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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1972
Page
19
The Chicago Great Western Railway announced a dieselization plan with two 6000 HP freight diesels and three 1500 HP units for road service plus three additional 1000 HP switchers. Diesel power now handles through freight Chicago to Kansas City via St. Paul.
Jan 22 1925 report details Alfred Cass and Douglas Harris bringing Sumner its first aircraft, a Curtis eight cylinder ninety horsepower two passenger plane undergoing overhaul. pilot George Niemann would fly first once weather permits and a suitable field is found for takeoffs and landings.
County Line Road between Sumner and Highway No 3 will be fully hard surfaced before year end barring unforeseen issues. The south segment received hot mat asphalt two years ago and final blacktop work will link with South Walnut Street near L P Winks residence. A recent completion from Hines Road to Highway 3 provides a new route bypassing Ocwein traffic lights.
Application to abandon 15.4 miles of the branch line between Sumner and Bremer via Tripoli, originating near Sumner west of the 1.5 mile post. The line once connected Bremer to Waverly and Chicago Great Western service, later cut by floods and snow. only minimal freight runs remain and two firms near Sumner would retain rail service. A long history from the 1880s notes the line as the Dinkey tracks, with passenger service fading by the 1940s.
A Chicago Great Western through freight derailed a mile southeast of Sumner on a Friday morning in February 1951, scattering 36 cars across the main line and halting rail traffic for 70 hours. The cargo included two flatcars with large deliveries, a boat valued at $40,000, bleach, cocoa, refrigerator units, and especially a heavily guarded whiskey load valued at about $85,000.
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