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| type = Former [[Rock Island Line]] passenger rail station |
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| image_caption = Council Bluffs station in May 2011. |
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| address = 1512 South Main Street, [[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]], [[Iowa]] 51503 |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The museum is housed inside a [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] passenger depot that was also used by the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific]]. The depot is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as '''[[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] Passenger Depot''' and also has been known as just '''Rock Island Depot'''.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=95000856}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chicago/ Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot / Rock Island Depot |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=July 13, 2016|author=Jan R. Nash |date=February 1, 1995}} with {{NRHP url|id=95000856|photos=y|title=nine photos from 1994 and before}}</ref> |
The museum is housed inside a [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] passenger depot that was also used by the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific]]. The depot is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as '''[[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] Passenger Depot''' and also has been known as just '''Rock Island Depot'''.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=95000856}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chicago/ Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot / Rock Island Depot |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=July 13, 2016|author=Jan R. Nash |date=February 1, 1995}} with {{NRHP url|id=95000856|photos=y|title=nine photos from 1994 and before}}</ref> |
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The depot opened in 1899 and would become a daily stop for the ''[[Rocky Mountain Rocket]]'', ''[[Midwest Hiawatha]]'', the ''[[Arrow (passenger train)|Arrow]]'', and ''Corn Belt Rocket'' before the end of passenger service in 1971.<ref> |
The depot opened in 1899 and would become a daily stop for the ''[[Rocky Mountain Rocket]]'', ''[[Midwest Hiawatha]]'', the ''[[Arrow (passenger train)|Arrow]]'', and ''Corn Belt Rocket'' before the end of passenger service in 1971.<ref name=Edmonson>{{cite book |last1=Edmonson |first1=Harold A. |title=Journey to Amtrak |date=1972 |publisher=Kalmbach Publishing |isbn=978-0890240236 |pages=102–104}}</ref><ref name=Eve>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Trains magazine|Trains]]|title=Passenger trains operating on the eve of Amtrak |url=https://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224220507/https://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |archive-date=2021-02-24 }}</ref> Similar Rock Island passenger depots were also constructed in [[Iowa City Depot|Iowa City, Iowa]] and [[Ottawa Station (Rock Island Line)|Ottawa, Illinois]]. |
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==Museum== |
==Museum== |
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RailsWest includes historical exhibits on the eight railroads that served the community along with displays on the [[Railway Mail Service]] and an extensive [[HO scale]] model railroad. Adjacent to the historic depot are [[Union Pacific]] [[locomotive]] 814 and [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy]] [[locomotive]] 915, [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] and [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy]] [[caboose]]s, a 1953 switch engine built by the [[Plymouth Locomotive Works]], the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy]] [[Omaha]] [[lounge car]], a [[Union Pacific]] [[boxcar]], and [[Union Pacific]] [[Railway Post Office]] car 5908. RailsWest is adjacent to tracks of the [[Union Pacific]], [[BNSF]], and [[Iowa Interstate Railroad]] with a fenced-in area for [[railfanning]]. |
RailsWest includes historical exhibits on the eight railroads that served the community along with displays on the [[Railway Mail Service]] and an extensive [[HO scale]] model railroad. Adjacent to the historic depot are [[Union Pacific]] [[locomotive]] 814 and [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy]] [[locomotive]] 915, [[Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad]] and [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy]] [[caboose]]s, a 1953 switch engine built by the [[Plymouth Locomotive Works]], the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy]] [[Omaha]] [[lounge car]], a [[Union Pacific]] [[boxcar]], and [[Union Pacific]] [[Railway Post Office]] car 5908. RailsWest is adjacent to tracks of the [[Union Pacific]], [[BNSF]], and [[Iowa Interstate Railroad]] with a fenced-in area for [[railfanning]]. |
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File:UP 814 front.JPG |Union Pacific 814 |
File:UP 814 front.JPG |Union Pacific 814 |
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== External links == |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722040148/http://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/Depot.htm The RailsWest website] |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722040148/http://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/Depot.htm The RailsWest website] |
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* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Council-Bluffs-IA-Railroads/165408844030 The RailsWest Facebook page] |
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Council-Bluffs-IA-Railroads/165408844030 The RailsWest Facebook page] |
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[[Category:Railroad museums in Iowa]] |
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Location | 1512 South Main Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Closed | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 1512 S. Main St. Council Bluffs, Iowa | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°14′49″N 95°51′8″W / 41.24694°N 95.85222°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Chief Engineer, CRI & PRR; Volk, John, & Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Romanesque | ||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 95000856[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | July 21, 1995 |
RailsWest Railroad Museum is a railroad museum operated by the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County at 16th Avenue and South Main Street and illustrates the history of railroads in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
History[edit]
The museum is housed inside a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad passenger depot that was also used by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific. The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot and also has been known as just Rock Island Depot.[2] The depot opened in 1899 and would become a daily stop for the Rocky Mountain Rocket, Midwest Hiawatha, the Arrow, and Corn Belt Rocket before the end of passenger service in 1971.[3][4] Similar Rock Island passenger depots were also constructed in Iowa City, Iowa and Ottawa, Illinois.
Museum[edit]
RailsWest includes historical exhibits on the eight railroads that served the community along with displays on the Railway Mail Service and an extensive HO scale model railroad. Adjacent to the historic depot are Union Pacific locomotive 814 and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy locomotive 915, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy cabooses, a 1953 switch engine built by the Plymouth Locomotive Works, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Omaha lounge car, a Union Pacific boxcar, and Union Pacific Railway Post Office car 5908. RailsWest is adjacent to tracks of the Union Pacific, BNSF, and Iowa Interstate Railroad with a fenced-in area for railfanning.
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Union Pacific 814
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Union Pacific 814 side view
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 915
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Jan R. Nash (February 1, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Chicago/ Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot / Rock Island Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved July 13, 2016. with nine photos from 1994 and before
- ^ Edmonson, Harold A. (1972). Journey to Amtrak. Kalmbach Publishing. pp. 102–104. ISBN 978-0890240236.
- ^ "Passenger trains operating on the eve of Amtrak" (PDF). Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-24.
External links[edit]
- Railroad museums in Iowa
- Museums in Council Bluffs, Iowa
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899
- Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
- Former railway stations in Iowa
- Transportation buildings and structures in Pottawattamie County, Iowa
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1971