RailsWest Railroad Museum
Council Bluffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Rock Island Line passenger rail station | |||||||||||||||||||||
Council Bluffs station in May 2011. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1512 South Main Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former services | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 1512 S. Main St. Council Bluffs, Iowa | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°14′49″N 95°51′8″W / 41.24694°N 95.85222°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1899 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Chief Engineer, CRI & PRR; Volk, John, & Co. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Romanesque | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 95000856 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | July 21, 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
RailsWest Railroad Museum is a railroad museum operated by the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County at 16th Avenue and South Main Street and illustrates the history of railroads in Council Bluffs, Iowa.