IC Roundhouse: (Satellite, it is completely removed)
The southern part is labelled soybean plant. I wonder if the northern part is ethanol.
Cargill: (Satellite)
The C&NW presence in this city was primarily this north/south route. In fact, the C&NW route to the east had been abandoned by 1955.
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| Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted It is said that this photo shows the "Omaha" road's Sioux City roundhouse. It certainly must have been a very busy place. The date of the taking of the picture is on the reverse of the photo. It says "1905". Mike Bartels: The April 6, 1959, Sioux City Journal said toppling of the 178-foot stack at the roundhouse on April 5th shook houses as far as six blocks away, prompting many calls to fire and police switchboards about whether there had been an earthquake or explosion. The article said the roundhouse and other buildings were being torn down. Raymond Storey shared |
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| Tom Edwards commented on the above post As I studied this area a bit more, I'm thinking that the roundhouse in the original post is not the one that I found on the Sanborn insurance map. I think that this roundhouse must be even newer than the "New Roundhouse" shown on the 1902 map. I copied and pasted three pieces of the 1902 Sanborn maps onto this Google Satellite view and then I marked the location of the most recent roundhouse with a a yellow circle. Zoom in on Google Maps at that location and the eastern foundation of the roundhouse in the original photo can be seen. I'm basing this on the street names and the fact that the tracks curve to the northeast right past the roundhouse. |
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| Richard Shulby commented on the above post This is another clue. A piece of 1959 C&NW track chart showing the roundhouse that matches the original photo located north of 13th Street. The 1902 roundhouses were both south of 12th Street. So, this adds up to three roundhouses for the Omaha in Sioux City. Thoughts anyone? Richard Shulby commented on Raymond's share If you click on the photo you can see the original post and all the comments, including mine. This was the 3rd CStPM&O roundhouse in Sioux City, located at 42°30'23.71"N 96°23'35.06"W and shown on the attached 1917 map. It was demolished in spring of 1959. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Raymond's share 1953 aerial. Note the small roundhouse north of today's Cargill property. I presume that was an IC roundhouse. https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/scene/metadata/full/5e83d8e4870f4473/ARA001320162492/ |
The foundation remnant of the C&NW roundhouse:
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| Satellite |
The southern part is labelled soybean plant. I wonder if the northern part is ethanol.
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| Satellite |
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| Street View, Aug 2022 |
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| Street View, Aug 2022 |
During the harvest season, the lineup of 18-wheelers is even longer. this explains why I could not find any railroad hopper unloading facilities at this plant. They do load tankers and hoppers.
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| Street View, Oct 2021 |
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