Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.
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 |
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| 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 |