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Milwaukee Road Extends Greeting to Des Moines Register
The Milwaukee Road congratulates the Des Moines Register on its approaching centennial and notes Iowa growth. It recalls the first Iowa tracks laid in 1859 between Farley and Sand Springs by a predecessor, the Dubuque and Western Railroad Company, and claims Iowa’s Milwaukee Road network as the largest in the state with about 801 miles. Des Moines ticket offices listed at Locust Street and Union Station with contact numbers. Warren, Division Passenger Agent named.
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Milwaukee Road
Des Moines Register & ‘Tribune
Iowa
State
Farley
Sand Springs
Dubuque and Western Railroad Company
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Locust Street
Hone
Union Station
5Th and
Cherry St
Fhone
Warren