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Iowa State Map

Class I Railroads

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe

Fort Madison to IA/MO Line
19.79 miles
Built by Chicago, Santa Fe & California Ry 1888

Chicago & Northwestern

Chicago St Paul Minneapolis & Omaha

Le Mars IA to Sioux City IA
CStPM&O trackage rights on Illinois Central RR

Ponca NE to Covington NE
25.86 miles
Built by Covington Columbus & Black Hills RR 1877 as 36" gauge
to Sioux City & Nebraska RR 12-31-1879
to Saint Paul & Sioux City RR
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972

St James MN to Le Mars IA
122.59 miles
Built by Sioux City & St Paul RR 1871-72
to St Paul & Sioux City RR 9-1-1879
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972

Luverne MN to Doon IA
Built by St Paul & Sioux City RR 1879
to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry 5-9-1881
to Chicago & North Western Ry control 1882
leased to Chicago & North Western Ry 1957
merged into Chicago & North Western Ry 1972

Rice's Point to Duluth MN

Winona & Saint Peter RR

Marathon IA to Hawarden IA
Built by Toledo & Northwestern Ry 1881-82
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-6-1900
abandoned

Marathon IA to Rolfe IA
Built by Toledo & Northwestern Ry 1881-82
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-6-1900
to Union Pacific RR

Rolfe IA to Eagle Grove IA
Built by Toledo & Northwestern Ry 1881-82
to Chicago & North Western Ry 6-6-1900
abandoned

Toledo IA to Tama IA
Built by Toledo & Northwestern Ry before 1879
abandoned

Toledo IA to Jewell IA

Jewell IA to Big Six IA
to Union Pacific RR

Big Six IA to Elmore MN

Jewell IA to Gowrie IA

Gowrie IA to Farnhamville IA
to Union Pacific RR

Farnhamville IA to Carnarvon IA

Carnarvon IA to Wall Lake IA

Hawarden IA to Wren IA

Burt IA to Vesta MN
Built by Minnesota & Iowa Ry 1870??

Blue Earth MN to Mason City IA
Built by Iowa Minnesota & Northwestern Ry 1899-1900
to Union Pacific

Mason City IA to Belle Plaine IA
Built by Iowa Minnesota & Northwestern Ry 1899-1900

California Jct IA to Fremont NE
Built by Sioux City & Pacific RR 1869
to Union Pacific

Missouri Valley IA to California Jct IA
Built by Cedar Rapids & Missouri River RR 1861-67
to Sioux City & Pacific RR 1867
to Union Pacific

California Jct IA to Sloan IA
Built by Sioux City & Pacific RR 1867

Sloan IA to Sioux City IA
Built by Sioux City & Pacific RR 1868

Sergeant Bluff IA to Moville IA
Construction started by Moville Extension Ry 1901
to Sioux City & Pacific RR 7-10-1901

Kingsley IA to Moville IA
Built by Sioux Valley Ry 1887

Sac City IA to Kingsley IA
Built by Maple River RR 1883

Wall Lake IA to Sac City IA
Construction started by Sac City & Wall Lake RR 1877
to Maple River RR 6-17-1879

Mapleton IA to Ida Grove IA
Built by Maple River RR 1877

Ida Grove IA to Wall Lake IA
Built by Maple River RR 1877
to Canadian National RR

Carnarvon IA to Maple River IA

Mapleton IA to Onawa IA
Built by Maple Valley Ry 1886

Wall Lake IA to Denison IA
Built by Boyer Valley Ry 1899
route approximate

Boyer IA to Mondamin IA
Built by Boyer Valley Ry 1899

Cedar Rapids IA to Council Bluffs
Built by Cedar Rapids & Missouri River RR 1861-67

Cedar Rapids IA to Clinton IA
Built by Chicago Iowa & Nebraska RR 1856-59

Clinton IA to Fulton IL
Built by Albany Railroad Bridge Co 1860-65
leased by Chicago & North Western Ry
new bridge built 1909

Carroll IA to Kirkman IA
Built by Iowa South Western Ry 1881

Harlan IA to Kirkman IA
Built by Harlan & Kirkman Ry 1899

Manning IA to Audubon IA
Built by Iowa South Western Ry 1882

Ames IA to Jewell IA
Built by Des Moines & Minneapolis RR 1878
to Chicago & North Western Ry

Ogden IA to Boone IA
Built by Boone County Ry 1901

Boone IA to Coal Banks IA
Built by Iowa Railway Coal & Manufacturing Co 1874

Des Moines IA to Ames IA
Construction started by Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1866 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Minnesota RR 9-9-1873
to standard gauge 1874
to Des Moines & Minneapolis RR 7-31-1877

Des Moines IA to Ames abandoned
Construction started by Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1866 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Minnesota RR 9-9-1873
to standard gauge 1874
to Des Moines & Minneapolis RR 7-31-1877

Des Moines abandoned
Construction started by Iowa & Minnesota Ry 1866 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Minnesota RR 9-9-1873
to standard gauge 1874
to Des Moines & Minneapolis RR 7-31-1877

Eldora Jct IA to Iowa Falls IA
Built by Chicago Iowa & Dakota Ry 1884

Iowa Falls IA to Alden IA
Built by Chicago Iowa & Dakota Ry 1884

Belle Plaine IA to Muchakinock IA
Built by Ottumwa Cedar Falls & St Paul Ry 1884

Lakonta

Arkel Branch

Miami IA to Lakonta IA

Untitled Path

Lakonta to Draper

Miami IA to Consol IA
Built by Iowa Southern Ry 1913-14
controlled by Chicago & North Western Ry

Miami IA to SE

Rex Jct IA to Rex

Miami spur

Consol IA to Bushnell IA

Consol IA to SE

Maple No 2 Branch

Lahart IA to Rexfield IA

Rex No 4 Mine spur

Eveland Spur

Cricket Spur

Stanwood IA to Tipton IA
Built by Stanwood & Tipton Ry 1872

Clinton IA to Lyons IA
Built by Chicago Iowa & Nebraska RR 1869
abandoned by 1959

Lyons IA to Anamosa IA
Construction started by Iowa Central Air Line Ry 1853
to Mississippi, Maquoketa & Northwestern RR 1-30-1868
to Iowa Midland Ry 2-8-1871
line completed 1878

Polk City Jct to Polk City IA

Cedar Rapids cutoff

Chicago Great Western

Mason City & Fort Dodge

Oelwein IA to Waverly IA
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
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
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

Mason City IA to Fort Dodge IA
Built by Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 1886

Fort Dodge IA to Council Bluffs IA
Built by Mason City & Fort Dodge RR 1903

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

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

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

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific

Rock Island Routes

Council Bluffs to Des Moines
Built by CRI&P 1869

Des Moines to Kellogg IA
Built by CRI&P 1867

Brooklyn IA to Kellogg IA
Built by Mississippi & Missouri RR 1864

Marengo IA to Brooklyn IA
Built by Mississippi & Missouri RR 1863

Iowa City to Marengo IA
Built by Mississippi & Missouri RR 1862

Davenport IA to Iowa City

Carlisle IA to Allerton IA
Built by St. Paul & Kansas City Short Line 1911-12
controlled by CRI&P

Des Moines IA to Indianola IA
Built by Des Moines, Indianola & Missouri RR 1871
to Iowa Southern & Missouri Northern RR 8-30-1876

Hickory Creek MO to Allerton IA
Built by Chicago & Southwestern Ry 1869
to Iowa Southern & Missouri Northern RR 9-27-1879

East Des Moines to Clear Lake Jct IA
Built by St. Paul & Des Moines RR
to St. Paul & Kansas City Short Line 8-9-1911
controlled by CRI&P

Mason City IA to Comus MN
Albert Lea to Comus built by Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 1901
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 6-5-1903

Burlington IA to Plymouth IA
Built by Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Ry 1869-72
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 6-27-1878

Plymouth Jct IA to Manly Jct IA
Built by Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 1877

Harlan Jct to Harlan IA
Built by Avoca Harlan & Northern RR 1879

Avoca IA to Carson IA
Built by Avoca Macedonia & Southwestern RR 1879

Atlantic IA to Griswold IA
Built by Atlantic Southern RR 1878

Atlantic IA to Audubon IA
Built by Atlantic & Audubon RR 1878

Menlo IA to Guthrie Center IA
Built by Guthrie & Northwestern RR 1880

Winear IA to Summerset Jct IA

Iowa Falls IA to Estherville IA

Estherville IA to Sibley IA

Sibley IA to Watertown SD
Built by Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1880-83
to Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 6-5-1903

Ellsworth MN to Sioux Falls SD
Built by Cedar Rapids Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1886
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902

Gowrie IA to Sibley IA
Built by Gowrie & Northwestern Ry 1899-1900
to CRI&P

Estherville IA to Armstrong IA
Built by Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 1900
to CRI&P

Forest City IA to Armstrong IA
Built by Chicago & Iowa Western Ry 1892-93
to Cedar Rapids Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 7-1894
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northwestern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902

Forest City IA to Hayfield Jct IA
Built by Cedar Rapids Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1895
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northwestern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902

Dows IA to Hayfield IA
Built by Cedar Rapids Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1884
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northwestern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902

Hayfield IA to Titonka IA
Built by Cedar Rapids Garner & Northwestern Ry 1900
to CRI&P

Vinton IA to Traer IA
Built by Burlington Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Ry 1873

Traer IA to Iowa Falls IA
Built by Burlington Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Ry ??

Iowa Falls Connection

Linn IA to Postville IA
Built by Burlington Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Ry 1872

Postville Jct to Decorah IA
Built by Chicago Decorah & Minnesota Ry 1884

Clinton IA to Noels IA
Built by Chicago Clinton & Western RR 1877
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern RR of Iowa 3-7-1879

Noels IA to Elmira IA
Built by Cedar Rapids & Clinton Ry 1882
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern RR of Iowa 5-22-1902

Elmira to Iowa City
Built by Chicago Clinton & Western RR ca1877
to Burlington Cedar Rapids & Northern RR of Iowa 3-7-1879

Iowa City to Iowa Jct
Built by Iowa City & Western Ry ca1878

Riverside IA to What Cheer IA
Built by Iowa City & Western Ry ca1878

Thornburg IA to Montezuma IA
Built by Iowa City & Western Ry ca1878

Muscatine IA to Riverside IA
Built by Burlington Cedar Rapids & Minnesota Ry 1872

Muscatine IA to Wilton IA

Muscatine IA to Washington IA

Bennett IA to Davenport IA
Built by Davenport Iowa & Dakota RR ca1882

Davenport IA to Muscatine IA
Built by CRI&P 1881

Allerton IA to Ainsworth IA
Built by Chicago & Southwestern Ry 1869
to Iowa Southern & Missouri Northern RR 9-27-1879

Washington IA to Sigourney IA

Sigourney IA to Oskaloosa IA

Oskaloosa IA to Knoxville IA

Brighton to Washington IA
Built by Chicago & Southwestern Ry 1869

Keokuk IA to Des Moines
Built by Keokuk & Des Moines Ry 1874
controlled by CRI&P
to St. Paul & Kansas City Short Line 1924

Monroe IA to Newton IA
Built by Newton & Monroe RR 1877

Mt Zion IA to Keosauqua IA
Built by Keosauqua & Southwestern RR 1880

Drakesville IA old alignment

Centerville IA to Paris old alignment

Wilton IA to Lime City
shown on 1901 County Map

Oskaloosa IA to Beacon IA

Eldon IA old alignment

Lake Park IA to Worthington MN
Built by Cedar Rapids, Iowa Falls & Northwestern Ry 1882
to Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Ry of Iowa 5-22-1902
to Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry 6-5-1903

Lakota IA to Bricelyn MN

Waverly Jct to Waverly IA

Chicago Rock Island & Gulf

Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Ry

Bayard IA to Green Island IA

Savanna IL to Green Island IA

Council Bluffs to Bayard IA

Austin MN to Calmar IA

Eastside Spur

Dubuque IA to River Jct MN (La Crescent)
Built by Chicago Dubuque & Minnesota Ry 1871
to Dubuque & Minnesota Ry 9-20-1877
to Chicago Clinton Dubuque & Minnesota RR 2-22-1878
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 10-19-1880
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Elk Point SD to Canton SD

Sioux City IA to

Canton SD to Sheldon IA

Sheldon IA to Marquette IA

Hudson SD to Rock Valley IA
route uncertain

Spencer IA to Marathon IA

Marathon IA to Albert City IA

Albert City IA to Clive IA

Grimes IA to Des Moines IA
Built by St Louis Des Moines & Northern Ry ca1881 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Northern Ry 11-23-1889
to Des Moines Northern & Western Ry 12-28-1891
to Des Moines Northern & Western RR 2-25-1895
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 5-1-1899

Des Moines

Grimes IA to Boone IA
Built by St Louis Des Moines & Northern Ry ca1881 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Northern Ry 11-23-1889
to Des Moines Northern & Western Ry 12-28-1891
to Des Moines Northern & Western RR 2-25-1895
to Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 5-1-1899

Granger IA to Woodward IA

Sioux City IA to Manilla IA

Mason City IA to MN/IA State Line
Built by Mason City & Minnesota Ry 1870
to Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 1-9-1871

Conover IA to Decorah IA

Jackson Jct to Monticello IA
Built by Davenport & St Paul RR 1871
to Davenport & North Western Ry 3-23-1876

Farley IA to Anamosa IA
Built by Dubuque Western RR 1855-60
to Dubuque Marion & Western RR 4-30-1861
to Dubuque Southwestern RR 6-22-1863

Paralta IA to Anamosa IA

Marion IA to Cedar Rapids IA
Built by Dubuque Southwestern RR 6-22-1863

Monticello IA to Dixon IA
Built by Davenport & St Paul RR 1871
to Davenport & North Western Ry 3-23-1876

Dixon IA to Eldridge IA
Built by Davenport & St Paul RR 1871
to Davenport & North Western Ry 3-23-1876

Davenport IA to Eldridge IA

Eldridge IA to Maquoketa IA

Maquoketa IA to Hurstville IA
Built by Maquoketa Hurstville & Dubuque RR 1888

Rutledge IA to Homestead Jct
Built 1884

Homestead Jct to Cedar Rapids IA

Cedar Rapids abandoned

Cedar Rapids

Rutledge IA to Washington IA
Built by Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Ry 1903

Washington IA to Culver IA

Culver IA

Davenport IA to Muscatine IA

Rutledge IA to Ottumwa IA

Prairie du Chein WI to Marquette IA

Waukon Jct to Waukon IA
Built by Waukon & Mississippi RR 1877
to Chicago Clinton Dubuque & Minnesota RR 6-29-1880
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Beulah IA to Elkader IA

Turkey River IA to Garber IA
Built by Chicago Dubuque & Minnesota Ry ca1871-77
to Dubuque & Minnesota Ry 9-20-1877
to Chicago Clinton Dubuque & Minnesota RR 2-22-1878
to Chicago Milwaukee St Paul & Pacific Ry 3-31-1927

Garber IA to Wadena IA
Built by Chicago Clinton Dubuque & Minnesota RR ca 1878-80

Wadena IA to West Union IA

Dubuque IA to Sabula Jct
Built by Chicago Clinton & Dubuque RR 1877
to Clinton & Dubuque RR 9-20-1877

Browns IA to Elk River Jct IA

Clinton IA to Sabula Jct

Davenport IA to Clinton IA
Built by Davenport Clinton & Eastern Ry 1898-1900
to Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern Ry 7-30-1901
controlled by Milwaukee and CB&Q

Bellevue IA to Cascade IA
Built by Chicago Bellevue Cascade & Western Ry 1879-80 as 36" gauge

Storm Lake IA to Rockwell City IA

Polo MO to Ottumwa IA

Davenport IA to Rock Island
Built by Davenport & Rock Island Bridge, Railway & Terminal Co 1897-1900
to Davenport Rock Island & Northwestern Ry 2-28-1901
controlled by Milwaukee and CB&Q

Chicago Milwaukee & Gary RR

Spencer IA to Spirit Lake IA

Foster to Hilton

Chicago Burlington & Quincy

East Burlington to Burlington IA
Built by CB&Q 1867-68

Burlington IA to Ottumwa IA
Built by Burlington & Missouri River RR 1854-59

Ottumwa IA to East Plattsmouth IA
Built by Burlington & Missouri River RR 1865-70

Council Bluffs IA to Hamburg IA
Built by Council Bluffs & St Joseph RR 1859-68
to St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 4-5-1869
to Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 5-19-1870

Payne IA to Nebraska City NE
Built by Council Bluffs & St Joseph RR 1868
to St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 4-5-1869
to Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 5-19-1870

Hamburg IA to Red Oak IA
Built by Burlington & Missouri River RR 1869-70

Red Oak IA to Griswold IA
Built by Red Oak & Atlantic RR 1879-80

Hastings IA to Sidney IA
Built by Nebraska City Sidney & Northeastern Ry 1878

Hastings IA to Carson IA
Built by Hastings & Avoca RR 1880

Villisca IA to Clarinda IA
Built by Brownville & Nodaway Valley Ry 1872

Clarinda IA to Burlington Jct MO
Built by Brownville & Nodaway Valley Ry 1879

Shenandoah IA to Van Wert IA
Built by Humeston & Shenandoah RR 1881-82
to Humeston & Shenandoah Ry 4-21-1896

Corydon IA to Van Wert IA
Built by Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1879-80
to Keokuk & Western RR 4-30-1890

Corydon IA to Centerville IA
Built by Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1875-76
to Keokuk & Western RR 4-30-1890

Centerville IA to Luray MO
Built by Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 1871-72
to Keokuk & Western RR 4-30-1890

Clarinda IA to Northboro IA
Built by Clarinda College Springs & Southwestern RR 1881-82

Fontanelle IA to Cumberland IA
Built by Western Iowa RR 1884-85

Creston IA to Fontanelle IA
Built by Creston & Northern RR 1878-79

Creston IA to IA/MO State Line
Built by Creston Branch of Burlington & Missouri River RR 1871-72

Des Moines IA to Cainsville MO
Built by Des Moines Osceola & Southern RR 1881-84 as 36" gauge
to Des Moines & Kansas City Ry 3-28-1888
converted to standard gauge 1896
to Missouri Iowa & Nebraska Ry 4-1-1898
alignment not exact in locations

Chariton IA to Leon IA
Built by Burlington & Missouri RR 1871-72

Leon IA to Koyle IA
Built by CB&Q 1905

Leon IA to Grant City MO
Built by Leon Mount Ayr & Southwestern RR 1879-80

Togo IA to Albany MO
Built by Leon Mount Ayr & Southwestern RR 1881

Chariton IA to Indianola IA
Built by Chariton Des Moines & Southern Ry 1878-79

Des Moines to Knoxville IA
Built by Des Moines & Knoxville Ry 1879-80

Knoxville IA to Albia IA
Built by Albia Knoxville & Des Moines RR 1871-85

Tower IA to Hiteman Mine No 10
shown on 1926 topo map

Hiteman Mine No 10 spur
Shown on 1929 USGS topo map "Albia"

Hiteman IA spur
Shown on 1929 USGS topo map "Albia"

Smoky Hollow Mine spur
Shown on 1929 USGS topo map "Albia"

Tracey IA to Oskaloosa IA
Built by Burlington & Western Ry 1902-03

Beacon IA Mine Spur

Winfield IA to Oskaloosa IA
Built by Burlington & Western Ry 1881-83

Mediapolis IA to Washington IA
Built by Burlington & Northwestern Narrow Gauge Ry 1875-80 as 36" gauge
to Burlington & Northwestern Ry 7-22-1876
converted to standard gauge 1902
to Burlington & Western Ry 6-20-1902

Burlington IA to Mediapolis IA
Burlington & Western trackage rights on CRI&P

Bloomfield IA to Moulton IA
CB&Q trackage rights on Wabash

Moulton IA to Unionville MO
Built by Burlington & Southwestern Ry 1873
to Chicago Burlington & Kansas City Ry 2-27-1882

Farmington IA to Bloomfield IA
Built by Burlington & Southwestern Ry 1872
to Chicago Burlington & Kansas City Ry 2-27-1882

Viele IA to Farmington IA
Built by Burlington Fort Madison & Southwestern Ry 1871
to Burlington & Southwestern Ry 7-12-1871
to Chicago Burlington & Kansas City Ry 2-27-1882

Batavia IA to Collett IA
Built by Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines Ry 1891-92
to Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines RR 1-20-1899

Fort Madison IA to Collett IA
Built by Fort Madison & Northwestern Ry 1872-84 as 36" gauge
to Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines Ry 3-21-1890
to Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines RR 1-20-1899

Ottumwa IA to Batavia IA
Built by Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines Ry 1891-92
to Chicago Fort Madison & Des Moines RR 1-20-1899
abandoned 1900
route very approximate

Batavia IA to Fairfield IA
Built by Fairfield & Ottumwa RR 1900
abandoned ca1900???

Mt Pleasant IA to Salem IA
Built by Keokuk Mt Pleasant & Northern RR 1866-81
to Keokuk & Northwestern RR 5-23-1881
to Mt Pleasant & Keokuk RR 4-29-1889
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern RR 6-17-1889

Keokuk IA to Salem IA
Built by Keokuk & Northwestern RR 1866-80
to Keokuk & Northwestern RR 5-23-1881
to Mt Pleasant & Keokuk RR 4-29-1889
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern RR 6-17-1889

Burlington IA to Fort Madison IA
Built by Keokuk & St Paul Ry 1867-69

Fort Madison IA to Viele IA
Built by Iowa Southern RR 1859
to Fort Madison & Keokuk Ry & Transportation 12-30-1862
to Keokuk & St Paul Ry 10-30-1867

Viele IA to Keokuk IA
Built by Keokuk Mount Pleasant & Muscatine RR 1855-57
to Keokuk & St Paul Ry 10-10-1867

Keokuk IA to Buena Vista IA
Built by St Louis Keokuk & Southwestern Ry 1881-82
to St Louis Keokuk & Southwestern RR 1-7-1888

West Quincy MO to Buena Vista IA
Built by Mississippi Valley & Western Ry 1872
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern Ry 6-22-1875
to St Louis Keokuk & Northwestern RR 1-7-1888

Corning MO to Northboro IA
Built by Tarkio Valley RR 1880-82
to Kansas City St Joseph & Council Bluffs RR 8-15-1900

Sedan IA to Elmer MO
Built by Iowa & St Louis Ry 1901-03

Kirby WY to Crosby WY

Malvern to Glenwood abandoned
old CB&Q alignment?

Albia eastbound main

Avery to Hynes

Great Northern RR

Garretson MN to Sioux City IA
Built by Sioux City & Northern RR 1889-90
to Willmar & Sioux Falls Ry 1-15-1900
to Great Northern Ry 7-1-1907

Illinois Central

Illinois Central Routes

Dubuque IA to Portage

Dubuque IA to Dyersville IA
Built by Dubuque & Pacific RR 1857
to Dubuque & Sioux City RR 8-21-1860
controlled by IC

Dyersville IA to Jessup IA
Built by Dubuque & Pacific RR 1860
to Dubuque & Sioux City RR 8-21-1860
controlled by IC

Jessup IA to Cedar Falls IA
Built by Dubuque & Sioux City RR 1861
controlled by IC

Cedar Falls IA to Iowa Falls IA
Built by Dubuque & Sioux City RR 1866

Iowa Falls IA to Sioux City IA
Built byIowa Falls & Sioux City RR 1869-70
to Dubuque & Sioux City RR 10-23-1888

Onawa Jct to Onawa IA
Built by Cherokee & Dakota RR 1887-88

Cherokee IA to Sioux Falls IA
Built by Cherokee & Dakota RR 1888

Tara IA to Council Bluffs IA
Built by Fort Dodge & Omaha RR 1898-1900

Mona Jct IA to Lyle MN
Built by Cedar Falls & Minnesota RR 1858

Stacyville IA to Stacyville Jct
Built by Stacyville RR 1897

Cedar Rapids IA to Manchester IA
Built by Cedar Rapids & Chicago RR 1887-88

Omaha NE

Minneapolis & St Louis

Storm Lake IA to New Ulm MN
Built by M&StL 1899-1900

Fort Dodge IA to Angus IA
Built by Minneapolis & St Louis Ry 1882
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 11-2-1894

Fort Dodge IA to Humboldt IA
Built by Fort Dodge & Ridgely RR 1879
to Minneapolis & St Louis Ry 6-1-1881
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 11-2-1894

Humboldt IA to Livermore IA
Construction started by Fort Dodge & Ridgely RR & Telegraph Co 1877
to Fort Dodge & Ridgely RR 11-30-1878 and completed 1879
to Minneapolis & St Louis Ry 6-1-1881
to Minneapolis & St Louis RR 11-2-1894

Livermore IA to IA/MN State Line
Built by Minnesota & Iowa Southern Ry 1879-80
to Minneapolis & St Louis Ry 6-1-1881

Des Moines IA to Tara IA
Built by Des Moines Valley RR before 1873
to Des Moines & Fort Dodge RR 11-15-1875
Controlled by CRI&P 1887-1905

Tara IA to Ruthven IA
Built by Des Moines & Fort Dodge RR ca1882
Controlled by CRI&P 1887-1905

Belmond IA to Algona IA
Built by Iowa Central & Western Ry 1899

Hampton IA to Belmond IA
Built by Iowa Central & Northwestern Ry ca1881
to Central Iowa Ry 3-1-1882
to Iowa Central Ry 5-16-1889

Minerva Jct IA to Story City IA
Built by Iowa Central & Northwestern Ry ca1881
to Central Iowa Ry 3-1-1882
to Iowa Central Ry 5-16-1889

Marshalltown IA to Eldora IA
Built by Iowa River Ry ca1868
to Central RR Co of Iowa 9-30-1869
to Central Iowa Ry 6-18-1879
to Iowa Central Ry 5-16-1889

Ackley IA to Eldora IA
Built by Eldora RR & Coal Co 1867-68
to Iowa River Ry 9-28-1868
to Central RR Co of Iowa 9-30-1869

Ackley IA to Northwood IA
Built by Central RR Co of Iowa 1870-71

Mason City IA to Albert Lea MN
M&StL trackage rights on Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry

Spencer IA to Ruthven IA
M&StL trackage rights on Milw

Albia IA to Marshalltown IA
Built by Central RR Co of Iowa 1871

New Sharon IA to Newton IA
Built by Chicago Burlington & Pacific RR 1882

Lynnville Jct to Lynnville IA
Built by Chicago Burlington & Pacific RR 1882

G&M Jct to Montezuma IA
Built by Grinnell & Montezuma Ry 1875
to Keithsburg Grinnell & Dakota Ry 2-28-1882
to Central Iowa Ry 2-21-1882???

Newburg IA to State Center IA
Built by Keithsburg Grinnell & Dakota Ry ca1882
to Central Iowa Ry 2-21-1882???

Oskaloosa IA to Mississippi River
Built by Chicago Burlington & Pacific RR 1882

Merriam Jct abandoned

Hanley Falls abandoned

mine spur

Albia to Hocking

Union Pacific RR

Omaha
Built by Union Pacific RR 1864-72

Wabash

Meredosia to Keokuk

IA/MO State Line to Ottumwa IA
Built by St Louis & Cedar Rapids Ry ca1865-75
to St Louis Ottumwa & Cedar Rapids Ry 10-1-1875
to Wabash

Moulton IA to Albia IA
Built by Wabash

Albia IA to Des Moines IA
Built by Des Moines & St Louis RR ca1881
to Wabash

IA/MO State Line to Council Bluffs IA
Built by Council Bluffs & St Louis Ry 1878-79
to Omaha & St Louis Ry
to Omaha & St Louis RR 7-1-1896
to Wabash 1-3-1900

Iowa Shortlines

Atlantic Northern Ry

Atlantic IA to Kimballton IA
Built by Atlantic Northern & Southern Ry 1907
to Atlantic Northern Ry 10-8-1913
abandoned 1936

Atlantic Southern Ry

Atlantic IA to Villisca IA
Built by Atlantic Northern & Southern Ry 1910
to Atlantic Southern Ry 10-8-1913
abandoned 1915?
route uncertain

Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Ry

Cedar Rapids to Iowa City
Built by Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Ry 1904 (electric interurban)
dieselized 1953

Cedar Rapids to Marion IA
Built by Cedar Rapids & Marion City Ry 1892 (electric interurban)

Cedar Rapids to Lisbon IA
Built by Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Ry 1914 (electric interurban)

Cedar Rapids abandoned
route approximate

Charles City Western Ry

Charles City IA to Marble Rock IA
Built by Charles City Western Ry 1910 (electrified)
to Iowa Terminal RR 12-31-1963

Charles City spur

Charles City to Colwell IA
Built by Charles City Western Ry ? (electrified)
to Iowa Terminal RR 12-31-1963

Chicago Anamosa & Northern Ry

Anamosa IA to Quasqueton IA
Built by Chicago Anamosa & Northern Ry 1903-

Clarinda & St Louis Ry

Roseberry MO to Clarinda IA
Built by Clarinda & St Louis Ry ca1880
possibly controlled by Wabash

Colfax Northern RR

Colfax to mines
Built by Jasper County Coal Co and Colfax Coal & Mining Co 1897
leased to Colfax Northern RR 1901
to Colfax Consolidated Coal Co 4-30-1902
to Colfax Northern Ry 6-1912

Shaft 8 Spur?
Built by Colfax Northern RR 1905
to Colfax Northern Ry 6-1912

Shaft 9 spur
Built by Colfax Northern RR 1912
to Colfax Northern Ry 6-1912

Colfax IA to Valeria IA
Built by Chicago Great Western RR???
to Colfax Northern RR

Creston Winterset & Des Moines RR

Creston IA to Macksburg IA
Built by Creston Winterset & Des Moines RR 1912-13

Crooked Creek RR

Evanston (Border Plain) to Lehigh
Built by Crooked Creek RR 1875 as 36" gauge
to standard gauge ca1885
abandoned north of Evanston 1900
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern RR 1916
electrified
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Ry 1942?
see http://www.cnwhs.org/ch_fddms_2.htm

Border Plains to Brushy
Built by Webster City & Southwestern RR
to Crooked Creek RR 1892
abandoned after Crooked Creek sold to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern RR 1916?
confirmed in 1939 aerial photos

Des Moines & Central Iowa Ry

Granger IA to Perry IA
Built by Inter-Urban RR 1906 (electric interurban)
to Des Moines & Central Iowa RR 1922
tp Des Moines & Central Iowa Ry 1949
see http://www.cnwhs.org/ch_dmci.htm

Moran to Woodward IA
Built by Inter-Urban RR 1906 (electric interurban)
to Des Moines & Central Iowa RR 1922
tp Des Moines & Central Iowa Ry 1949
abandoned 19??
see http://www.cnwhs.org/ch_dmci.htm

Camp Dodge to Granger IA
Built by Inter-Urban RR 1906 (electric interurban)
to Des Moines & Central Iowa RR 1922
to Des Moines & Central Iowa Ry 1949
to Chicago & North Western R 1968
see http://www.cnwhs.org/ch_dmci.htm

Des Moines to Camp Dodge
to Des Moines & Central Iowa Ry 1949
to Chicago & North Western Ry 1968

Des Moines to Harris
Built by Inter-Urban RR 1899-1902 (electric interurban)
tp Des Moines & Central Iowa Ry 1949
to Chicago & North Western Ry 1968

Des Moines existing
Built by Inter-Urban RR 1899-1902 (electric interurban)
to Chicago & North Western Ry 1968

Highland Transfer existing
Built by Inter-Urban RR 1899-1902 (electric interurban)

Highland Transfer abandoned

Highland Transfer to Colfax

Des Moines to Fort Des Moines
Built by Inter-Urban RR (electric interurban)
tp Des Moines & Central Iowa Ry 1949?

Beaver Valley Jct to Urbandale
Built by Inter-Urban RR (electric interurban)
tp Des Moines & Central Iowa Ry 1949?

Des Moines Union Ry

Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern RR

Frasier Jct to Frasier IA
Built by Boone Valley Coal & Railway Co 1893
to Marshalltown & Dakota Ry 1899
to Boone Rockwell City & Northwestern Ry 1901
to Newton & Northwestern RR 1902
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern RR 1906
electrified
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Ry 1942
to Chicago & Northwestern Ry 1968
to Boone & Scenic Valley RR
see http://www.cnwhs.org/ch_fddms_2.htm

Frasier Jct to Fort Dodge Jct
Built by Marshalltown & Dakota Ry 1899
to Boone Rockwell City & Northwestern Ry 1901
to Newton & Northwestern RR 1902
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern RR 1906
electrified
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Ry 1942
to Chicago & Northwestern Ry 1968
see http://www.cnwhs.org/ch_fddms_2.htm

Fort Dodge Jct to Gowrie IA
Built by Marshalltown & Dakota Ry 1899
to Boone Rockwell City & Northwestern Ry 1901
to Newton & Northwestern RR 1902
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Ry 1942

Gowrie IA to Rockwell City IA
Built by Newton & Northwestern RR 1902-04

Frasier IA to Boone IA
Built by Newton & Northwestern RR 1902-04
to Chicago & Northwestern Ry 1968
to Boone & Scenic Valley RR

Boone IA to Midvale IA
Built by Newton & Northwestern RR 1902-04

Midvale IA to Newton IA

Goddard IA to Colfax IA
Built by Newton & Northwestern RR 1905

Ames IA to State College IA
Built by Ames & College Ry 1890
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Ry 1942?

Iowa State College to Kelley IA
Built by Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern RR 1906
to Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern Ry 1942?

Midvale IA to Des Moines IA
Built by Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern RR 1906

Fort Dodge Jct to Fort Dodge IA
Built by Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern RR 1906

Fort Dodge IA to Evanston IA

Fort Dodge to Evanston abandoned

Evanston (Border Plain) to Lehigh
Built by Crooked Creek RR 1875 as 36" gauge
to standard gauge ca1885

Evanston (Border Plain) to Webster City
Built by Webster City & Southwestern RR
to Crooked Creek RR 1892

Fort Dodge abandoned

Fort Dodge Existing

Iowa & Omaha Short Line Ry

Neoga IA to Treynor IA
Built by Iowa & Omaha Short Line Ry 1908

Iowa & Southwestern Ry

Clarinda IA to Blanchard IA
Built by Iowa & Southwestern Ry 1912

Iowa Northern RR

Dyersville to New Vienna
Built by Dyersville & Northern RR 1904-1906
to Iowa Northern RR
route approximate

Iowa Transfer Ry

Manchester & Oneida Ry

Manchester to Oneida IA
Built by Manchester & Oneida Ry 1900

Mason City & Clear Lake Ry

Mason City to Clear Lake
Built by Mason City & Clear Lake Ry 1896-97 (electric interurban)
to Mason City & Clear Lake RR 1950
to Iowa Terminal RR 1961
to Iowa Traction RR 4-13-1987
to Iowa Traction Ry 2012
owned by Progressive Rail

Clear lake abandoned

Mason City abandoned

Muscatine Burlington & Southern RR

Oakville IA to Elrick Jct
Muscatine Burlington & Southern RR trackage rights on Minneapolis & St Louis

Burlington IA to Oakville
Built by Muscatine North & South Ry 1902-1912
to Muscatine Burlington & Southern RR 7-27-1916
Abandonment Authorized 5/10/1924

Muscatine IA to Elrick Jct
Built by Muscatine North & South RR ca1893
to Muscatine North & South Ry 2-8-1905
to Muscatine Burlington & Southern RR 7-27-1916
Abandonment Authorized 5/10/1924

Ottumwa & Kirkville Ry

Ottumwa & Kirkville Ry
Built by Ottumwa & Kirkville Ry

Sioux City Terminal Ry

Tabor & Northern Ry

Tabor IA to Malvern IA
Built by Tabor & Northern Ry 1889

Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern RR

Denver Jct to Waverly
Built by Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Ry 1910 (electric interurban)
to Waterloo RR 1958
owned by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR and Illinois Central RR
CRI&P sold it's share to IC in 1968

Denver IA to Denver Jct
Built by Waterloo & Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Ry 1902-03 (electric interurban)
to Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Ry 4-1904
to Waterloo RR 1958
owned by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR and Illinois Central RR
CRI&P sold it's share to IC in 1968

Waterloo IA to Denver IA
Built by Waterloo & Cedar Falls Rapid Transit Ry 1901 (electric interurban)
to Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Ry 4-1904
to Waterloo RR 1958
owned by Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR and Illinois Central RR
CRI&P sold it's share to IC in 1968

Waterloo existing

Waterloo abandoned

Waterloo to Cedar Falls

Waterloo to Cedar Rapids IA
Built by Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Ry 1910-14 (electric interurban)

Cedar Rapids existing
Built by Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Ry 1910-14 (electric interurban)

Cedar Rapids abandoned
Built by Waterloo Cedar Falls & Northern Ry 1910-14 (electric interurban)

Waterloo streetcar trackage per 1910 map

Iowa Streetcars and Interurban

Albia Interurban Ry

Albia to Hiteman
Built by Albia Interurban Ry 1908

Albia to Hocking
Built by Albia Interurban Ry 1908

Untitled Path
Built by Albia Interurban Ry 1908

Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Ry

Muscatine IA to Davenport IA
Built by Davenport & Muscatine Ry 1912 (electric interurban)
to Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Ry 1926
abandoned 11-1938

Clinton IA to Davenport IA
Built by Iowa Illinois Ry 1904 (electric interurban)
to Clinton Davenport & Muscatine Ry 1926

Clinton Street Ry
based on 1905 maps

Clinton Street Ry

Davenport Trolley System
Mapped by Brian Berthold and John Smith

Davenport Trolley System

Oskaloosa-Buxton Electric Ry

Oskaloosa IA to Beacon IA
Built by Oskaloosa-Buxton Electric Ry 1907
route in city streets unknown

Southern Iowa Ry

Centerville IA to Moravia IA
Built by Centerville Moravia & Albia RR 1879
to Albia & Centerville RR 1890
leased to Iowa Central RR (M&StL)
to Southern Iowa Traction 1910
to Centerville Albia & Southern Ry 1914
owned by Centerville Light & Traction Co
to Iowa Southern Utilities 1916
to Southern Iowa Ry 1941
to Southern Industrial Ry 1960s

Moravia IA to Albia IA
Built by Centerville Moravia & Albia RR 1879
to Albia & Centerville RR 1890
leased to Iowa Central RR (M&StL)
to Southern Iowa Traction 1910
to Centerville Albia & Southern Ry 1914
owned by Centerville Light & Traction Co
to Iowa Southern Utilities 1916
to Southern Iowa Ry 1941

Centerville IA to Mystic
Built by Centerville Light & Traction Co 1909 (electric)
to Centerville Albia & Southern Ry 1914
owned by Centerville Light & Traction Co
to Iowa Southern Utilities 1916
to Southern Iowa Ry 1941
abandoned part in 1944 and part in 1958

Mystic mine spur
Built by Centerville Light & Traction Co 1910 (electric)