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All Rock Island Library buildings will close at 6pm Wednesday, Nov. 27, and remain closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 & 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Library2Go routes are also cancelled. 

Stay in touch with our digital services and PrairieCat app! All locations reopen on Saturday, Nov. 20 with normal 10am to 2 pm hours. 

The Rock Island Railroad Video Series #7: This Was the Rock Island

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Adult, Everyone
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There was a time when giants roamed the earth and trains had cabooses. One of those giants was The Rock Island Line railroad.

This 1 hr. 10 min. video is a fast-moving kaleidoscope of The Rock during its final six years. This Goliath finally fell on March 31, 1980.

See one more time how life was when the giant still lived in this, our final presentation of the Rock Island railroad video series.