Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in the American Midwest, including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas. For questions specific to a railroad company, please seek the appropriate forum.
Pertaining to all railroading subjects, past and present, in the American Midwest, including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas. For questions specific to a railroad company, please seek the appropriate forum.
Does anyone on here know exactly when the tracks were removed on the CRI&P line N/S through Nichols, IA? How about the short branch line that ran E/W between Nichols and Lone Tree? Thanks.
Ocala Mike (formerly Hillside Mike and Deer Park Mike)
I don't have that info handy, but the Iowa DOT has a list of abandonment info on their website. It lists each abandonment by ICC/STB number, railroad and date with end points and mileage.
According to the Iowa DOT railroad map site (http://www.iowadot.gov/iowarail/railroa ... aphome.htm), it looks like the north-south line from Cedar Rapids to Burlington was abandoned in the 1980s, and from Nichols to Lone Tree in the 1950s. Sorry, the site isn't any more specific, though it's pretty cool to look through.
