Talk:Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
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[edit] Rock Island, Illinois
Since the article didn't explain where Rock Island was, I worked a reference into the lead. That the first Chicago and Rock Island train went from Chicago to Rock Island seemed like a safe assumption, but could someone please check that? Nareek 13:44, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
This is an excerpt from an article on Abbey Station in Rock Island, IL. It disputes the December 31st Date.
"The Rock Island entered its third and final bankruptcy in 1975. On May 31, 1978, the last scheduled passenger train left the Rock Island depot. Freight service continued for a while, but in early 1980, the bankruptcy court determined that the Rock Island could not be successfully reorganized and ordered the liquidation of the railroad, the largest such liquidation in U.S. history."
[edit] Liquidation
I just added the wikilink to Liquidation, and the call for a citation. I have read someplace that the Rock's liquidation was the largest in US corporate history, to the present. But I can't seem to find anything reliable. Thoughts? Gws57 21:54, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
- It was indeed the largest railroad liquidation; my dad was one of two final employees in Dallas. Other US companies like Enron or Worldcom have been bigger busts.
When it occurred, it was the largest liquidation of any company in history. Since then there have been larger liquidated companies, but still none have been a more successful liquidation than the Rock Island, which paid off their entire debt, with interest, and survived to purchase several manufacturing companies like Hoover Appliances. I have a lot of old newspaper articles referencing everything that happened. Perhaps I should photocopy them and place them online, as long as I don't get into trouble for reproducing the articles. But until newspapers transfer their stored articles from microfilm to the web, I would hope they wouldn't complain. 63.3.5.4 (talk) 21:41, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Rock Island logo
The page is incorrect regarding the older RI logo. The version shown as being in use from 1852-1974 was actually in use from about 1906-1974. Prior to that the words "Rock Island Route" or "Rock Island System" was within the herald. How far back the "beaver skin" herald was in use is unknown, but documents and memorabilia from the 1870's and early 1880's show a stylized "RI" as a company trademark. 63.3.5.4 (talk) 21:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
