Rock & Roll Island
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In this fictional scenario, the Milwaukee granger line from Des Moines to Spirit Lake survived and is now operated by the Iowa Interstate Railroad. The depot in my childhood home town of Rockwell City still stands where the line came used to come through, though the rails are long gone (circa 1980) . All that's left of the line today is a short stretch accessing Albert City (now owned by Union Pacific), and a spur serving two customers in Des Moines & Clive close to where I live today. The existing Des Moines/Clive/Grimes stretch is technically owned by Norfolk Southern, but Iowa Interstate operates the line. The name "Des Moines Northwestern" originates from the original builders of the line before it was acquired by the Wabash and eventually Milwaukee.
I'll start off by featuring the Tillotson grain elevator from my home town that was recently torn down, but is fully functional and modernized in my HO world:
And here's the prototype as it existed in 1972 & 1993:
I'll start off by featuring the Tillotson grain elevator from my home town that was recently torn down, but is fully functional and modernized in my HO world:
And here's the prototype as it existed in 1972 & 1993: