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16th Avenue and South Main Street
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
712-323-2509
http://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/Depot.htm
OverviewOperating as a museum and a working model railroad display, the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot on the south edge of downtown was constructed in 1899... more
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Great place !
by A Yahoo! Contributor
I enjoyed the visit to this museum.Great trains and out door exhibit. Would go back and take more people with me.Staff had great information...more
A GEM!
by A Yahoo! Contributor
Housed in the former Rock Island Depot, which contains artifacts and an EXCELLENT HO gauge railroad. All of the equipment is open, and...more
Not great
by A Yahoo! Contributor
A real shame that the locomotives are open air. I don't know how long they will last being exposed like that. Just not in a great...more
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