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From: "Douglas Harding" <doug.harding@iowacentralrr.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:33:23 -0600
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John & Dave,

Here is more than you wanted to know in regards to Grand Jct, from
<http://home.covad.net/~scicoatnsew/rihist2.htm>
http://home.covad.net/~scicoatnsew/rihist2.htm

 

Des Moines and Fort Dodge Railroad Company (Iowa)

Incorporated to purchase the assets of the portion of the Des Moines Valley
Railroad Company [6/1/1864] between Des Moines and Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Purchased the portion of the Des Moines Valley Rail Road Company [6/1/1864]
between Des Moines and Fort Dodge, Iowa from R.W. Hyman, R.C. Greer and J.A.
Johnson, Trustees [10/17/1873] on 11/15/1875.

Leased trackage rights between Tara and Fort Dodge, Iowa, from Iowa Falls
and Sioux City Railroad (Illinois Central) on ~9/1878.

Abandoned line between Tara and Fort Dodge, Iowa, on ~9/1878.

Built from Tara to Clare, Iowa, (7 miles) by ~12/1881.

Built from Clare to Ruthven, Iowa, (48 miles) via Pioneer, Gilmore (Gilmore
City), Rolfe, Plover, Mallard, Curlew, and Ayrshire by ~1882.

Leased to Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company (CRI&P #3)
[6/2-3/1880] on ~1887 for 25 years.

Controlled through majority stock purchase by the Minneapolis and Saint
Louis Railroad Company on ~1904.

CRI&P #3 [6/2-3/1880] relinquished lease on 12/31/1904.

Leased to Minneapolis and Saint Louis Railroad Company on 1/1/1905 for 30
years.

Leased trackage rights between Des Moines and Gowrie, Iowa to Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway Company (CRI&P #3) [6/2-3/1880] on 1/1/1905.

 

Basically the RI was asleep at the wheel, let their lease of the DM&FD
lapsed and the M&StL acquired the property.

 

To answer the question: near as I can tell tracks reached Grand Jct from Des
Moines in 1869, with the depot location laid out in June of 1869.

 

Doug Harding

www.iowacentralrr.org 

 



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