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IOWA, ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI RAILROAD
IOWA, ILLINOIS AND MISSOURI RAILROAD. In 1903 Alphons MATTHEWS, one of the incorporators and the only one from Dubuque, claimed the filing of articles of incorporation for the new railroad would mean a great deal for Dubuque. The terminals of the line would be located in Dubuque and St. Louis. It was expected that the new rail line would shorten the distance of travel between the two cities by 76 miles over available track.
The new railroad would give Dubuque access to other railroad systems including the Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago Northwestern, Wabash, Santa Fe, and the C. R. I. & P. The route was planned to leave Dubuque and run through Maquoketa but not Clinton. It would cross the river at Davenport. The route would then continue through Illinois to St. Louis.
As of 2018 it was never mentioned again in the online references of the Telegraph Herald.
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Source:
1. "76 Miles Shorter," Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, April 8, 1903, p. 3