Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

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coaches were thrown from the rails, but no other
damage was done and none of the people in the coaches
were injured.
This accident occurred about three miles north of
Anamosa. It was caused by someone who placed a
railroad tie. in a cattle guard. in such a way that the
upper end was just high enough to hit the cow-catcher
on the locomotive. the lower end being placed against
the ties. This obstruction was not seen by the engineer.
and when the locomotive hit the tie, it was pushed forward
ripping up the ties and rails. sending the
locomotive over the embankment.
Some of the towns and stations which were served by
the Dubuque Southwestern were: Dubuque, Farley.
Worthington, Sand Springs, Junction Switch.
Monticello. Langworthy. Anamosa, Stone City, Viola.
Springville, Paralta. Marion and Cedar Rapids.
At sometime before 1892, the Dubuque
Southwestern Railroad was sold to the Chicago.
Milwaukee 8: St. Paul Railroad Co.. better known as the
Milwaukee.
On March 25, 1901. eight cars of the eastbound
freight train on the Milwaukee jumped the rails in
Anamosa between North Ford Street and the passenger
depot on Davis Street, at about 7 o'clock in the evening.
A furniture car jumped the rails at the Milwaukee and
Northwestern crossover and seven more cars, mostly
loaded with coal, left the rails, following the furniture
cars. The furniture cars finally came to a stop after
ripping a part of the platform off the passenger depot.
One of the coal cars conveniently dumped its load right
next to the depot's coal shed. The locomotive and the
rest of the cars remained on the rails and there were no
injuries.
A wrecking train was called from Marion. and a crew
of workmen came from Monticelio.They. with the aid of
Pete Burn's men from Anamosa. worked all night
getting the cars back on the rails and the track
repaired. The 10:32 p.m. eastbound passenger train
was routed around the wreck on the switch track that
ran north of the freight depot.
The early morning and late night passenger train
made its last run on the night of Jan. 3, 1903. These
were the two Milwaukee trains that gave Anamosa and
Monticello through service to Chicago. This was a great
loss to Anamosa and Monticello.
Anamosa was better off than Monticello in the
change, as the people from the Anamosa area could go
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(Photo submitted by Berniece Shover)
Old C.A.A.N. engine. Photo taken by William E.
Barker. (Submitted by Mildred Brown)
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