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The Des Moines Rock Island Depot is a combination passenger and freight pair of buildings in the Beaux-Arts style in downtown Des Moines, Iowa. Construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (Rock Island) passenger building was completed in 1901. The building is in the Civic Center Historic District, west of the Des Moines River ...
The Des Moines Rocket was a named passenger train of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.It in initially ran between Chicago, Illinois and Des Moines, Iowa.The service was named in honor of the new lightweight, streamlined diesel-electric trains introduced in 1937.
For 10 years, Pella served as the only rail stop in Marion County until a competing station was built in Knoxville, Iowa by the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad. [2] The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad leased the Des Moines Valley's tracks beginning in 1878 and provided freight service through 1980. The old frame building was ...
Des Moines and Central Iowa Railroad: D&CI, DCI CNW: 1922 1949 Des Moines and Central Iowa Railway: Electric until 1949 Des Moines and Central Iowa Railway: DCI CNW: 1949 1983 Chicago and North Western Transportation Company: Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad: MSTL: 1874 1915 Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad: Des Moines, Indianola and ...
Osceola station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Osceola, Iowa, United States served by Amtrak. Osceola is the closest Amtrak station to Des Moines, Iowa's capital and most populous city, which is about 50 miles (80 km) to the north. The station is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Depot.
Other trains operated by the Rock Island as part of its Rocket fleet included the Corn Belt Rocket (Chicago—Des Moines—Omaha), the Des Moines-Omaha Limited (Chicago-Des Moines-Omaha), the Twin Star Rocket (Minneapolis—St. Paul—Des Moines—Kansas City—Oklahoma City—Fort Worth—Dallas—Houston), the Zephyr Rocket (Minneapolis—St ...