RIP Chicago Great Western

Short clip of the former location of Chicago Great Western's yard in Des Moines south of Gray's Lake. The first view is of its depot restored to a modern office complex. The second view is right in front of the former shops right in the middle of the yard. CNW & UP used the yard for excess storage and finally removed the line entirely about ten years ago.

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It’s sad that
Iowa’s past has been abandoned and not reused

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A stretch of it still runs.

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Where's the part that still runs? As of 2020, the entire CGW line is completely gone from the IAIS line all the way down South out of Des Moines.

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@@midwestrailfanner2268 In West Chicsgo, the tracks are still in place and in use between the airport and a little past Kirk Road.