The Union Pacific Railroad yards at Seventeenth Street and Fourteenth Avenue are a bit more glamorous. Trees have been planted along the tracks and all the light poles have been painted a light green. There also are flower pots hanging from each of…
New Diesel Engine House...whose site is roughly shown here is part of a $2,500,000 improvement project for the Union Pacific Railroad yards in Council Bluffs. Access tracks to the new engine house will necessitate relocation of the stock yards, lower…
Union Pacific Railroad yards in Council Bluffs, looking towards the southwest. The road in the foreground where the railroad tracks cross is Ninth Avenue. The Golden Spike Monument is at middle right.
Detour Routes...will be constructed on either side of the Union Pacific's tracks at this location to allow train passage while Iowa Highway Commission contractors build an underpass for Interstate 29--from the top down!--Nonpareil Photo.
Greasing Big Drives...on old "823" for its last run is Machinist Robert Swanger of Honey Creek. Drive wheels on the steam engines are six feet in diameter.
This new viaduct, more than 400 feet long, in the Union Pacific yards, was recently completed for the safety and convenience of employes [sic], who formerly were forced to go a roundabout way to their place of employment in the yards. Cost of…
Cars Tied Up...by strike at the Council Bluffs yards of Union Pacific total about 1,200. Some are shown here, looking west from the U.P. yard tower. -Nonpareil Photo.
Cross-Over Tracks...lead down to the bowl of the Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s 'Bailey Yard' west of North Platte, Neb. The $12.5 million facility was dedicated Friday.
This locomotive, "old 58", is of the type in use on the Union Pacific at the time of the driving of the golden spike. This engine is now traveling across country and being shown in conjunction with the railroad's latest type locomotives, picture of…
This metal plaque was erected in 1952 to mark one of the most important accomplishments in the life of the community. It was designed by the late Frank Jensen, manager of the Water Works. The design features two dolphins entwined around a trident, a…
In most cases, the people who pass through these doors are smaller than the numerals. This is the entrance to two classrooms, the second and third grades, at one of the city's newest schools. Can you identify it?
It took 5 days to erect this monument in 1939. Towering 56 feet above the ground, it commemorates an incident in railroad history that had a vital effect on the development of Council Bluffs. The late Jack Boyne, city engineer, designed the monument.…
Once this was the entrance to a showplace family residence, later it became the headquarters for a group of women engaged in religious work. The gates now lead to a girls' academy. Where is it?
Two bronze markers recall the Illinois Central Railroad's centennial celebration in 1951. They are displayed on a building within easy eye distance of Broadaway. Can you locate them?
Answer: The bronze discs are on the south side of the Illinois…
Viewed from this angle, an observer might expect King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table to come dashing out of the doors of this bastion? The building was constructed in the 1880s as part of the public school system. What is it?