The Hotel Charitone opened its doors over a century ago. After closing for 20 years starting in the ’90s, the hotel reopened ...

But Grant is also a railroad aficionado. He recalls the first time he saw a Rock Island “Rocket” bring President Harry Truman through Iowa back in 1948 on his famous “whistle stop tour.” ...

The Rock Island Railroad War--Arrest of Messrs. John F. Tracy and Ebenezer Cook in Iowa. Share full article. April 12, 1868.

On February 16, 1886, Sioux Falls residents voted 671 to 38 in favor of issuing $60,000 in bonds to bring the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad to Sioux Falls. This would improve ...

They came to the banks of the Mississippi River in Rock Island and Davenport on a cold winter night nearly 150 years ago, amid the roar of cannon and brass ...

ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD CASE.; It Is Declared that the Reorganization Is Not Opposed to the Iowa Statutes. Share full article. Special to The New York Times. Sept. 18, 1902; ...

GREENE -- More than 20 years ago, trees grew between the rails along the 147-mile stretch of tracks belonging to the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad.

Rock Island went through nearly five years of reorganization before shutting down. Passenger service from Des Moines, Iowa, to Minneapolis had stopped in the late 1960s, Retka said.

Cedar Rapids acquires remnants of Rock Island Railroad bridge for pedestrian span Sep. 24, 2019 8:54 pm, Updated: Sep. 25, 2019 6:14 pm Buy Photo ...

On April 3, neighbors supporting building a landscaped greenway down the old Rock Island railroad right of way gathered at the City Yard. Among those briefing the neighbors were city parks ...