Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Allerton, IA: Lost/Rock Island Depot and Railroad Microwave Tower

Depot: (Satellite)
Tower: (Satellite, the house track is extant.)

Seth Wetzel posted
Allerton, Iowa depot looks pretty good for sure! Bill Reibe photo!
John Hope: Where the line to the Twin Cities and Chicago split

Since railroads installed fiber optic cables when they installed Positive Train Control (PTC), I'm surprised that UP still has a microwave tower.
Street View, Apr 2023

The thin white line between the southern rectangle and the mainline was the platform. The platform verifies that the depot was the building between the mainline and the house track.
Nov 9, 1962 @ 18,000; AR1VANE00010039

The location of the depot is accurately noted by the black rectangle by the mainline on this map.
1064/66 Allerton Quad @ 24,000

The route to the East is now abandoned, but the north/south route is now owned by UP.
1954/67 Centerville Quad @ 250,000

National Rail Network Map

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