918	ALCO
K-55	9	2300 - 2308	1919	Baldwin	USRA allocated "Mikado-Light" locomotives
	11	2309 - 2319	1919	ALCO	USRA allocated "Mikado-Light" locomotives
K-60	24	2595 - 2618	1923	Baldwin	Four of these locomotives were sold to the Soo Line in 1941
	24	2619 - 2642	1923	ALCO
K-60b	36	2643 - 2678	1923	ALCO
K-64b	10	2679 - 2688	1926	ALCO
K-67b	25	2689 - 2713	1927	ALCO

 Second, once you have that pinned down, I recommend you contact the Rock Island Technical Society | National Model Railroad Association (nmra.org)

 

[IA and eastern]

Is there a drawing of this locomotive? Gary