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As recently as Apr 27, 2020, UP shares the trolley track because a UP train derailed on Madison Street. [rtands, Facebook]
Dennis DeBruler UP derailing a train is no longer a surprise. But a Class I railroad still doing street running is a surprise.
https://www.google.com/.../@42.2747117,-89.../data=!3m1!1e3
And industries still using rail service is also becoming rather significant.
https://www.google.com/.../@42.3189455,-89.../data=!3m1!1e3
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Brian added: "The Former Kenosha Rockford Railroad line ran from Kenosha to Rockford till 1937. Only about 5 miles remains today from Rockford into Loves Park." The trolley shares the UP/C&NW tracks. He was the first person to be interviewed for the job of running the trolley, but he was not hired. He asks every year, but still gets turned down.
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| Photo taken and provided by Brian Keith Landis Summer 2016 |
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| Photo taken and provided by Brian Keith Landis Rockford Park District Trolley car No 36, runs on gas. Built in Minnesota. |
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| Brian has coauthored two books concerning Rockford railroads. |
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| Photo taken and provided by Brian Keith Landis U.P Freight train on its way back from doing switching in Loves Park. Trolley depot on the left and Trolley car barn on the right of photo. 2016 |
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| Photo taken and provided by Brian Keith Landis Rockford Park District Trolley Depot built in the 1980s |
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| Photo taken and provided by Brian Keith Landis Fall 2016 |
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| Photo taken and provided by Brian Keith Landis Trolley car going up Madison street. The trolley runs of the same tracks that the U.P uses. |
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