Motive power for transfer runs in Chicago

[upstate gator]

I'm looking for information about what motive power (and cabeese) the Rock Island would have used for transfer runs in the Chicago area during the 1950s.

Thanks,
Ben

[pjb]

Depends- I don't know all data but Mikes were on some
scheduled cuts. 0-8-0s were not regulars, and despite
policies to keep them on property I saw them lugging
transfers. Never paid attention to DEs, but they weren't
covered wagons xcpt when road trains were essentially
all transfer freight (which was often case in CHI), that
needed little or no shuffling. New caboose, add or cut
out a couple of cuts... and sent on way.
Join YAHOO's CRIP group(s) to find people who cared
enough about DEs to remember this stuff.
PJB