Chapter 34 Cont. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RAILROAD The Davenport & St. Paul Railroad was organized in 1868 and the road was completed in 1870 from Davenport through the county. Meeting with financial difficulties in 1874, the road was placed in the hands of a receiver, at which time it was completed to Fayette, Iowa, and a branch from Eldridge to Maquoketa, about 160 miles of road. August 1, 1880, it passed under the control of and is now operated by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company. The Davenport & St. Paul road was organized by local capital. In 1894 Frank P. Blair secured control of a charter granted twenty-two years previously and four years later succeeded in financing and promoting the Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern Railroad & Bridge Company. A road was constructed from Davenport to Clinton, Iowa, and the bridge was built and thrown open for traffic January 1, 1900. In 1901 the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railways purchased this line, including the bridge, under a joint ninety-nine year lease. This gave the main line of the Burlington between St. Paul and St. Louis access to this city and also brought about the construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul cut-off, which brings through Davenport the main line of that road between Chicago and Kansas City. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/

Hi , Did this railroad go through Iowa Falls , Iowa ? My grandfather worked for the railroad there. Thanks, Susan Peavey Cole