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Zwingli, Iowa, April 1928 1933Palimpsest 1932Von Bellevue Cascade over the North Fork of the Maquoketa River, on the border between the counties of Dubuque and Jackson is the town of Cascade. As a pioneer village, it has been neglected by all construction activities railroad at first, and the absence of such a threat to transport an entire generation to undo intervals Vergessenheit.In community since thirty years, various systems have been designed Railway Cascade on their way, only to fail, one by one, so that the community in deep despair. The first of these roads was the project of “ram’s horn”, first discussed in 1848. It was developed from Keokuk, by way of Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Dubuque and Cascade. A “straight line” directly across from Bellevue Iowa by Cascade was proposed, but the importance of this road was soon eclipsed by promising Route “Southwest” of Dubuque, who also promised to Cascade Station. The organization of the Davenport and St. Paul seemed promising, but “made in the thin air.” If ever a community had reason to feel discouraged Cascade certainly did. Outside help was not apparent, and it seemed that the city would have to build the railway, if it ever be one. Several people have suggested sich.Am October 13, 1876 wrote Dr. WH Cascade captain Franz M. Brown of Bellevue on the feasibility of building a road narrow gauge Bellevue Cascade. Thing “with an immediate positive response from people in Bellevue met.” All winter was discussed topic. March 9, 1877 was a meeting of the citizens of Bellevue in order to organize and fund a pilot study for a road narrow gauge Cascade statt.Nicht to August 4, 1877, but the Chicago, Bellevue, Cascade and Western Railroad Company was held in Bellevue. This provision was apparently not entirely satisfactory, held another meeting on Garrytown and a third in the Cascade August 30, when the final details were settled. The officers and board of directors, including three men of each community along the route of the proposed road, was elected. It seems that in the situation, energetic men were chosen, who believes that the road was actually built. The name of the company can assume that the organizers are hopeful that the new railway could possibly be an important link in a chest on the conjunction of the state with the narrow gauge Milwaukee building then west to Galena project statt.Das lakes was jealous eyes of Dubuque, for the “Gateway City” not welcome competition in Bellevue. According to a cascade Pioneer editorial in September 1877 was DA Mahony pushes “the businessmen and capitalists Dubuque to build active measures or help build a narrow-gauge train to Cascade “and warns that” the loss of trade with the south part of the county “would be incalculable. He warned his countrymen that Cascade was” put their shoulders to the wheel “in the name of the Bellevue project. “The time to act is now,” the editor of the Pioneer, “and our people organized for a stated purpose, and the purpose is to provide an internal market for the products of the surrounding countryside, and an outlet for other markets “through the establishment of rail links with the grain market to Galena east and thriving cities on the Missouri River. “We understand,” he continued, “that the business Dubuque scoff at the idea that the people of this section with the financial resources to build the road. Ask us to agree with them on this point and point to the elected organization to manage alone if they wish, or were required to provide the capital could book the line between Bellevue and Cascade building. “Even in these times, however, when unskilled wages as low as fifty cents a day was the construction of the railway workers was expensive, and some roads were made without one or more restructuring. The capitalization of the company was fixed at 0.000 and storage was not able to pay amounts from 00 to a few shares of enthusiastic boosters along the way, some of which are distributed maintained with money intended to support the work of sub-regions with teams and work. In 1878, a tax in Bellevue and in various communities along the route was chosen. Bellevue residents are very loyal to their financial support of the new road, because they felt like a railroad would be beneficial to ensure the transfer of the county seat to this Ort.Vielleicht the most important task facing the builders of the road Iron was the location of the road. The degree of determination between Bellevue and Cascade was particularly difficult, because the amount of the River City was only about six hundred meters above sea level, while the table land a few miles west reached height of eleven hundred feet. But the financial support that could be expected from the different communities that have directly benefited was just as important as technical factors in determining the position of the lower end of the Vorfahrt.Am Bellevue, Mill Creek flows into the Mississippi, and c ‘ was the valley of the small stream that provides the only practical way to reach the plains of the interior. At a distance of about two miles, running the line on the north side of Mill Creek, then crosses the south for about three miles, and thence to the north side, a steady increase for a while, until that it arrives in high country. Turning to the west with a large S-curve curve, the road reaches the first station in the town of La Motte, 11 miles from Bellevue. A mile and a half east of La Motte is a long siding, “double” because since the extent that it increases at a rate of about one hundred feet per mile used wird.Jenseits La Motte, topography land is high relief, and the line contains many steep grades and sharp curves. Zwingle a little over four west of La Motte miles down the line quality in Washington Mills on Otter Creek, 22 miles from Bellevue. About 14 miles from Bellevue, counties, the road in Dubuque County and thence along the county line between Dubuque and Jackson by Bernard and Fillmore Cascade. A few tight turns, the right of way on dips in Jackson County, a distance of about a mile in all cases. Nineteen miles and sixteenth of the entire route is located in Dubuque County and 16 miles Jackson.Mit very little money in the register, but with an unshakeable faith that the work could actually be achieved, administrators began boldly on their activities and on September 19, 1878, the first sod was broken cascade. After Cascade Pioneer, it was an event “that will never be forgotten by the present generation. It was a gala day for Cascade and five thousand people were present to participate in the happy occasion.” The line was partly Washington Mills graduated, and some work has been done with Zwingli and La Motte in this Jahr.Durch the end of the season, but the money was almost exhausted and the reorganization was imminent. On January 7, 1879 JW Tripp joined the Office of the Vice-President and President James Hill took the lead by 1 March, when he became president. May 9 George Runkel, acting on behalf of JF joy, proposed a capitalist Detroit resume unfinished road and fill without delay, the offer has been accepted and the old duty was Zwingli May 17 the interest of Joy transferred only., under the name of Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque & Minnesota Railroad Company’s new management following the construction focusing on 1 January 1880, the road was closed from Bellevue Cascade. “Finally, we got it!” Is proud to announce the pioneer of Cascade. “On Monday, it became clear that the way the city would be completed Tuesday. Although no public celebration was even announced together to see a large number of people at the station, laid the last rail and train in. The move to take the train to the depot was completed at noon. Engineer Allen Woodward and Fireman Sam Elmer, at No. 2, waited patiently for the conclusion of a switch is the deposit, and a huge crowd of men and boys occupied all the available space on the cars to enjoy their first ride on the railway narrow gauge. “Once the switch has been completed,” Woodward has raised the bar throttle the # 2 input “and guaranteed the train to the track” as far as O’Brien, “then turning the lever, it “The small waterfall flywheel, and a few minutes shot in the chest”, where a peak of welcome came out of the crowd. Vice President Runkel honored by members of the press and invited to ride in the cab of the machine. Among this number were John Blanchard Monticello Express, Tom Duffy Dubuque Herald, and the editor of Pioneer.Mehr fifty years have passed since the celebration of this remarkable event happened in the history of Cascade, but small narrow gauge trains still their daily commute from Bellevue and back. Clock at seven in the morning, after the arrival of e-mail in Bellevue, small engine and cars that start the mixed train, the journey “up” to be made on the quiet calendar of ten miles per hour. However, the much higher speed is reached between the stations schedule shows an hour to steep slopes to Mill Creek in La Motte allowed. If the business is difficult, the track is slippery, this is achieved by “doubling”. The train is divided and a portion is recorded and monitored on the upper side, while the engine and crew to the bottom of the hill for the rest of Zuges.Es are always important in switching the stations along the way, ” spotting “cars to the elevators, coal sheds and platforms yard storage and the loading and unloading of cargo for local deposits. Most of the time schedule is consumed in this way, especially in the cascade one hour and 10 minutes is allowed to turn around and work in the shipyards. At 11:25 clock the train begins its journey “down” in Bellevue, where he arrived on time at 2:40 of round UhrEine descent is a delightful experience. In places, the train runs to the edge of a steep cliff where magnificent views greet the eye in all directions. Again, the trail leads through deep valleys in the vicinity of a crystal clear, gurgling stream, in the lined on both sides by rocky outcrops. But most of the time the road through the more prosaic open farmland, but not schön.Für least expected, the quantity and quality of service, the road is also equipped with an engine and rolling stock. There is in the use of fifty cars, cars thirty-eight twenty-six coal cars and flat cars and a caboose. The equipment consists of two passenger coaches combination of both passengers and Express variety. Four motors 1, 2, 3 and 4, forming the driving force of the road. A snow blower is used to remove the deep tunnels of the many cuts through the hills. The motors are regular type, with four pilots and three with six pilot about four feet in diameter. They are all equipped with automatic couplers and air brakes. Occasionally, when it needs repairs, they are loaded onto a flat car specially designed engine and shopping Milwaukee Marquette and Dubuque, where they, without being removed from the car repaired werden.Verglichen with transport units modern look small engines, cars and mini buses, or the region where they are served. The trains are so efficient and economically perhaps more impressive than their neighbors run on the main line. Cargo must be transferred to the terminal Bellevue. Two small cars of coal are needed to address the standard charge of thirty tons, five cars fill narrow gauge just a big cereal box car and two cattle cars to form a narrow gauge standard gauge wagon pigs or cattle. Previously, the task of loading and unloading was done by hand, and sometimes up to ten or twelve men were employed in this operation, but in recent years, modern machinery was installed. A bucket loader valve is for the transfer of coal and conveyors for grain and corn eingesetzt.Es is no doubt that the construction of the life of railway narrow gauge Cascade are stored. In 1876, it was a backward village “, lazing on the edge of a sandy road.” There was once a way station on the Western Line Stage Company, “but has long since ceased to finish the means of locomotion when the railroads came to the west of the Mississippi.” Only the existence of some churches, seemed to hold the city together. Isaac W. Baldwin came up with some type of case, and Washington hand press. “He had so much fight would peddle excuse for running a newspaper in the village, as he had peanuts in a graveyard” It is clear, however, had a decisive influence on public opinion through its editorials Pioneer. Cascade got its railway system, and grew up in a rich community of more than twelve hundred Einwohnern.Von time to time, there have been several attempts to get the Milwaukee to transform the street into standard gauge, but the company has always maintained that the company was not sufficient to cover unusual costs due to the topography of the country is the only survivor rechtfertigen.So railway narrow gauge in Iowa continue to work, perpetuating the history an early phase of the track. Tourists in northern Iowa are coming on the way to Bellevue-Cascade iron for the first time find a nice big surprise. What impresses as an amusing curiosity is no less true path iron crucial for a number of large communities
