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Postcard of Chicago & Northwestern Depot, Council Bluffs, IA

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photo of car approaching the Chicago and North Western Railway's crossing on Washboard Road.

Chicago_Central_&_Pacific_Railroad_Bridge_12_1988_001.jpg
Chicago Central & Pacific dual span swing bridge over the Missouri River west of Council Bluffs has been battered by elements and attacked by vandals but still provides steady service for daily trains. In the summer river navigation season, the…

Chicago_Central_&_Pacific_Railroad_Bridge_12_1988_002.jpg
photo of bridge, taken on the bridge and looking straight across it
on back of photo:
file 12/88
Chicago Central & Pacific
Swing-span bridge
Missouri River west of CB

Chicago_Great_Western_Railroad_1_22_1956_003.jpg
New Facility...viewed from the trackside is the Chicago Great Western Railroad's new combination depot, yard office and freight house. The passenger section is at left with glass entrance. Yard office facilities are at center and freight house at…

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Photograph of the construction of Northwestern Railroad, near Big Lake.

Railroads C667b.tif
Photograph of construction gang at work. Northwestern Railroad

Bridges U556a.jpg
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - April 08, 1887."

Bridges U556zd.jpg
Printed at bottom of image: "Feb 26, 1887."

Bridges U556ze.jpg
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - March 7, 1887."

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Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - March 18, 1887."

Bridges U556h.jpg
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - March 18, 1887."

Bridges U556q.jpg
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - April 24, 1887."

Bridges U556t.jpg
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - April 26, 1887."

Bridges U556u.jpg
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - May 1887."

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This is the Council Bluffs Mail Terminal as it appear in 1887, when it was known as the Union Pacific Transfer. A hotel, one of the finest in the nation, was housed in the three-story brick building. It was patronized largely by railroad workers…
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