File:EMD TA FactoryConstruction.JPG

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In 1937 the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad began operating streamlined passenger trains on select routes. To power these trains the Rock Island bought six TA locomotives (numbered 601-606) from the Electro Motive Company. This phot shows four of these locomotives under construction at the EMC plant in La Grange, Illinois. EMC Builder's photo, Cliff Downey collection.

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current08:15, 4 February 2026Thumbnail for version as of 08:15, 4 February 20262,048 × 1,612 (571 KB)Dnevil (talk | contribs)In 1937 the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad began operating streamlined passenger trains on select routes. To power these trains the Rock Island bought six TA locomotives (numbered 601-606) from the Electro Motive Company. This phot shows four of these locomotives under construction at the EMC plant in La Grange, Illinois. EMC Builder's photo, Cliff Downey collection.

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