Steve, Your memory is pretty accurate! Yes, part of the CB&Q's Albia line was flooded with the building of the Red Rock dam and reservoir just north of Knoxville. In 1966, the depot in Albia was bric
Steve The building of the Red Rock Dam on the put the track under water. Due to the traffic or lack of it the Government would only put in one track to be shared by the CB&Q and the Wabash. Some trac
Hello, Steve. Back in 1987, I think it was, "Trains" magazine devoted an entire issue to Iowa railroading. One of the features was a chart showing railroad abandonments in Iowa up to that time. The c
Hello, Steve. I am from Albia, so I will address your message. Please give some thought to posting your article when you are finished with it. I would especially like to read your account of the mixe
That's a good name for good 'old Parsons College. I have the experience of attending that school from 5/65-2/67. One couldn't miss the town of Fairfield with that large sign on the east lawn of the s