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A CHRONOLOGY OF RAILROAD EVENTS AT CALMAR
1864--First railroad land purchased at Calmar
1866--Line through Calmar from McGregor to Cresco completed
1869--Lines from Calmar to Nora Springs, and Conover to Decorah completed
1880--Line from Jackson Junction to Cedar Rapids completed
1911--10 stall round house built
1912--Fare between Calmar and Decorah raised from 25 cents to 26 cents
1915--Current depot building constructed
1918--Round house demolished in May 9th tornado
1919--New round house completed
1927--The night passenger trains acquire the Sioux name
1952--Last run of the Marquette & Minnesota Marquette, day trains
1953--Alterations made in depot to convert one waiting room to freight room
1954--Round house reduced from ten stalls to two
1960--Passenger train, the Sioux, discontinued
1974--Depot canopy removed
THE SILVER SPIKE MODEL RAILROAD CLUB
The club seeks to provide an opportunity for persons Interested in model railroading, to meet, to have fun, to share Ideas, and to learn about model and prototype railroads. If you are interested contact one of our officers for more information: President, Gerald McGee, Waukon; Program Chairman, John Klimesh, Calmar;
Mrs. Duane (Marlene) Fenstermann, Decorah. (June 20-22, 1975)
Submitted by Linus Cremer
Please, contact the County Coordinator to submit additions or corrections.
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