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Jun
17
Gazette articles on railroads
Informative articles from the Cedar Rapids Gazette about the importance of the railroads in Iowa’s history and the network “representing arms of urban economic imperialism of Chicago”. Iowa’s past, future converge with railroads Union Station was hub of downtown Cedar … Continue reading
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Jun
17
License plate countdown — ZKQ
I saw that one right after a ZKN with a “for sale” in the windshield. (Then why did they get the plate?)
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Jun
16
Chief Wapello is down
December 18, 2006 Thunderstorms in Wapello County knocked down the statue on the courthouse in Ottumwa. The rain came the same week that the county was declared to be in a moderate drought.
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Jun
16
Don Bosco gets its own football field
KWWL story here. That reminds me, I still have a school district directory to update…
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Jun
16
Madison County Courthouse
It’s not my best courthouse picture, but it’s a clear winter sunset in Winterset. January 10, 2012.
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Jun
16
I-74 Exit 1 now a six-ramp interchange
Two loops at 53rd Street opened Friday.
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Jun
15
US 20 construction in Sioux City
KCAU update from a week ago. I know it’s old, but there’s a video showing work on the volleyball interchange. The story is about ramps closing at I-29/US 20. Slightly more recent is this Sioux City Journal story from the 12th … Continue reading
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Jun
15
What’s NOT in the highway plan
Plans for four-laning US 63 south of Ottumwa had made it to the design stage, but construction or preparation for construction is not in the new five-year program. The Ottumwa-to-Kirksville segment will remain two lanes for the foreseeable future.
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Jun
14
Tama County in the highway plan
The IA 21 bridge over Wolf Creek is scheduled to be replaced in 2017. That’s all. The big infusion of money came with the US 30 work that is now complete. The good news is that the Benton County plan … Continue reading
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Jun
13
45 percent
I-610 around Houston, January 29, 2012 The first 20,000 miles are the easiest. According to Clinched Highway Mapping, I have now traveled approximately 45% of the entire interstate highway system in the United States. To put into perspective how difficult … Continue reading
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