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Extant Iowa Railroad/Railway Structures

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Recent Updates Last updated 2/5/08

Updated towns are in red type. This listing builds on data assembled by Jeff Asay and Bruce McLean and published in the RSHS Bulletin. Contributors to this list include Vincent C. Anselmo, Jeff Asay, John Bandstra, Gordon Bjoraker, Charles Brinkley, Robert Brown, James Burt, Sam Cook, Shane Delaney, Jim Dent, Bob Franke, Michael Hiatt, Angela Holm, Jim Hutchinson, Meredith Johnston, Rick Kuhn, Jim Lohman, John MacQueen, John Mann, Bill Manon, Jr., Norm Metcalf, John Nelson, Rick Morgan, Randal R. Nicholas, N.L. Pitsch, Jerry Schwengel, Vince Smith, Paul Stum, Andy Swanson, Tim Vana, Sid Vaughan, and Bryon Weesner.

6/9/04 Removed Belmond, Bonaparte, Boyden, Charter Oak, Diagonal, Early, and Hull.4/18/05 Removed Coon Rapids 4/28/05 Removed CR&IC Iowa City.

 

City Railroad Current Location Type Current Use Date Built Track Status Bldg. Mat. Current Railroad Notes
Ackley Ill. Central on site, end of State St. C museum/police station 1926 in use brick Chicago Central and Pacific (CC)  
Adaza CMStP&P moved to farm, north of Guthrie Center, Hwy 25 N 4 miles, west 1/4 mile, south 1/8 mile C storage   none wood none  
Adel CMStP&P on site C law office 1906 gone wood none on Raccoon Valley bike trail, restored

Akron

CMStP&P

on site

C

business

1906

in use

wood

Dakota-Iowa

  
Albert City CMStP&P relocated to Albert City Historcal Museum, 212 N. 2nd St. P museum   none wood none part of historical village, 2 story, restored
Albia Albia Light & Ry. near Public Square IPh   1910 gone brick none ?
Albia Albia Light & Ry. near Public Square ICb   1910 gone brick none ?
Albia CB&Q   F     in use metal BNSF  
Albia M&StL/Wabash   C     in use brick UP  
Albia M&StL   F           Field checked 7/07
Algona C&NW on site C vacant   in use brick UP Field checked 6/07
Alta Ill. Central relocated C business   none wood none altered
Alton Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha 12th St./1st Ave. F elevator storage   in use wood UP  
Amana (Middle) CMStP&P on site C rr 1883 in use wood Cedar Rapids & Iowa City renovated, Field checked 9/07
Ames C&NW on site P business   in use brick UP modified, Field checked 10/06
Anamosa CMStP&P relocated to Jones County Historical Society Museum, east of Amber at 13838 Edinburgh Rd., Scotch Grove C museum   none wood none Field checked 6/05
Arthur C&NW relocated in town C business   none wood none ?
Atlantic CRI&P Chestnut/1st St. P   1898 in use brick Iowa Interstate (IAIS) includes office bldg., restored
Audubon CRI&P relocated to Main St. C business   none wood none modified
Aurelia Illinois Central moved to west Storm Lake, Allen/S.R. 7 C For Sale   none wood none modified, former restaurant, Field checked 4/06
Barnes City CRI&P on site C elevator storage     wood    
Bartlett CB&Q relocated to Western Ave/111th St., SW corner C business   none wood none restaurant
Bayard CMStP&P moved to lumberyard, 1st Ave/Railway St. C storage   none wood none  
Beaver C&NW moved to Moingona C museum   none wood none Kate Shelley Railroad Museum
Bedford CB&Q (Humeston & Shenandoah) moved to County Park C museum   none wood none shelter from Ladoga
Belle Plaine C&NW 8th Ave./11th St. P vacant 1894 in use brick UP two story, division offices, Field checked 10/06
Berkeley M&StL relocated to east of Ogden behind Batton Chapel on old Rt. 30 C museum? c1900 none wood none restored, Field checked 7/07
Bettendorf Davenport, Rock Island & NW   C     in use wood I&M Rail Link (IMRL), sided  

Bloomfield

CB&Q

on site

C

day care center

    

wood

  

Field checked 6/07
Bonaparte CRI&P moved to Bentonsport C business   none wood none modified
Boone C&NW between 9th and 10th St. F rr   in use brick UP express building
Boone C&NW   F     in use brick UP 2 story
Boone C&NW   O rr   in use brick UP 2 story, old office bldg.
Boone C&NW   O rr 1986 in use brick UP new office bldg.
Boone C&NW   Sh     in use brick UP miscellaneous buildings
Boone C&NW Des Moines River, west of town B rr   in use steel UP multi-span deck girder trestle, Field checked 4/05
Boone replica 225 10th St. P tourist   in use wood Boone & Scenic Valley  
Boone FtDDM&S 11th/Marshall IF storage   gone brick none  
Boone FtDDM&S at B&SV on Story St. IC museum   museum wood B&SV depot from Napier, restored
Booneville CRI&P relocated on main street C residence   none wood none  
Booneville CRI&P Raccoon River, west of town B       steel   4 span through truss
Bouton CMStP&P relocated in town C garage   none wood none Field checked 4/05
Brandon Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern   IC business 1913 gone brick none  
Breda C&NW Main St. C museum c1907 gone wood none visitors center, Sauk rail trail, restored, Field checked 10/06
Burlington CB&Q S. Main St./Division St. P municipal owned, mostly unused 1944 in use stone BNSF two story, Field checked 7/07
Burlington Amtrak adjacent to CB&Q depot, 300 S.Main St. P rr c1980s in use   BNSF Amtrak stop
Burlington CB&Q Mississippi River B rr   in use steel BNSF multi-span through truss, Field checked 6/07
Burlington CRI&P   C business 1900 gone brick none restaurant, Field checked 6/07
Burt C&NW   F     aband. metal none ?
Burt C&NW First St./Iowa Ave. M residence   in use wood   with additions, Field checked 9/05
Bussey Wabash relocated to Knoxville C display   none wood none Field checked 6/07
Calamus C&NW relocated N of town C private   none wood none Where is this depot from? Field checked 10/06
Calmar CMStP&P on site P municipal   gone stucco none visitors center, Prairie Farmer rail trail, Field checked 2002
Calmar

CMStP&P

on site

Rh

storage

  

gone

wood

none

two stalls remain, Field checked 9/03
Calumet Ill. Central   C     gone wood none ?
Camanche BCR&N (CRI&P)   C residence   gone wood none Field checked 6/05
Camanche DRI&NW relocated to 102 12th Ave. C museum   none wood none Camanche Historical Society Depot Museum, Field checked 3/07
Cambridge CRI&P   F     in use metal UP ?
Carnforth CRI&P relocated 4 mi. west of Victor C     none wood none ?
Carroll CGW   C Chamber of Commerce   gone   none greatly altered, Field checked 7/06
Carroll C&NW N West/W 5th St. P   1896 in use brick/stone UP restored, Field checked 7/06
Carroll C&NW next to depot F   1896 in use brick/stone UP baggage building, Field checked 7/06
Carroll C&NW   F business   in use wood UP  
Cartersville C&NW moved to farm 2 miles north and 1 mile west of town C farm storage   none wood none poor condition, Field checked 9/05

Cedar

CB&Q

relocated along Hwy 23, north side in center of town

C

garage

  

none

wood

none

Field checked 6/07
Cedar Falls CRI&P Fifth St./ 422 Main St. P business   in use brick/stone   modified, Field checked 3/05
Cedar Rapids CMStP&P relocated to Usher's Ferry Village in Seminole Valley Park C museum   none wood none depot from Olin
Cedar Rapids CRI&P (BCR&N)   Sh       brick   miscellaneous structures ?
Cedar Rapids CRI&P over Cedar River west of I-380 B rr   in use steel   5 span through truss, Field checked 6/06
Cedar Rapids Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern between 1st Ave SE and 2nd Ave SE O business   none brick none old office building, Field checked 8/05
Cedar Rapids CMStP&P at Ushers Ferry Historic Village C museum 1912 none wood none depot from Olin
Cedar River CMStP&P in Cedar River B abandoned   gone   none only piers remain, Field checked 8/07
Center Point Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern E. Washington St. off Franklin St. IC/S museum/trail use 1914 gone brick/stucco none Cedar Falls Nature Trail, restored, history center, Field checked 6/06
Centerville CB&Q on site C VFW Post   gone brick none restored
Centerville CRI&P sw of town on county rd. C residence   none brick none Field checked 6/05
Central City Ill. Central on site C rr   in use wood    
Chariton CB&Q   P     in use brick/stucco BNSF  
Chariton CB&Q 115 Auburn Ave. F arts and cultural center/ental hall 1904 gone wood none restored, Field checked 11/07
Chariton CRI&P on site C rr   in use brick UP  
Charles City Charles City Western N. Grand Ave./11th St. IC business 1911 in use brick Cedar River Field checked 6/07
Charles City CMStP&P Cedar River B rr   in use   CPRS  
Charles City CMStP&P 1120 N. Grand Ave. P rr 1912 in use brick CPRS Field checked 6/07
Cherokee Ill. Central W. Maple/S. 4th St. P museum 1896 in use brick CC remodeled 1920s
Cherokee Ill. Central adjacent to depot M     in use brick CC express building
Cherokee Ill. Central W. Elm /S. 4th St. F     in use wood CC 1st floor of former passenger depot
Cherokee Ill. Central   M     in use brick CC miscellaneous yard structures
Clarinda CB&Q   P student union at community college   in use brick BNSF  
Clarinda CB&Q   F     in use wood BNSF restored
Clarion CGW relocated south of town C residence   none wood none  
Clarion CGW end of 3rd Ave.SW Eh business   gone metal none  
Clarion CRI&P 302 S. Main P museum 1898 in use brick UP Clarion Railroad Depot
Clarksville CGW on site C     in use concrete block   Field checked 6/07
Clarksville CGW Shell Rock River,W of town B trail use   gone   none BCNT
Clear Lake CMStP&P relocated in town C residence   none wood none  
Cleghorn Illinois Central relocated to 204 E. Front St. C garage   none wood none Field checked 4/06
Clermont CRI&P on U.S. 18 edge of town C elevator storage   gone brick none two story, Field checked 6/07
Clinton CMStP&P off 4th Ave. F rr   in use   IC&E Field checked 6/05
Clinton (Lyons) CMStP&P relocated to McKinley/25th Ave. North C community center   none wood none restored, Field checked 3/07
Clinton C&NW on site P business   in use brick UP Field checked 4/07
Clinton C&NW   F business   gone brick none  
Clinton C&NW Camanche Ave. Sh     in use   UP micellaneous buildings
Clinton C&NW Mississippi River B rr   in use steel NS through truss, multi-span
Clive CMStP&P relocated to University Blvd./86th St. C museum 1882 museum wood none Clive Historical Society Museum,Field checked 3/05
College Springs   relocated to Clarinda C     none wood none Field checked 11/06
Cornell M&StL at north end of town, north of Sioux Rapids C storage   gone wood none small depot, Field checked 6/07
Corning CB&Q on site C rr   in use brick/stucco BNSF Field checked 3/05
Corydon CB&Q relocated on Lincoln St. C private storage   nearby wood UP Field checked 2/06
Council Bluffs BN   F rr   use metal BNSF  
Council Bluffs CGW 15th Ave./S. Third C business   gone   none Field checked 7/04
Council Bluffs CGW   Eh            
Council Bluffs C&NW Avenue G Rh rr   in use brick UP 5 stall

Council Bluffs

C&NW

Avenue G

Sh