Chugging Into Cherokee
Electric Locomotive, ca. 1950
Train Routes of Iowa, 2005
Train Crossing Bridge, 2004
Map of Iowa and Bordering States
Steam Train Crossing Bridge 2004
Train Routes of Iowa, 2005
By 1860 there was 655 miles of tracks built in Iowa. Railroads made significant contributions toward development of permanent communities in Iowa. By the early 1870s railroads had significantly altered the economic structure of Iowa. This map depicts the growth to the present.
Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation
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