Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Rail Road Time Table, 1860
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The Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad built the first track in Iowa, headed west from Clinton, on the Mississippi River, toward the Missouri River. It became an important link in the First Transcontinental Railroad when that was completed in 1869. The CI&N was merged into the Chicago & North Western which, in turn, became a part of Union Pacific in 1995.
The Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Railroad built the first track in Iowa, headed west from Clinton, on the Mississippi River, toward the Missouri River. It became an important link in the First Transcontinental Railroad when that was completed in 1869. The CI&N was merged into the Chicago & North Western which, in turn, became a part of Union Pacific in 1995.
Artifact
Schedule (Time plan)
Date Made
15 April 1860
Subject Date
15 April 1860
Creators
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Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
89.0.633.21
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in
Width: 5 in
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