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. The tracks connect Manly to Cedar ...
Next year’s race for Iowa Governor is already taking shape. And the Rock Island County Board tries to raise the stakes to bring that passenger rail service from Moline to Chicago. Host Jim Niedelman ...
Chicago passenger rail line is now secured, marking a major milestone in bringing Amtrak service to the Quad Cities.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Shorter College in North Little Rock has been given a$1.2 million grant to renovate the Historic Rock Island Railroad Depot in North Little Rock to serve as their innovative ...
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The men who turned Rock Island's dream of a railroad into reality were both easterners. Joseph E. Sheffield was born June 19, 1793, into a well-to-do-family in Southport, Conn. He entered business ...