Chicago Great Western 2024-6-21.kmz

Chicago Great Western

CGW Abandoned

CGW Abandoned MN

Chicago Great Western RR

Chicago Great Western RR Turntable

CGW Structures

MN Structures

Chicago Great Western RR Minneapolis Freight House

Chicago Great Western RR Roundhouse

Chicago Great Western RR Machine Shop & Power House

Store House

Yardmaster's Office

Car Repair Shop

Fuel Oil Pump House

Water Tank
50,000 gallons

Sand House

Yard Master's Office (Old)

Section Men's Shanty

Section Store Room

Oil Warehouse

Watchman's House

Mason City & Fort Dodge

Oelwein IA to Waverly IA
29.25 miles
Built by Mason City & Fort Dodge Ry 1904
to Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 4-13-1905
leased to CGW

Waverly IA to Hampton IA
41.00 miles
Built by Dubuque & Dakota RR 1879
to Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1-19-1887
to Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 12-8-1887
to Chicago Great Western Ry 9-7-1893
Sold to Mason City & Fort Dodge Ry 9-24-1902
to Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 4-13-1905
leased to CGW

Hayfield MN to Manly IA
47.12 miles
Built by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1885
to Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 12-8-1887
to Chicago Great Western Ry 9-7-1893
Sold to Mason City & Fort Dodge Ry 9-24-1902
to Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 4-13-1905
leased to CGW

Mason City IA to Manly IA
Built by Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 1901

Fort Dodge IA to Roelyn IA
Built by Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 1903

Roelyn IA to jct with CRI&P Atlantic Cutoff
105 miles
Built by Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 1903
aband

jct w CRI&P Atlantic Cutoff to jct near Council Bluffs IA

Council Bluffs IA
aband

Mason City IA to Fort Dodge IA

Fort Dodge IA to Lehigh IA

Carbon Jct to Coalville IA
Built by Fort Dodge Coal Co
abandoned 1914
route approximate, based on soil survey map

Clarion IA to Hampton IA

Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR

Osage IA to IA/MN State Line
Built by Winona & Southwestern Ry 1891
to Winona & Western Ry 11-28-1894
to Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 9-10-1901
controlled by Chicago Great Western
to Chicago Great Western RR 1920

Red Wing MN to Waterville MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific Ry 1884
to Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 10-27-1897
controlled by Chicago Great Western
to Chicago Great Western RR 1920

Waterville MN to Eagle Lake MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific Ry 1884
to Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 10-27-1897
to Chicago Great Western control
to Chicago Great Western RR 1920

Eagle lake MN to Mankato MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific Ry 1887
to Chicago Great Western control

Winona MN to MN/IA State Line
Built by Winona & Southwestern Ry 1889-90
to Winona & Western Ry 11-28-1894
controlled by Chicago Great Western

Simpson MN to Rochester MN
Built by Winona & Western Ry 1901

Zumbrota MN to Rochester MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 1903

Red Wing MN to Zumbrota MN
Built by Duluth Red Wing & Southern RR 1889

Bellechester Jct to Bellechester MN
Built by Chicago Great Western
to Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 1910

Faribault Jct to Faribault MN
Built by Wisconsin Minnesota & Pacific RR 1899
to Chicago Great Western control

Beverly MO to Bee Creek Jct MO
Built by Leavenworth & St Joseph Ry 1891

Des Moines IA to St Joseph MO
Built by Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 1888
to Chicago Great Western Ry 9-7-1893

Des Moines IA to Waterloo IA
Built by Wisconsin Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1884
to Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 6-3-1886

Oelwein IA to Waterloo IA
Built by Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 1887

Dubuque IA to Thorpe IA
Construction started by Dubuque & Northwestern Ry ca1883
completed by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1887

Thorpe IA to Hayfield MN
Built by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1886

Sumner IA to Waverly IA
Built by Dubuque & Dakota RR 1880
to Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1-19-1887

Aiken IL to Forest Home IL
Built by Minnesota & Northwestern RR 1887

DeKalb IL to Sycamore IL
Built by DeKalb & Great Western Ry 1895

Aiken IL to Galena Jct IL
Built by CGW 1902

Cedar Falls Jct to Cedar Falls IA
Built by Wisconsin Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1884

St Paul MN to South St Paul
to Chicago & North Western Ry

South Park Yd to Invergrove
to Chicago & North Western Ry
abandoned

Invergrove MN to Rosemount Jct
to Chicago & North Western Ry

St. Paul MN to Hayfield MN

Roseport Spur

Eden MN to Wasioja MN
Built by Chicago St Paul & Kansas City Ry 1889

Mantorville MN to Wasioja MN
Begun by Mantorville Ry & Transfer Co 1896

CGW Sidings & Spurs

IA

Existing 2018

Abandoned

Des Moines

Earlier val maps

CGW Turntable
66'