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.