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Arrival of 168th Infantry, 1919
Photograph of the 168th Infantry at Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot in Council Bluffs (Iowa), May 17, 1919 on the Rock Island Locomotive #1625.
Arrival of 168th Infantry, 1919
Photograph of the 168th Infantry at Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot in Council Bluffs (Iowa), May 17, 1919 on the Rock Island Locomotive #1625.
Arrival of 168th Infantry, 1919
Photograph of the 168th Infantry at Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot in Council Bluffs (Iowa), May 17, 1919.
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.
Burlington Passenger Depot
Photograph of Burlington Passenger Depot, April 10, 1897
Missouri Valley, Iowa
Photograph of Missouri Valley, Iowa. Looking west from windmill. July 1, 1882.
Photograph of train at Union Pacific Transfer
Photograph of a train at Union Pacific Transfer carrying troops from Council Bluffs, IA on their way the Philippines.
Railroad Bridge across the Missouri
Photograph of a train crossing the Missouri River.
Railroad Bridge across the Missouri
Photograph of a train crossing a railroad bridge across the Missouri River.
Grand Passenger Station
Great Burlington Route - Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R.R. Grand Passenger Station at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Chicago & Northwestern Depot, Council Bluffs, IA
Postcard of Chicago & Northwestern Depot, Council Bluffs, IA
Illinois Central Station, Council Bluffs, IA
Three postcards depicting the Illinois Central Station.
Miniature train postcard
Postcard of a miniature train at Lake Manawa.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
June 1998 Historical Society newsletter.
Faulty Rail Blamed For C&NW Train Derailment; Eight Of 91 Cars Leave Tracks
Lakeside Pileup: A piggyback trailer, full of hams, lies on its side only feet away from the pond in Lakeside Park at the north edge of Council Bluffs. The boxcar above is lying on another freight car, behind the trailer. The eight-car derailment…
Faulty Rail Blamed For C&NW Train Derailment; Eight of 91 Cars Leave Tracks
Workers Investigate...the best method of pulling this entanglement of freight cars apart. The derailment occurred when a rail broke on a feeder line of the Chicago and North Western at the north edge of Council Bluffs.
Third Iowa Infantry
Postcard of the Dodge Light Guards arriving in Brownsville, Texas.
Union Pacific Railroad Steam Engine
Union Pacific Railroad Steam Engine. Northern Class Steam Locomotive. Built in 1937 for freight and passenger service. Renumbered from 844.
Steam Engine Memorial
Postcard. Steam Engine Memorial. 39th and West Broadway Council Bluffs.
1st temp bridge between C.B. and Omaha
Consists of drawings made by Simons during railroad survey projects in Iowa and Nebraska beginning in 1853.
First temporary bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha and the first train of cars crossing, Winter 1867.
First temporary bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha and the first train of cars crossing, Winter 1867.