Storm Lake once had an Illinois Central Railroad (IC) mainline, a Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL) branch line and a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) branch line. Today, the former IC is operated by Canadian National Railway, while the other lines have been abandoned.

Storm Lake Railroad Crossing

Image name

Storm Lake Railroad Crossing

(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #W427.1)

This through plate girder bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad mainline over an abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) line in Storm Lake

Storm Lake, Buena Vista County, Iowa

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois and Unknown

for

Illinois Central Railroad

Design:
34' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad

Significance:

Local