Ex-FEC 4-6-2 Pacific #148         
Northbound through Blue Island Junction on her way to Creede, CO for final restoration and possible tourist-line duty (this photo was featured in the "Preservation" column of the July 2005 issue of "TRAINS" Magazine).
Date: 3/6/2005 Location: Blue Island, IL Views: 3450 Collection Of:   Mike Rapchak Jr.
Locomotives: FEC 148(4-6-2)    Author:  Mike Rapchak Jr.
Ex-FEC 4-6-2 Pacific #148
Picture Categories: This picture is part of album:  Blue Island IL
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Name Type Comments Date
Andrew Sax General WOW! Are you sure that it isn't one of the NEW Iowa Interstates? ;) 7/18/2006 6:24:30 PM
Ron Moraca General Restoration is the key word. Jeez!! 9/24/2007 12:03:48 PM
BNSF Joshua General It almost looks as though it's pretty complete and crated, their is hardly any rust looks good sinc it's about a 100 years old 7/30/2008 1:53:17 PM
Rickey Humbert General what happened to this as of now have they restored it? is it gonna be put on display or toiurists 7/19/2011 8:26:19 PM
Jack D. Kuiphoff General Here is a video of her operating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0rxpj9qE8E . I took it in 1975 on the Erie Mainline in NJ. 12/5/2011 7:41:18 PM
Anthony Siniscalco General She started on the Florda East Coast then to the URHSof NJ then to the Black River and Western Railroad in NJ then to the New Hope and Ivyland in Pa then to Creed CO to be restored and run on the Creed Hisorical Society as Rio Grande #148 10/14/2012 5:12:25 PM

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