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Westbound Yampa Valley |
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Bringing up the rear of the westbound Yampa Valley Mail was Dome Coach-Lounge-Obs. 1248. 1248 was built by Budd in 1948 as Chesapeake & Ohio 1875. It was sold to the Rio Grande in 1949 and renumbered 1248. 1248 was sold to Autoliner in 1970 and was sold that same year to Ben Butterworth. Butterworth ran the car as the "Big Ben" out of Chicago on the Rock Island for most of the 1970s. "Big Ben" was later leased to Golden Arrow Tours. In 1995, "Big Ben" was donated to the C&O Historical Society. It would be sold to a private owner in 2002. In 2005, the Butterworth family would buy the car. It is currently stored in an undisclosed location. |
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3/12/1968 Upload Date: 10/10/2023 9:06:24 PM |
| Location: |
Leyden, CO |
| Author: |
Dave Straight |
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Ex-DRG&W, Big Ben Spread Across the GM&O and Santa Fe Tracks and Serving as a Parlor Car on Chicago-bound CRI&P Tr #6 |
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Note, she is unfortunately behind the head-end cars. Scott Schiechl provided the following information on her. Big Ben was originally ordered by the C&O as their #1875 but was actually delivered to the Rio Grande. The D&RGW butchered the observation end to install a diaphram so that it could be used mid-train. Configured as a coach it often ran on the Yampa Valley until that train was discontinued. It was purchased by Butterworth Tours and operated as a private parlor car on the Rock Island's trains between Chicago and the Quad Cities after the RI opted not to join Amtrak. Following the RI's bankruptcy Butterworth traied to operate some kind of dinner train on the Iowa Interstate but gave up after a single season. The Butterworth's still own Big Ben and it is in good condition under roof in Iowa. For pictures of the whole trains see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=663561 and http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=662262 |
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3/29/1971 Upload Date: 2/21/2007 3:25:11 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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| Title: |
Big Ben and the Board of Trade |
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This is the departing Quad Cities Rocket with LaSalle Street Station and the Board of Trade at the left edge of the photograph. Big Ben (see http://railfan44.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=660823) the dome-observation-parlor car is on the end of the train where it belongs. |
| Photo Date: |
3/30/1971 Upload Date: 2/23/2007 7:10:32 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Marty Bernard |
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Station,Passenger |
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CRIP 648(E8A) |
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| Title: |
Quad Cities Rocket |
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Big Ben observation car carries the markers. |
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7/25/1971 Upload Date: 1/13/2013 6:21:58 PM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Tom Harris |
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Station,Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
Quad Cities Rocket |
| Description: |
Clark and 16th Street crossing. |
| Photo Date: |
8/29/1971 Upload Date: 1/13/2013 6:27:55 PM |
| Location: |
Chicago, IL |
| Author: |
Tom Harris |
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Passenger,Action |
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| Title: |
CRIP #6-8 |
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"Big Ben" dome car |
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12/29/1971 Upload Date: 9/11/2011 9:55:37 AM |
| Location: |
Joliet, IL |
| Author: |
Gil Ford |
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RollingStock,Passenger |
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| Title: |
Big Ben |
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3/5/1982 Upload Date: 5/13/2012 9:44:49 PM |
| Location: |
Beech Grove, IN |
| Author: |
Mitch Cline |
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Roster |
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| Title: |
CO 1875 "Big Ben" |
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Private car "Big Ben", (ex-CRI&P "Big Ben", exx-D&RGW 1248, nee-C&O 1875) Budd dome - coach observation car. |
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10/24/2006 Upload Date: 3/21/2007 1:29:14 AM |
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Unknown, US |
| Author: |
Robert Olsesski/Brent MacGregor Collection |
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