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General Dodge Papers - Book 16
General Dodge Papers - 1899-1901, Book 16
Fort Worth & D. C. Ry.
Colorado & Southern Ry.
Colorado Midland Ry.
Cuba Railway.
President of the Commission to Investigate the conduct of the War Department in the War with Spain.
Death of Col.…
Fort Worth & D. C. Ry.
Colorado & Southern Ry.
Colorado Midland Ry.
Cuba Railway.
President of the Commission to Investigate the conduct of the War Department in the War with Spain.
Death of Col.…
General Dodge Papers - Book 15
General Dodge Papers - 1897-1898, Book 15
Grand Marshall, President McKinley's Inauguration.
Grand Marshall, Dedication of Grant Tomb.
Spanish War.
Appointed Major General of Volunteers.
Offered Command of First Corps.
Index for Book 15…
Grand Marshall, President McKinley's Inauguration.
Grand Marshall, Dedication of Grant Tomb.
Spanish War.
Appointed Major General of Volunteers.
Offered Command of First Corps.
Index for Book 15…
General Dodge Papers - Book 14
General Dodge Papers - 1893-1896, Book 14
Union Pacific Ry.
Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry.
Des Moines Northern and Des Moines Northwestern.
Receivership of Union Pacific Railway.
Reorganization of Fort Worth & Denver City Ry.
Victor Coal…
Union Pacific Ry.
Union Pacific Denver & Gulf Ry.
Des Moines Northern and Des Moines Northwestern.
Receivership of Union Pacific Railway.
Reorganization of Fort Worth & Denver City Ry.
Victor Coal…
General Dodge Papers - Book 13
General Dodge Papers - 1890-1892, Book 13
Union Pacific Railway.
Oregon Navigation.
D. T. & G. Railway.
Ft. W. & D. C. Ry.
Colorado Central.
Fort Townsend & Seattle Ry.
Des Moines & Northwestern Railroad.
Union Pacific Denver & Gulf…
Union Pacific Railway.
Oregon Navigation.
D. T. & G. Railway.
Ft. W. & D. C. Ry.
Colorado Central.
Fort Townsend & Seattle Ry.
Des Moines & Northwestern Railroad.
Union Pacific Denver & Gulf…
General Dodge Papers - Book 12
General Dodge Papers - 1888-1889, Book 12
Address on Transcontinental Lines.
N. E. Dawson to W. H. M. Byers on G. M. Dodge.
Union Pacific.
President of Oregon Navigation Company Property.
Fort Worth & Denver City, Denver Texas & Fort Worth,…
Address on Transcontinental Lines.
N. E. Dawson to W. H. M. Byers on G. M. Dodge.
Union Pacific.
President of Oregon Navigation Company Property.
Fort Worth & Denver City, Denver Texas & Fort Worth,…
General Dodge Papers - Book 11
General Dodge Papers - Southwest System Railroads - 1884-1887, Book 11
Building of Southwest System of Railways and other Railroads.
Legislation Relating to Iowa Railroads.
Union Pacific Bridge.
Settlement of Secret Service Account with G. M.…
Building of Southwest System of Railways and other Railroads.
Legislation Relating to Iowa Railroads.
Union Pacific Bridge.
Settlement of Secret Service Account with G. M.…
General Dodge Papers - Book 10
General Dodge Papers - Southwest System Railroads - 1880-1883, Book 10
Texas & Pacific Railway.
New Orleans Pacific Railway.
Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad.
International & [Great] Northern Railroad.
Mexican Oriental Railroad.
Fort Worth &…
Texas & Pacific Railway.
New Orleans Pacific Railway.
Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad.
International & [Great] Northern Railroad.
Mexican Oriental Railroad.
Fort Worth &…
G.M. Dodge's engineering camp near Crescent City
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
GM Dodge Engineer Camp in Missouri River bottom near Crescent City Iowa. Sept 1853. Rock Island RR Survey. Sketched by George Simons, cook…
GM Dodge Engineer Camp in Missouri River bottom near Crescent City Iowa. Sept 1853. Rock Island RR Survey. Sketched by George Simons, cook…
Flood of 1952 File #6
Empty railroad tracks
Flood of 1881
Photograph of the flood of 1881 taken in Council Bluffs (Iowa). Northwestern Railroad.
Engineer dies in train crash
Scattered At Impact...in fatal train wreck near Pacific Junction, empty coal cars of parked train lie jumbled with those of northbound train that hit it. Five units of the 100-car parked train and 12 of the 110-car northbound train derailed in the…
Crowd at the depot
Photograph of a crowd gathered at a train depot to witness troops from Council Bluffs (Iowa) leave for Des Moines (Iowa) on their way to the Philippines.
Crossing Rails Can Be Frightening; On Washboard Road
A Car Crossing...the railroad on Washboard Road must be within 11 feet of the rail before the driver's line of sight is clear to the curve easy of the intersection.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in 1909, this is how the Chicago North Western Railroad Depot at 12 S. 12th St. and Broadway looked. The old picture, complete with steam engine and train in front of the platform is from an old postal card from…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in 1889, the Council Bluffs Union Ticket office--and various express firms--occupied this building at 507 W. Broadway. Note how the men who ran the office are clothed. This old photo came from Bud Bascom of 1911…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--When the Illinois Central Railroad station was built here in the early 1900's, plans were to continue the road on to the west. That's the reason the station was built on such a generous scale--to house various…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This was a temporary Missouri River crossing of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad in 1872. The bridge was raised above ice level on pilings. During the summer months railroad cars were reportedly ferried…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is one of the early "Iron Horses" that chugged into Council Bluffs as the city became a leading railroad point shortly before the turn of the century. The billowing black smoke and the old fashioned "coal car"…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
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…
Construction of Union Pacific Bridge
Printed at bottom of image: "Omaha Bridge - May 1887."