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Ames Times in Ames, Iowa

20 Dec 1900

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Ames Times

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Ames, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1900

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3

Double Tracking a Railway Through Iowa and Nebraska

The article details the Chicago and North Western Railway's extensive double tracking project from Chicago to Omaha. It notes the shift from a fragmented single line to 492 miles of double track, the challenges of grading and curvature, major work from Tama to Council Bluffs, and a landmark bridge over the Des Moines River near Boone.

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Chicago & North-Western Railway Chicago Omaha Nebraska Lake Michigan Missouri River North-Western Galena & Chicago Union Railroad Company Illinois Iowa Missouri Northwest Galena Clinton Boone Council Bluffs State Center Des Moines River Tama Lamoille Ontario Missouri Valley Boone County Des Moines Ogden Maple River Junction St. Paul Elroy Wis Lemoiile
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Transcontinental line to Arcadia Hill work nears completion

The Des Moines river crossing at Arcadia Hill near Carroll will switch to a 16 foot grade with a new double track and steel bridge. The $1,250,000 crossing project includes massive earth fills for two ravines and 60 locomotives and 1000 cars used during 1900s construction.

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Chicago Omaha Arcadia Hill Carroll West Side Missouri River Des Moines River Boone Ogden Des Moines Moingona
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