Travel in 1870
From: "Susan Hart" glutenfree.hart@gmail.com
Was there passenger train travel available from Burlington, Iowa to Grand Island, Nebraska, in the Spring of 1870?
—Susan Hart
Was there passenger train travel available from Burlington, Iowa to Grand Island, Nebraska, in the Spring of 1870?
—Susan Hart
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 3:29 AM
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From: "Bruce Cooper" bcc@CPRR.org
Burlington, IA to Omaha, NE via Burlington & Missouri River RR; Omaha, NE to Grand Island, NE via Union Pacific RR
From: "Susan Hart" glutenfree.hart@gmail.com
Perfect! Thanks!
Two days across Iowa and another day Omaha to Grand Island?
Oh, and, I read somewhere that the rail bridge across the Missouri from Council Bluffs to Omaha wasn't completed until 1873. Is that true? If so, would people have ferried across or maybe have been taken in a wagon across a different bridge?
From: "Judith Remington" ladybrat12@gmail.com
Hello, my name is Judith Remington. I am writing a book about a pioneer family moving from Arkansas to Reno, Nevada.
I have the following questions I hope you can help me with:
What were the fees charged in 1870?
Could a family rent a boxcar to travel in with their livestock?
How long would this trip take?
I do write fiction, however I strive to keep the facts correct for the era. ...
—Judith Remington
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