[RITSlist] [Rock Island Rockets] Rock Island tailsigns

[Richard Hutchins]

Yes, you are correct.  Now, I seem to recall that the
A - L was light weight but painted gray.  Was the
Apache diesel - light weight or was it steam powered
as was the Californian?
Dick
--- Carrie and Patrick Lenahan
<lenahan517 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> You may be referring to the short-lived "Arizona
> Limited"?  "The Apache" was
> indeed a Chi-LA train, whereas the A-L was an
> attempt by the RI and SP to
> draw tourists to sunny Arizona right after the war,
> as I recall - it was
> seasonal, and only made it a couple of seasons. 
> Stout's book tells the
> story on this one.
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> PL
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> To: 'David Engle'; 'Kathie and Denis Long'; 'DAVID
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> Subject: Re: [RITSlist] [Rock Island Rockets] Rock
> Island tailsigns
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> The Apache ran from Chicago to Globe Arizona. Globe
> was the home to many
> “dude” ranches and resorts. Tourists came to Arizona
> and stayed at one of
> these places in Globe and then were given a ride in
> an open top touring car
> over fish creek hill and then into Phoenix. The
> canyons off the hill still
> have the wrecks of many an old jalopy. Only the
> first class cars went to
> globe. The mail and express cars were switched off
> at Bowie and went on to
> Phoenix. The train actually terminated in Phoenix.
> This train was replaced
> by a McKeen car which met the Imperial at Bowie and
> passengers transferred.
> The McKeen car ran until 1953 and was named the Gila
> Tomahawk. The next
> passenger train over the line was in 2006 consisting
> of the Jane Marie and
> the Vista Canyon pulled by an Arizona Eastern
> Locomotive.  I have photos
..
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> Bart
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> Behalf Of David Engle
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> Subject: Re: [RITSlist] [Rock Island Rockets] Rock
> Island tailsigns
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> NO It Is SANTA FE. 
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> Subject: Re: [RITSlist] [Rock Island Rockets] Rock
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> Aborted?
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> Denis
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> From: ritslist-bounces at thunder.simpson.edu
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> Behalf Of DAVID SCHMIDT
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> Subject: Re: [RITSlist] [Rock Island Rockets] Rock
> Island tailsigns
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> Scanning thru the list I saw a train name I have
> never heard associated with
> the RI before. Anyone know anything about "the
> Apache"?
> 
> David
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
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> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2008 8:05 AM
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> Subject: Re: [RITSlist] [Rock Island Rockets] Rock
> Island tailsigns
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> In a message dated 1/25/2008 11:22:42 PM Mountain
> Standard Time,
> behni at comcast.net writes:
> 
> Does anyone have detail information on the stainless
> steel tailsigns used by
> the RI for trains such as the Twin Star? I¹m
> interested in dimensions,
> close-up photos, construction details, etc. Pretty
> much any help would be
> appreciated.
> 
> Brian,
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> Tomar has pictures to look at.
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> http://www.tomarindustries.com/drumheads.htm#CRI
> <http://www.tomarindustries.com/drumheads.htm#CRI&P>
> &P
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