Re: [CBQ] rail bridge over the Des Moines River at Keokuk

[archie hayden <kliner@mywdo.com>]

Duncan, Do you have Bernie Corbin's K&W book?  Page 29 may help sort  
out a little of the question.  It seemed to be a joint ownership  
between the K&W and the StLK&NW.  Archie
On Mar 25, 2011, at 4:22 PM, Duncan Cameron wrote:

> Sorry for the cross posting but I'm throwing the net as widely as I  
> can.
> I'm working on my notes on Keokuk's railway history and came up  
> against a gap I can't fill.
> Who built and owned the first rail bridge over the Des Moines River  
> at Keokuk?
> Initially the Mississippi Valley and Western Railway Compnay used  
> trackage rights over the K&D to enter Keokuk.
> It seems they did have a small amount of track in Iowa at Buena  
> Vista (near Keokuk) so it seems logical that they built the bridge.
> It (or its replacement) is now owned by BNSF.
> Does anyone have any details?
> Duncan Cameron
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