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RailsWest includes historical exhibits on the eight railroads that served the community along with displays on the
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before the end of passenger service in 1971. Similar Rock Island passenger depots were also constructed in
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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at 16th Avenue and South Main Street and illustrates the history of railroads in
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
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is a railroad museum operated by the Historical Society of
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
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Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations
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through to Chicago & North Western/Milwaukee Road
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Railway stations in the United States closed in 1971
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Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899
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model railroad. Adjacent to the historic depot are
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Chief Engineer, CRI & PRR; Volk, John, & Co.
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Rock Island Line

Council Bluffs
Iowa
Union Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Ogden
Overland Route
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Underwood
Chicago
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
RailsWest Railroad Museum is located in Iowa
RailsWest Railroad Museum is located in the United States
Council Bluffs, Iowa
41°14′49″N 95°51′8″W / 41.24694°N 95.85222°W / 41.24694; -95.85222
95000856
Pottawattamie County
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
National Register of Historic Places
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Rocky Mountain Rocket
Midwest Hiawatha
Arrow
Iowa City, Iowa
Ottawa, Illinois

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