The Minburn Community Betterment Group is working to relocate and renovate the M&StL Depot
The MCBG Preservation Committee's regularly scheduled meeting is the second Thursday at 7:00 PM at the Heartland Coop basement meeting room.
Initiatives include:
- Create a space for a railroad and local area museum, expanded library, and a retail outlet for drinks and limited food.
- We currently have a $366,531 grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation and have applied for another $96,000 from the Vision Iowa Board.
- Considering a $25,000 grant from Prairie Meadows later this year.
Depot Timeline:
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1869
Des Moines Valley Railroad lays track from Des Moines to Fort Dodge; Minburn is born -
1890's
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad leases the line -
1906
Minneapolis and St. Louis R.R. (M&StL) buys the line -
1914
Original wood depot burns and is replaced with brick depot -
September 9, 1917
A train wreck occurs just outside of Minburn -
April 19, 1959
Final M&StL passenger train run -
November 1, 1960
Chicago & Northwester R.R. (C&NW) buys the line from M&StL for $20,929,000 -
1961
Last freight train received at the depot -
April 25, 1995
Union Pacific R.R. (UP) merges with C&NW -
May 2004
UP runs its last train on the line -
September 3, 2004
UP files with ICC for abandonment of the line -
March 26, 2007
Minburn Community Betterment Group (MCBG) is born and initiates Depot restoration
