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Braley and Loebsack Go To Bat for Broken Railroad Bridges

By Lynda Waddington 6/26/08

Iowa Congressmen Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack, both Democrats representing flood-ravaged eastern Iowa, are requesting federal support for state railroad bridges that were destroyed by flood waters.
The Cedar River Bridge that serves Penford in Cedar Rapids was destroyed when the Cedar River flooded this month. (Lynda Waddington)

Video: CRANDIC Train Excursions in Corridor

By Adam Burke 8/26/07

More than 50 years have passed since CRANDIC (Cedar Rapids AND Iowa City) trains have carried passengers.  They returned for free demonstrations Saturday for a special “Corridor Train Excursion” on the Hawkeye Express.  The train is owned by Iowa Northern Railways and the rails by Alliant Energy.

The day was part of a plan by Johnson [...]

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