Roundhouse: (
Satellite, their land is now part of an industrial area.)
Rock Island had a
larger yard east of Des Moines.
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Tim Starr posted
Dual roundhouses of the Rock Island at Valley Junction, West Des Moines IA in 1929. (George Niles Collection)
Railroad Repair Shops and Roundhouses 1850-1950 posted
Dual roundhouses of the Rock Island at Valley Junction, West Des Moines IA in 1929. First roundhouse built in 1891, second built in 1897, and torn down in 1930. (George Niles Collection) *These are included in the book "The American Roundhouse, Volume 2." |
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Fans of Rock Island Lines posted
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| 1907/07 Des Moines Quad @ 62,500 |
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| 1956/59 Des Moines Quad @ 62,500 |
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Seth Wetzel updated
John Matrow: Still there but set back and repainted. |
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Dennis DeBruler commented on John's comment
Is this the building you had in mind? https://maps.app.goo.gl/JcRkybRzpAF6pxfq9 It doesn't look like the RI depot. Perhaps it was the Minneapolis & St. Louis depot. |
Was the RI depot the rectangle that is a little east of 3rd Street? And the RI passengers had to cross the M&StL tracks to get to their train?
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| 1956/58 Des Moines SW Quad @ 24,000 |
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