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The Burlington and Northwestern owned 38.77 miles (62.39 km) of main-line track, in addition to operating rights over 14.13 miles (22.74 km) of Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern (BCR&N) track. The line was built with 30 pound rail, and it had 38 wooden trestles with an aggregate length of 2,790 feet (850 m). [5]
On July 30, 1968, the North Western acquired two former interurbans — the 36-mile (58 km) Des Moines and Central Iowa Railway (DM&CI), and the 110-mile (180 km) Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway (FDDM&S). The DM&CI gave access to the Firestone plant in Des Moines, Iowa, and the FDDM&S provided access to gypsum mills in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
The Omaha would go on to acquire the Menomonie Railway, the Sault Ste Marie and Southwestern Railway, the Superior Short Line Railway, the Watonwan Valley Railway, the Des Moines Valley Railway, the Chippewa Valley and Northwestern Railway, and Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Northeastern Railway. [13]
Des Moines and Northwestern Railway: Des Moines and Northwestern Railway: MILW: 1887 1891 Des Moines, Northern and Western Railway: Des Moines, Osceola and Southern Railroad: CB&Q: 1879 1887 Des Moines and Kansas City Railway: Des Moines and St. Louis Railroad: WAB: 1881 1899 Wabash Railroad: Des Moines Southern Railway: RI: 1901 1903
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In 1880, the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern granted running rights to the Burlington and Northwestern Railway from Burlington, Iowa north to Mediapolis, a distance of 13.77 miles. Since the latter line used three foot gauge until regauged in the 20th century, a third rail was put down on this stretch of mainline, converting it to dual gauge .
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