[RITSlist] History of the Rock Island Lines

[Dick Tinder]

Ms. Jones,

This is Dick Tinder, moderator of ritslist for the Rock Island  
Technical Society.  I will forward your message to the email list of  
the Society.  Hopefully, someone there can help you.

List Ones, please reply to:

	trujo <trujo at mchsi.com>

Thanks!

DT

>
> ------ Forwarded Message
> From: trujo <trujo at mchsi.com>
> Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 14:20:46 -0500
> To: <deyoung at simpson.edu>
> Subject: History of the Rock Island Lines
>
> Hello,
>
>    I am a writer in Moline, Illinois. I am currently writing a  
> family history of a Mexican immigrant family, who came to Silvis,  
> Illinois, following the Rock Island Lines, via Horton, Kansas.
>
>    In the process of my research the local reference librarian  
> referred me to the site of the Rock Island Technical Society, which  
> is hosted by Simpson College. I have a specific question about the  
> Pinkerton special agents who served as railroad police and I am  
> wondering if there is anyone at your college or connected with the  
> Rock Island Lines site who might be able to answer it for me.
>
>    Can you give me any referrals?
>
> Thanks,
> Laura K. Jones
> Moline, IL
>