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Midwest Electric Railway
The Midwest Electric Railway ( initialized MERA, reporting mark MERA) is a non-profit trolley operation located on the grounds of the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, United States. It is home to 10 pieces of trolley history that are regularly operated on a 2.5 mile loop surrounding the organization's campgrounds. Overview The volunteer association runs a tourist railroad which operates electric trolleys around a 2.5 mile loop around the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion campground. Guest prices and hours of operation vary throughout the year based on the activities of the Midwest Old Threshers Association. The trolley operation is most active on the five days preceding Labor Day during the reunion. The trolleys operate on special holidays and when special organized groups reserve time. Visit the Old Threshers Reunion website for the latest information. The campground's trolley tracks were originally constructed by the Midwest Electric Railway's volunteers an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Of American Railroads
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight Rail transport, railroads of North America (Canada, Mexico and the United States). Amtrak and some regional Commuter rail in North America, commuter railroads are also members. Smaller freight railroads are typically represented by the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA), although some smaller railroads and railroad holding companies are also members of the AAR. The AAR also has two associate programs, and most associates are suppliers to the railroad industry. Creation AAR was created October 12, 1934, by the merger of five industry-related groups: * The American Railway Association * The Association of Railway Executives * The Bureau of Railroad Economics * The Railway Accounting Officers Association * The Railway Treasury Officers Association William George Besler was its first President. Facilities and subsidiaries The AAR is headquarter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centerville, Iowa
Centerville is a city in and the county seat of Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,412 in the 2020 census, a decline from 5,924 in 2000. After the turn of the 20th century Centerville's coal mining industry attracted European immigrants from Sweden, Italy, Croatia, and Albania. Centerville is also home of the largest town square in the state of Iowa. History Founded in 1846 by Jonathon Stratton under the name of "Chaldea," the city was planned around a unique two-block long city square. The name was later changed to Senterville, named after William Tandy Senter, a prominent Tennessee politician. When incorporation papers were filed in 1855, someone mistook the name for a misspelling and corrected it to Centerville. A mining town The first coal mine in Centerville was opened in 1868, with its mine shaft about one-half mile from the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad depot. Horse-power was used to raise coal from the mines until 1872, when th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Heritage Railroads In The United States
This is a list of heritage railroads in the United States. There are currently no such railroads in the states of Mississippi or North Dakota. Heritage railroads by state Alabama * Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, Shelby & Southern Railroad and Calera & Shelby Railroad * North Alabama Railroad Museum, Mercury and Chase Railroad * Wales West Light Railway Alaska * Tanana Valley Railroad Museum in Pioneer Park (1899 engine) * White Pass and Yukon Route Arizona * Arizona Railway Museum (No excursions listed) * Arizona State Railroad Museum (In planning stages) * Arizona Street Railway Museum ( Phoenix Trolley Museum) * Grand Canyon Railway * McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale * Old Pueblo Trolley * Verde Canyon Railroad Arkansas * Arkansas and Missouri Railroad * Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway * Fort Smith Trolley Museum * Metro Streetcar California * Angels Flight * Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, uses repurposed narrow gauge steam en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Iowa Railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Iowa. Common freight carriers *Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad (BSVY) * BNSF Railway (BNSF) *Burlington Junction Railway (BJRY) *Canadian National Railway (CN) through subsidiaries Illinois Central Railroad (IC) Cedar River Railroad (CEDR) and Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad (CC) *Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) through subsidiary Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad (DME) *Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CIC) *D&I Railroad (DAIR) *Iowa Interstate Railroad (IAIS) *Iowa Northern Railway (IANR) **Operates the D&W Railroad * Iowa Northwestern Railroad (IANW) *Iowa River Railroad (IARR) *Iowa Southern Railway (ISRY) *Iowa Traction Railroad (IATR) *Keokuk Junction Railway (KJRY) *Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) *Union Pacific Railroad (UP) Private freight carriers *CBEC Railway *East Camden and Highland Railroad *Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corporation Passenger carriers *Amtrak (AMTK) * Fourth Street Elevator Defunct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United States Railroads
About 700 railroads operate common carrier freight service in the United States. There are about of railroad track in the United States, nearly all standard gauge. Reporting marks are listed in parentheses.RailincSearch MARKs accessed February 2009 * A&R Terminal Railroad (ART) *Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad (AR) * Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway (ACWR) * Acadiana Railway (AKDN) * Adams-Warnock Railway (AWRY) *Adrian and Blissfield Rail Road (ADBF) * Affton Terminal Services Railroad (AT) *Ag Valley Railroad (AVRR) *Aiken Railway (AIKR) (WCRSC) *Airlake Terminal Railway (ALKT) (PGR) *Akron Barberton Cluster Railway (AB) (WE) *Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway (AGR) (GWRR) *Alabama and Tennessee River Railway (ATN) (OMLX) * Alabama Export Railroad (ALE) (MSE) *Alabama Southern Railroad (ABS) (WATX) *Alabama Warrior Railway (ABWR) (WATX) *Alamo Gulf Coast Railroad (AGCR) (MMAX) * Alamo North Texas Railroad (ANTX) (MMAX) *Alaska Railroad (ARR) *Albany and Eastern Railroad (AERC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth, Iowa
Yarmouth is an unincorporated community in northwestern Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. History The village was laid out by Andrew C Kline after arriving here in 1876 and opening a general store. Around the same time, a blacksmith set up shop here. In 1881, around the time the Burlington and Northwestern Railway arrived, the La Vega post office, originally about a mile to the east, was moved here and renamed Yarmouth. By 1885, the village had close to 100 residents, and included 3 general stores, a drug store, blacksmith shop, billiard hall, and two churches. In 1897, Yarmouth had a stock yard across the tracks from the depot, two grain elevators, and the Starker Brother's Lumber Yard and Corn Cribs. The post office was across the street from a bank, and there was a Baptist and a Methodist Episcopal church, along with perhaps 20 houses. Many of the vacant lots were owned by the Narrow Gauge Land Company. In 1902, Yarmouth's population was 55. By 1905, There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Burlington And Quincy
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Commonly referred to as the Burlington Route, the Burlington, or as the Q, it operated extensive trackage in the states of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and also in Texas through subsidiaries Colorado and Southern Railway, Fort Worth and Denver Railway, and Burlington-Rock Island Railroad. Its primary connections included Chicago, Minneapolis–Saint Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Denver. Because of this extensive trackage in the midwest and mountain states, the railroad used the advertising slogans "Everywhere West", "Way of the ''Zephyrs''", and "The Way West". In 1967, it reported 19,565 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 723 million passenger miles; corresponding totals for C&S were 1,100 and 10 and for FW&D were 1,466 and 13. At the end of the year, CB&Q operated 8,538 route-miles, C&S operated 708, and FW&D operated 1362 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth Iowa Depot
Yarmouth may refer to: Places Canada *Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia **Yarmouth, Nova Scotia **Municipality of the District of Yarmouth **Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) **Yarmouth (electoral district) *Yarmouth Township, Ontario *New Yarmouth, Nova Scotia United Kingdom *Yarmouth, the common name of Great Yarmouth, a town in Norfolk **Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency) **Borough of Great Yarmouth, a local government district *Yarmouth, Isle of Wight **Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) (former UK Parliament constituency) **Yarmouth Castle, a fortress guarding Yarmouth harbour United States *Yarmouth, Iowa *Yarmouth, Maine **Yarmouth (CDP), Maine *North Yarmouth, Maine *Yarmouth, Massachusetts **South Yarmouth, Massachusetts **West Yarmouth, Massachusetts **Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts People *Earl of Yarmouth, British peerage title *Lord Yarmouth (1777–1842), English amateur cricketer *Brandon from Yarmouth, world champion from the wka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark, Ohio
Newark ( ) is a city serving as the county seat of Licking County, Ohio, United States, east of Columbus, at the junction of the forks of the Licking River. The population was 49,934 at the 2020 census, which makes it the 15th largest city in Ohio. It is the site of much of the Newark Earthworks, a major ancient complex built by the Hopewell culture. The Great Circle portion and additional burial mounds are located in the neighboring city of Heath, Ohio. This complex has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is operated as a state park by the Ohio History Connection. History Cultures of indigenous peoples lived along the river valleys for thousands of years before European contact. From more than two thousand years ago, 100 AD to 500 AD, people of the Hopewell culture transformed the area of Newark and Heath. They built many earthen mounds and enclosures, creating the single largest earthwork complex in the Ohio River Valley. The Newark Earthworks, desig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewett Car Company
The Jewett Car Company was an early 20th-century American industrial company that manufactured streetcars and interurban cars. History The company was founded in 1893 in Jewett, Ohio, where its first factory was located. In 1904, the company relocated from Jewett to a site along South Williams Street in Newark, Ohio, retaining the original name. The facility soon expanded to become one of Newark's largest employers. Among its customers was the city of San Francisco, California, which purchased several street cars from Jewett. The company produced more than 2,000 wood-and-steel street cars, shipping them to 26 states and Canada. The Jewett Car Company went out of business in 1919 when the automobile began replacing mass transit. The most notable Jewett-built cars that are still running today are: * Brooklyn Rapid Transit streetcar 4547, built in 1906, sees regular operation at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine. * Chicago Aurora and Elgin interurban car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Aurora And Elgin Railroad
The Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad (CA&E), known colloquially as the "Roarin' Elgin" or the "Great Third Rail", was an interurban railroad that operated passenger and freight service on its line between Chicago and Aurora, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, and Elgin, Illinois. The railroad also operated a small branch to Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Hillside and owned a branch line to Westchester. Wounded by the increased use of automobiles after World War II, the CA&E abruptly ended passenger service in 1957. Freight service was suspended in 1959, and the railroad was officially abandoned in 1961. Most of the right-of-way has since been converted to the Illinois Prairie Path rail trail. The Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railway Origin (1899–1901) The first known attempt to create an electric railway between the metropolis of Chicago and the Fox Valley settlement of Aurora was in late 1891. By this time, passengers in Aurora and Elgin were served by steam engines. Elgin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York, Pennsylvania
York (Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The population within York's city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, a 7.0% increase from the 2000 census count of 40,862. When combined with the adjacent boroughs of West York and North York and surrounding Spring Garden, West Manchester, and Springettsbury townships, the population of Greater York was 108,386. York is the 11th largest city in Pennsylvania. History 18th century York, also known as Yorktown in the mid 18th to early 19th centuries, was founded in 1741 by settlers from the Philadelphia region and named for the English city of the same name. By 1777, most of the area residents were of either German or Scots-Irish descent. York was incorporated as a borough on September 24, 1787, and as a city on January 11, 1887. York served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
