RailsWest Railroad Museum
RailsWest Railroad Museum is a railroad museum operated by the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County at 16th Avenue and South Main Street and illustrates the history of railroads in Council Bluffs, Iowa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: railway station in Council Bluffs, the United States of America
- Address: IA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grenville M. Dodge House and Council Bluffs Transfer Depot.
Grenville M. Dodge House
Protected area
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The Grenville M. Dodge House is a historic house museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. This Second Empire mansion, built in 1869, was the home of Grenville M. Grenville M. Dodge House is situated 3,100 feet northeast of RailsWest Railroad Museum.
Council Bluffs Transfer Depot
Monument
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Council Bluffs Transfer Depot is a former train station in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The depot had a grand hotel as it was the terminus for the First transcontinental railroad that headed west from the depot. Council Bluffs Transfer Depot is situated 1¼ miles west of RailsWest Railroad Museum.
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Memorial
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The Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial, also known as the Black Angel, is a historic object located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. This is the only work in Iowa by the American sculptor Daniel Chester French. Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial is situated 1½ miles north of RailsWest Railroad Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Council Bluffs and Carter Lake.
Council Bluffs
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Council Bluffs is a city in Southwest Iowa, just across the Missouri River from Omaha. It is known for its casinos and ties to the transcontinental railroad. It is sometimes called "Iowa's Leading Edge."…
Carter Lake
Town
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Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, it sits surrounding the south and west sides of the region's major airport, Eppley Airfield. Carter Lake is situated 4½ miles northwest of RailsWest Railroad Museum.
Omaha
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Omaha is the largest city in the US state of Nebraska, with about 486,000 residents in 2020. Tourist attractions in Omaha include history, sports, outdoors and cultural experiences.
RailsWest Railroad Museum
- Categories: railway station, railway museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.24723° or 41° 14′ 50″ northLongitude
-95.85225° or 95° 51′ 8″ westElevation
988 feet (301 metres)Open location code
86H664WX+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 367089629OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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