The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday February 2, 1886 THE RIGHT OF WAY. Preparations for War by the Other Roads. Arrival of the “Heavy Artillery”—They Contested Ground—Etc. That the Chicago, Burlington and Northern railroad company are to meet with opposition on the part of the other railroad companies cannot be doubted, for already the preparations for war […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 31, 1886 The C. B. & N‘s Petition. The new railroad on the other side of the river. the Chicago. Burlington and Northern. has asked the city council to grant it the right-of-way for its tracks over certain streets in the city The railroad will run its trains across the […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday January 31, 1886 THE C., B. & N. ROAD. What the Business Men of This City Think About its Coming Here. Superintendent Barr Has Something to Say Regarding the Right of Way. An Almost Unanimous Opinion: “Let Us Be Liberal With the New Road.” The City Council’s Committee Meeting—A Favorable […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday January 30, 1886 THE C., B. & N. ROAD. General Manager Harris Says the Road Will Surely Come to Dubuque. He Pronounce: the Reports to the Contrary Without Any Foundation. Judge Gresham Remand. the Central Case to the State Court—The Council’s Committee, Etc. The council’s committee appointed to consider the right-of-way […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday January 29, 1886 CITY COUNCIL The C., B. and N. Railroad Company Asks for the Same Privileges as Other Roads. A Friendly Feeling Manifested by the Members of the Council. The Petition—The Ordinance—The Salvation Army and the Seventh Street Bridge . Considered. The mayor called the council to order at 7 […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday December 29, 1878 THE IOWA PACIFIC. Work to Be Resumed in the Spring Upon this Important Feeder to Dubuque. A HERALD reporter on the alert for news of every shape and character, sauntered into the office of Gen. Booth, and ascertained from that gentleman that the prospect for continuing the construction […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Sunday December 1, 1878 RAILROAD MATTERS. The War at Anamosa Between the M. and St. P., and the C. and N-W. The Former Company Has Purchased Grounds for a New Depot. Items About the Cascade and Bellevue Railroad. In relation to the railroad fight at Anamosa, the Journal prints the following in […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Saturday September 28, 1878 THE RIVER ROAD. The Sale of This Prominent Line Not Yet Consummated. The Rumor Occasioned by a Few Soreheads in New York. A Few Healthy Statistics in Regard to the Success of the Road. Supt. Wyatt has returned from the north, and he informs us that the sale […]
The Dubuque Daily Herald Friday September 27, 1878 IMPORTANT RAILROAD NEWS. The Sale of the River Roads to the C., B. & Q. Company. Who Also Purchase the Waukon Narrow Gauge Line. An announcement was made at the New York stock exchange on Wednesday, that the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railway had purchased the Chicago, Clinton, […]
The Dubuque Daily Tribune Wednesday May 29, 1940 THIS ENGINE DOESN’T LOOK MUCH LIKE THE ZEPHYR “John D. Bush” was the name given this streamlined (?) railroad engine it was the first to haul trains out of Dubuque. It ran on the Chicago, Dubuque, and Minneapolis Railroad line in 1872. (more…)