Railroads
Removing Snow From Tracks, Forest City, 1936
Modern Railroad Transportation, 2004
Train on Trestle, Preston 
Passenger Train
Early Train Engine
Electric Locomotive, ca. 1950
Train Crossing Bridge, 2004
Modern Diesel Train, 2004
Loading Grain Onto Train, 2004
Steam Train Crossing Bridge 2004
Steam Train
Railroad Tracks Across Iowa
Passenger Train
Time Frame: late 1800s
This passenger train belonged to the Sioux City Rapid Transit Company. Railroads were a welcome new mode of transportation for Iowans in the late 1800s. They were faster and more convenient than horses. Date unknown.
Photo courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation
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