Trains on MSN

Rock Island Rocket passenger trains

Find out which of the Rock Island Rocket passenger trains held the fitting “Rocket” name and where they went into the history books.
The Gazette

COLUMN: Old Rock Island Railroad right of way could become new city park Greenway | Cronin and Loevy

“The Rock Island Line is a mighty good road, the Rock Island Line, it's the road to ride … " That was how folk singers and rail fans referred to the Rock Island railroad, which built its rail lines ...