Muscatine North and South Railroad Co

Muscatine North and South Railroad Co Historical information about the Muscatine North & South Railroad Company, which later became the Burlington, Muscatine and Northern Railroad.

September 30, 1897, the contract was let for the building of this short line of railroad and the work of construction was begun in August of the following year. January 10, 1899, the road was opened for business and trains commenced running across the new line, which at that time extended twenty-eight miles from Muscatine to Erick Junction, where connections could be made for Oskaloosa, Marshallto

wn, Mason City, Minneapolis and St. Paul, and now it will but but a short time before an extension of the road which has been building, will be completed to Burlington. This is a line of no small importance to Muscatine, as it taps a fine section of country between Burlington and Muscatine, over which a great deal of freight is hauled from Chicago, and the passenger traffic is increasing from day to day.

The website for the M.N.& S. will soon be back online at www.RockIslandLine.org Look for it soon!
01/23/2022

The website for the M.N.& S. will soon be back online at www.RockIslandLine.org Look for it soon!

03/05/2020

Why have I been fascinated with trains and railroads all my life? I grew up along the Mississippi River in a house on a bluff. The Rock Island railroad tracks made a bend a mere three block South of this house and past going North not but a 1/4 of a block to the East. The headlights from all Northbound trains started dim as they shown directly into my bedroom window, and as they approached the light became brighter and brighter until my bedroom was as bright as day. The horns in the night screaming as they passed. I spent many a night watching out that bedroom window as train after train made it’s way North. Wandering where they were headed, and what they were carrying.

That’s my story... what’s yours?

Here is a Muscatine Electric Railway token.
01/15/2018

Here is a Muscatine Electric Railway token.

Here is Muscatine North & South Railroad car #100
01/15/2018

Here is Muscatine North & South Railroad car #100

Just part of the transition of the Muscatine Riverfront. This is what it used to look like when the Rock Island Railroad...
12/01/2017

Just part of the transition of the Muscatine Riverfront. This is what it used to look like when the Rock Island Railroad depot was there.

11/09/2017

Anyone has image of the MN&S or BN&S Railroads they want to share?

10/18/2017

Anyone have some good images of the MN&S they want to share?

08/23/2017
After the line became the BM&NW
08/23/2017

After the line became the BM&NW

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Wilton, IA
52778

Telephone

+15635060304

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