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| Last updated on August 7, 2025
On May 12, 1962, Rock Island “motor” 9006 has a typically short train as it heads west with mixed No. 79 near Horton, Kan. The first of the 10 “baggage-car locomotives” left the roster in 1948, and by 1960 only the 9006, 9013, and 9014 remain.
Frank Tatnall photo
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A really cool piece of Rock Island history is featured here… Note that this veteran RI “doodlebug-type power-baggage unit” number 9006 last ran in fall 1962. It went into storage and was retired in 1964.
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If it runs and can pull freight why no use it?