Photo of the then new Rock Island Rocket.  The train was identified by its consist-the name Dream Lake on the 32 seat Baggage-dinette-coach #402 was part of the Rock Island Rocket's consist. The locomotive is an EMD TA type.
Rock Island Railroad-there is a stamp for the photo-Kauffmann &amp; Fabry, Chicago, but it's quite faint.
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