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This document describes a Manuscript Collection held by the
Special Collections DepartmentR.B. Burch, Inc. for
Main line relocation (Red Rock Reservoir Project), Carlisle, Iowa
R.V. Hopkins for
600 ft. industry track at Davenport, Iowa
R.W. Harris for
Furnishing one 8” cubic yard dump motor vehicle for removing trash and debris at RR’s facilities at Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Railroad Salvage Co. for
Removal of all tracks, bridges, etc., between Buffalo Center and Lakota, Iowa
Removal of line from MP 2.5 to MP 74.82 between Postville and West Union, Iowa
Ralston Purina Company for
Freight car repair program—shipper funded— Davenport, Iowa
Relocation of existing side tracks and construction of additional tracks, serving industry’s plant at Davenport, Iowa
Unloading pit agreement, Davenport, Iowa
A 435’ industry track, Iowa City, Iowa
Rath Packing Co. for
Construction, maintenance and operation of side track, Columbus Junction, Iowa
Rathbun Regional Water Assoc. for
5” water pipe line crossing; MP 360+4119’, Allerton, Iowa
A 6” water pipe line crossing at MP 343+4241’, Centerville, Iowa
2” water pipe line crossing; MP 2+1471’, Corydon, Iowa
10” water pipe line crossing; MP 353+2125’, Seymour, Iowa
2” water pipe line crossing; MP 355+2575’, Seymour, Iowa
2” water pipe line crossing; MP 356+2909’, Seymour, Iowa
Raymond L. Anderson for
Salvaging grain, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Ready Mixed Concrete Company for
Unloading pit for dry cement at Council Bluffs, Iowa
Reagent Chemical and Research, Inc. for
Construct, maintain and operate a side track 352’ long in Muscatine, Iowa
Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. for
Lease of office space, Deshler, Nebraska
Richard Griffith for
Handling TOFC Service, Waterloo, Iowa
Riley Bros., Inc. and CB&Q RR Co. for
Industry track, Burlington, Iowa
Rinderknecht Construction Co. for
Construction of 30’x188’ one story masonry type passenger station, located between “D” and “E” Avenues, N.W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa
River Terminal Corporation for
Construction, maintenance and operation of side track, Muscatine, Iowa
Roadway Stabilization, Inc. for
Soil stabilization between Belknap and Drakesville, Iowa
Robert Brantzel Martin, Mona Lisa Martin for
Side track, Davenport, Iowa
Robert E. Fulton for
Sale of pole line between Eldon and Eddyville, Beacon and Evans and thence to Altoona, Iowa
Robert L. Roush for
Track, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Roberts Feed & Seed Co. for
Realignment and extension of existing side track, Audubon, Iowa
Rock Island Motor Transit Company for
Expenses for furnishing electricity, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Expenses for furnishing utilities, Des Moines, Iowa
Roederer Inc. for
953.4 ft. side track in Davenport, Iowa
Rowat Cut Stone Co. for
Track near Des Moines, Iowa
Rounds and Stewart Natural Gasoline Co., Inc. for
4 inch natural gas pipeline at MP 187+3872 ft., at Antelope, Kansas
Rovner Sanitary Service, Inc. for
Removal of trash from station, 4th & Vine, Des Moines, Iowa
Trash removal and disposal at Des Moines, Iowa
Russelloy Foundry Co. for
Construction, use and maintenance of unloading pit at Durant, Iowa
S.E. Iowa Cooperative Electric Assn. for
Wire line crossing bet. MP 22-5(3/4) and MP 22-24, west of Belfast, Iowa
Aerial electric transmission wire line crossing right of way at MP 60+11 poles, 3.35 miles south of Eldon, Iowa
2-wire overhead transmission line crossing with two anchors within r/w at MP 29-6, Farmington, Iowa
Transmission line crossing MP 30-29, Farmington, Iowa
S/M Service Company for
604.9’ industry track at West Liberty, Iowa
Safeway Truck Lines, Inc. for
Handling of refrigerated trailers between Chicago and Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City
Schmidt Construction Co. for
Remodel railroad’s depot, Eldon, Iowa
Security Storage Company for
TOFC service at Mason City, Iowa
Shaheen Sales Co. for
Installation of cigarette vending machine in ticket office, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Sherwood Bros. for
Spur track serving industry at Monroe, Iowa
Skelly Oil Company for
Construction of spur track 1.3 miles east of Decorah, Iowa
198’ spur track east of 12th St., Estherville, Iowa
Smith Oil Co. for
212’ spur track at Winterset, Iowa
Snittjer Grain Company for
An 8-inch pipe line crossing and temporary occupancy on our right of way at MP 78+3051.2’ at Wellsburg, Iowa
Solar Homes Company/Marengo Development and Improvement Corp. for
Construct, maintain and operate a 610’ side track for industry at Marengo, Iowa
Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative, Inc. for
An aerial electric line crossing at MP 315 near Paris, Iowa
Southwestern Portland Cement Company for
Constructing, maintaining and operating a side track to be connected with siding track of the Missouri-Kansas Division at Bushland, Texas
Spencer Chemical Div. of Gulf Oil Corp. for
596’ industry track, Avoca, Iowa
Spencer Packing Company for
Cleaning and washing TOFC trailers prior to loading, Spencer, Iowa
Standard Chemical Manufacturing Co., Inc. for
Track, Muscatine, Iowa
Standard Oil Co. for
Spur track south of Federal St., Davenport, Iowa
State Board of Regents for
Pipe line 1.8 miles east of Council Bluffs, Iowa
State of Arkansas for
Grade crossing protection at MP 29.6 at Traskwood, Arkansas
State of Iowa for
Grade crossing protection at MP 261.5 in Brighton, Iowa
Easement of purposes of improving Hwy. 6 in Casey, Iowa
An overhead bridge at MP 97.5, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Crossing signals at Centerville, Iowa
Grade separation bridge replacement, US Hwy. 6, MP 332, pole 19, Colfax, Iowa
Construction of an overpass structure at MP 488.9 at Council Bluffs, Iowa
Rearrangement of trackage on First Avenue and 36th St., Council Bluffs, Iowa
Upgrade crossing and protection at Drakesville, Iowa
Construction and maintenance of dual overhead bridge structures at MP 111.3 in Dows, Iowa
Grade crossing protection at MP 35, Independence, Iowa
Reconstruction of Iowa Hwy. 22 between Linwood & Buffalo, Iowa
Grade crossing protection at MP 331.7 in Monroe, Iowa
Improvement of two grade crossings near MP 128.9 in Monroe, Iowa
Improving Hwy 22 between MP 204.98 and 205.34 in Muscatine, Iowa
Permission to waste earth material on our right of way, Newton, Iowa (cancelled November 2, 1983)
Grade crossing signals at MP 301.4, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Grade crossing protection at MP 162+28, Ottosen, Iowa
Extension of at-grade crossing and related track work on Iowa Hwy. 4 in Pocahontas, Iowa
Grade crossing protection at MP 65.3, Randalia, Iowa
Installation of crossing signals at MP 396.3, Winterset, Iowa
State of Oklahoma—Department of Highways for
Installation & maintenance of automatic grade crossing device and construction and maintenance of grade crossing for track at Main Street in Kiowa County, Mountain View OK. (Federal Aid Secondary Project No. RSG-3820, 119)
Stroh Corporation for
Install ventilating system in diesel service building located at E. Des Moines Yard Des Moines, Iowa
Superior Co-Op for
Joint car repair program for repair of 4 damaged jumbo covered hoppers at Superior, Iowa – System
Superior Cooperative Elevator Co. for
Installation of track scale at Superior, Iowa
Lease of 29 covered hopper cars at Superior, Iowa
Lease of office space in Superior, Iowa
Relocation and construction of 4185’ of industry trackage at Superior, Iowa
Swift & Company/Chicago Great Western RY Co. for
Easement to a strip of land across the parking lot at their Iowa Packing Plant Co. Des Moines, Iowa
Relocation and construction of tracks serving Swift’s soybean plant, Des Moines
Takin Bros, Freight Line, Inc. for
Trailer on flatcar service, Chicago to Des Moines, Iowa
Takin Brothers Transfer and Storage Co. for
Industrial track agreement at Waterloo, Iowa
Terminal Services, Inc. for
TOFC services, Des Moines, Iowa
Terra Eastern Corporation for
Track near Vinton, Iowa
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation for
A 14” petroleum products pipe line at MP 95+4352’, 4 & 8.10 miles north of El Dorado, Arkansas
Thermice Corporation for
505.5’ industry track, Muscatine, Iowa
Thompson Hayward Chemical Co. for
83 ft. industry track near Davenport, Iowa
Tom Reeder for
Overhead transmission line crossing at Brainard, Iowa
Torstenson Oil Co. for
Side track, Davenport, Iowa
Town of Avoca/Waste Treatment Facilities for
An 8” sewage pipe line at MP 00.72 to MP 1.49 in Avoca, Iowa
Town of Brayton, Iowa for
Sanitary sewage 8” pipe line at MP 451+3935’, 0.25 miles south of Brayton, Iowa
Town of Brighton, Iowa for
Gas pipeline crossing MP 257+2254’, Brighton, Iowa
Town of Center Point for
Water pipe line, Center Point, Iowa
Town of Columbus Junction for
Sewage pipe line, Columbus Junction, Iowa
Town of Coralville for
Sewage pipe line, Coralville, Iowa
Town of Larchwood, Iowa for
Aerial electric distribution wire line crossing at Mile Post 297+25 poles, Larchwood, Iowa
Install sewer, Larchwood, Iowa
Town of Manson, Iowa for
Pipe line, Manson, Iowa
Town of Montezuma for
Pipe line, Barnes City, Iowa
Town of Pleasant Hill for
8” sewage pipe line at MP 359+2260 ft., 5½ miles southwest of Altoona, Iowa
8” sewage pipe line at MP 359+2760 ft., 5½ miles southwest of Altoona, Iowa
Town of South English for
Maintaining and operating a 1” water pipe line at MP 41 plus 3212’ in the town of South English, Iowa
Town of Van Meter for
A ten inch sanitary sewage pipeline at MP 376 plus 1061.9 feet, 0.4 miles east of Van Meter, Iowa
Town of West Branch for
Six inch water pipeline at MP 69+3847.9 ft., West Branch, Iowa
Sewage pipe line, West Branch, Iowa
Tri-County Concrete Company for
Undertrack unldg. pit, Mediapolis, Iowa
Triple “M” Taxi for
Transportation train and engine crews in Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa
Twin State Engineering and Chemical Corp. for
A 2,198’ industry track at Durant, Iowa
279 ft. industry track, Walcott, Iowa
Uchtorff Company, for
Use of 158 ft. of track south of Second St., Davenport, Iowa
Union Pacific Railroad Company for
Furnishing ice and salt and servicing carload perishable freight, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Lease of six Alco diesel units, Council Bluffs, Iowa (cancelled November 2, 1983)
Lease of cable, conductors, Council Bluffs, Iowa to Omaha, Nebraska
Lease of pole line facilities between Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska
Lease of pole line facilities between Council Bluffs, Iowa & Omaha, Nebraska
Lease of pole line facilities from Council Bluffs, Iowa to Omaha, Nebraska
Use of U.P.’s cable and conductors between Council Bluffs and Omaha, Nebraska
Lease of locomotives, System
UP RR Co./CNW/CB&Q/CGW/CMSt&P/Illinois Central RR Co./Wabash RR Co. for
Use of Union Pacific Stockyards at Council Bluffs, Iowa
United States Bureau of Reclamation for
Wire line crossing, MP 428, Anita, Iowa
Wire line crossing, MP 451, Brayton, Iowa
Wire line crossing 353’ east of MP 507, Montea, Iowa
United States Gypsum Company/Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy RR Co. for
Preliminary agreement for spur track at Sperry, Iowa
United States of America for
Handling of non-rail mail at Union Station, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Modification of railroad facilities in connection with local flood control project, Des Moines, Iowa
Alteration of facilities and construction of temporary track falsework at Muscatine, Iowa
Alteration of our facilities in connection with flood protection project at Topeka, Kansas
Alteration of railroad facilities at Waterloo, Iowa
Flood protection project at Waterloo, Iowa
United Telephone Co. of Iowa for
Cable crossing MP 317+4947 ft., Newton, Iowa
Aerial telephone wire line crossing right of way at MP 199 plus 17 poles, Stockton, Iowa
Universal Motor Oils Company Incorporated for
A 1028’ industry track at Wichita, Kansas
University Avenue Coal Co. for
Side track, Des Moines, Iowa
University of Iowa for
An aerial cable and sensor attached to Bridge No. 2371, MP 237.1, 0.3 miles west of Iowa City, Iowa
Valley Roofing & Supply Co. for
Construction, ownership, maintenance, operation and use of spur track at Davenport, Iowa
Vel Donna, Inc. for
Track at Kalona, Iowa
Victoria Feed Co. for
450’ spur track, Davenport, Iowa
Vinton Cooperative for
A 897’ industry track at Vinton, Iowa
Vistron Corporation for
Pipe line, Monteith, Iowa
Side track, Nichols, Iowa
W.A. Miller & Frances M. Miller for
Construction, maintenance, operation and use of 250’ spur track, Davenport, Iowa
W.G. Block Co. for
Track, Davenport, Iowa
1,574’ industry track, Muscatine, Iowa
W.J. Merriam for
Track at Goldfield, Iowa
Wabash RR. Co. (formerly Omaha & St. Louis RR Co.) for
Right to use CRI&P track at Council Bluffs, Iowa
Walker Grain and Fertilizer for
Industry track at Nichols, Iowa
Walnut Grove Products/Division of W.R. Grace and Co. for
Track, Exira, Iowa
Walter Brandes for
Release from drainage claims at Hancock, Iowa
Washington County, Iowa, Board of Supervisors for
Install automatic grade crossing protection on Farm to Market Street crossing, Ainsworth, Iowa
Waterloo Dredging Company for
570’ spur track, Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo Mills Co. for
Side track, Waterloo, Iowa
Wayne County, Iowa for
Construction of overhead grade crossing structure at Harvard, Iowa
Wayne Cruchelow for
An unloading pit agreement at Altoona, Iowa
Wayne Feed Supply Company, A Division of Allied Mills, Inc. for
An unloading pit agreement for grain loaded in drop bottom cars at Keota, Iowa
Weber & Huston, Inc. for
Maintain and operate a 200’ side track near Columbus Junction, Iowa
Webster-Calhoun Cooperative Telephone Assoc. for
Aerial telephone cable crossing right of way at MP 435 +0 poles, Somers, Iowa
Wellman Cooperative Telephone Assn. for
The new dial installation in the depot, Wellman, Iowa
Welp & McCarten, Inc. and C&NW RR Co. for
Install pipe line, Northwood, Iowa
West Bend Elevator Company for
A 2020.5’ industry track at West Bend, Iowa
Joint car repair program for repair to 3 damaged jumbo covered hoppers, West Bend, Iowa-System
West Bend Elevator Company/”Industry”/Terminal Cooperative for
Repair and rehabilitate trackage between Estherville and Iowa Falls, Iowa
West Bend Natural Distributing System for
One three inch natural gas pipe line at MP 168+3795’, West Bend, Iowa
West Branch Farm Supply Inc. for
A 1,100’ industry track at Oasis, Iowa
West Iowa Telephone Company for
An underground cable along RR property from Division Street to a point 300’ Northwesterly, in West Bend, Iowa
Western Engineering Company, Inc. for
Unloading pit agreement at Atlantic, Iowa
Western Union Telegraph Co. for
Lease of cable conductors from west end of Missouri River Bridge to Woodmen of the World Building and purchase of cable conductors across Missouri river and lease of space for such cable conductors, Omaha, Nebraska and
Purchase of 2 wires between depot and WU test house, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Wheelock Construction Co. for
Work at Bridge 69, Corydon, Iowa and Bridge 574, Hartford, Iowa
Wilcar Propane Service Co. for
310’ industry track, West Liberty, Iowa
William Bottke, (Hampton Feed & Milling Co.) for
Spur track south of 5th St., Hampton, Iowa
William C. Woodruff for
Construct 24’ x 46’ one-story concrete building vicinity of SE 24th and Market Street, Des Moines, Iowa
William Knudson and Son, Inc. for
Make necessary alterations to building and construct 80’x 80’ office quarters in east end of freight house at SE 26th and Market Streets, Des Moines, Iowa
Williams Brothers Pipe Line Company for
Gasoline and fuel oils pipe line, Des Moines, Iowa
Gasoline and fuel oils pipe line, Des Moines, Iowa
A 6” pipe line at MP 80 plus 4,661.9’, 1.6 miles southeast of Solon, Iowa at EPS 4277+23
Williams Truck Line for
Handling of livestock in substitution of motor vehicle service between Atlantic and Audubon, Iowa
Wilson & Company, Inc. for
Industry trackage at Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Winger Manufacturing Company for
Extend spur track at Ottumwa, Iowa
Winnebago Cooperative Telephone Assoc. for
Telephone line crossing .6 miles north of Kensett, Iowa
Winnebago Industries, Inc. for
Ramping and deramping services at Forest City, Iowa
Track, Forest City, Iowa
Track near Forest City, Iowa
Winterbottom Supply Company, Inc. for
Industry track, Waterloo, Iowa
Wiota Grain Company for
Maintain, renew and operate a 1,471’ side track at Wiota, Iowa
Yetter Oil Company for
A 3” and 2-4” gas pipe lines, 2-4” oil pipe lines and a wire line crossing, Burlington, Iowa
Youngblut Construction Company, Inc. for
A 1,125’ industrial lead track at Waterloo, Iowa