• The Quad Cities Rocket was a named passenger train of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad. It operated on a route between Chicago and Rock Island...
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  • Iowa-Illinois Quad Cities Quad Cities Rocket, a defunct Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad train to the Iowa-Illinois Quad Cities Quad City DJ's, an...
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  • Rock Island Railroad provided passenger service in the Quad Cities via the Quad Cities Rocket train. The railroad initially declined to hand passenger...
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  • the European Union Quad Cities, a group of five cities straddling the boundary between the U.S. states of Iowa and Illinois The "Quad", the senior members...
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  • seat, 1 drawing room, parlor, buffet, observation car #451 L M Allen Quad Cities Rocket "List Income Of $96,000 On 2 Trains". The Rock Island Argus. The Rock...
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    it was renamed The Cornhusker. In 1970, the train was renamed the Quad Cities Rocket after its western terminus was cut all the way back to Rock Island...
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    and renamed the Quad Cities Rocket. Other trains operated by the Rock Island as part of its Rocket fleet included the Corn Belt Rocket (Chicago—Des Moines—Omaha)...
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  • Railroad operates its last inter-city passenger trains: the Peoria Rocket (Chicago-Peoria) and the Quad Cities Rocket (Chicago-Rock Island). Trains ran...
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  • could renew service to some cities. Cities involved include Boise, Mobile, Tallahassee, the Quad Cities (four adjoining cities in northwest Illinois and...
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    at the station. Until 1979, the Rock Island Railroad's Quad Cities Rocket served the Quad Cities. However, due to poor on-time performance and deteriorating...
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  • Press. p. 145–149. ISBN 978-0-253-34216-4. Carter, Thad Hills (2009). Kansas City Southern Railway. Images of Rail. (Reprint of an article by Philip Moseley...
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    to keep running its remaining passenger trains, the Peoria Rocket and Quad Cities Rocket, than hand them to Amtrak. The two trains continued running...
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    continued to operate intercity service in the form of the Quad Cities Rocket and Peoria Rocket, operating to Rock Island and Peoria, respectively. These...
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  • Train Name Railroad Train Endpoints in a typical [year] Operated Quad Cities Rocket Rock Island Chicago, Illinois–Rock Island, Illinois [1971] −1978 Quaker...
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  • Midwest League's Quad City Angels/Quad Cities River Bandits from 1963 to 1978 and 1985 to 1992. Their newest affiliate is the Tri-City Dust Devils of the...
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    There have been proposals to extend Amtrak's planned Chicago–Moline Quad City Rocket to Des Moines via the Iowa Interstate Railroad. The Des Moines International...
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    Ashrafieh neighborhood and was also used to attack the Citadel of Aleppo. A quad hell cannon fired four Hell Cannons at once. However, the model was reportedly...
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    years was Oldsmobile's 330 cu in (5.4 L) "Ultra High Compression" Jetfire Rocket V8 rated at 320 hp (239 kW) with a four-barrel carburetor. Transmission...
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    Government Bridge (category Bridges in the Quad Cities)
    Mississippi". Quad City Times. Willard, John (September 12, 2006). "The Quad-Cities set to celebrate railroad bridge anniversary". Quad City Times. "Rains...
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    information): Galaxy Express High-Speed Quad (new for 2009/2010) Comet Express High-Speed Quad Morning Star Quad Rocket Triple Sunset Double Surface lifts:...
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    rocket propellants stored inside the rocket. However, non-combusting forms such as cold gas thrusters and nuclear thermal rockets also exist. Rocket vehicles...
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  • Derrick Chievous (category Quad City Thunder players)
    the National Basketball Association, after being selected by the Houston Rockets, in the first round, with the 16th overall pick of the 1988 NBA draft....
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  • Anthony Bowie (category Quad City Thunder players)
    the New Jersey Nets, during the 1988 preseason. Bowie played for the Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) from 1987 to 1989...
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  • Motorcycles MX350 Dirt Rocket MX400 McGrath MX500 Dirt Rocket MX650 Dirt Rocket SX500 Dirt Rocket McGrath Pro Spec Dirt Rocket Motorscooters Pocket Mod...
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  • k j ≤ 1 {\displaystyle R_{j}=-{\frac {\chi _{j}}{r^{k_{j}}}},\quad \chi _{j}\geq 0,\quad 0\leq k_{j}\leq 1} where χ j {\displaystyle \chi _{j}} is independent...
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  • All-Star Game. Following the season, James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets. The Thunder had only their own first-round pick entering the draft. The...
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    first quad chair was built. The plaza chair which takes skiers from the base of the Ridge, to the Village Centre. The Ridge Rocket Express (quad) replaced...
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  • 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) range of Rapier that CAMM would replace. Can be quad-packed. The extended-range point and local-area defence variant. Under development...
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    success, inspiring a popular 1950s slogan, "Make a Date with a Rocket 88", and also a song, "Rocket 88", often considered the first rock and roll record. Starting...
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  • Tracy Moore (basketball) (category Quad City Thunder players)
    but played with the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons and the Houston Rockets. Moore won a Continental Basketball Association (CBA) championship with...
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