Rock Island, IL: Rock Island Facilities and CB&Q Roundhouse

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David Sebben posted
An aerial view of the Rock Island, Illinois railyard, with the Rock Island depot on the right along with the freight house and REA warehouse. The Rock Island roundhouse is in the upper right and the CB&Q roundhouse in the upper center. This photo is from 1950.

1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP

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Marty Bernard posted
CB&Q 9266 at the Rock Island, IL roundhouse on September 18, 1964.
She was a SW7 built in July 1950 and became BN 132. In my photo she is showing her "Way of the Zephyrs" side.

The depot is still standing.

Street View

The baggage/express building set just east of the depot.

William Shapotkin posted

One of the challengers of buying or obtaining slides from others is that sometimes no information is given on the slide mount as to what/where/when the photograph was taken. This is one such slide:

As it turned out, this is not a C&NW or MILW station at all -- it is the ROCK frt house (located east of the station) in Rock Island, IL. I appreciate all the efforts a number of you made in identifying same...as stated, when you acquire slides from other sources and they are unmarked in any way, it is all-too-easy to forget (assuming you knew at the time it was acquired) what the subject is.

Slide bears an August 1991 processing date. Photographer Unknown/William Shapotkin Collection. (Shapotkin773)

David Sebben shared
A photo of the Rock Island roundhouse in Rock Island, IL, with the Burlington Route roundhouse in the background. (from a page I manage, Retro Quad-Cities)
Craig Sanders' photo
I ran across this photo tagged as the Rock Island roundhouse near the Rock Island depot and IH Farmall plant. I know that RQC posted a picture about two years ago, an aerial view of the area that showed both the Rock Island and Burlington round houses in that area. I don't know if the Rock Island Lines used this roundhouse to change engines at the depot rather than the Division point shops in Silvis. Maybe someone could help clarify this. Thanks.
Craig Sanders I wonder if that slanted roof under the trees in the background is that of the Burlington roundhouse. it seems to fit from what I've seen.Robert Duncalf This round house was for passenger engines and yard switch engines.

Retro Quad Cities commented
Here are the respect roundhouses for RI and Burlington.
[What are the odds he cropped the 1938 aerial photo exactly like I did? It looks like I have arrived on the web --- my work has been copied without credit.]