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Last passenger trains end Cedar Rapids era on Rock Island
On April 8, 1967, Rock Island Rocket No. 190 ended Cedar Rapids passenger service after operating since 1903. The article traces Iowa rail expansion from 1856, notes Cedar Rapids Union Station opening in 1897, and recalls lines and figures that built the region’s railroad network through the early 20th century.
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Minneapolis-St. Louis
Rock Island Rocket No. 190
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
Burlington
Iowa
Davenport
Iowa City
Iowa Central Air Line
Marion
Dubuque and Pacific
New England
George Greene
John F. Ely
Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska
Iowa Central
Clinton
Fulton
Sinclair Packing House
Burlington and
Missouri River
Mount Pleasant
Dyersville
John Blair
Council Bluffs
Chicago & Northwestern
Abraham Lincoln
Dubuque
Southwestern
Milwaukee Road
Omaha
Greene and
Ely
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Minnesota Railroad
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Greene
First Avenue
Skogman
Hiawatha
The
Rocket
Arrow
Challenger
Union Station
Fourth Street
Fourth Avenue
St. Louis
Bedford
Ind
Union Pacific
Northwestern
Mil
Vivian Rinaberge
First Ave
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Skogman Homes
Rock Island Depot
Skogman Realty
Quaker Oats
C Street