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  1. Rock Island Doodlebug Ottumwa station

    Rock Island Doodlebug Ottumwa station

    This poor quality photo is of the Rock Island Doodlebug resting at the former Ottumwa, Iowa station (long gone). It ran between Des Moines and Eldon, Iowa where it provided Des Moines passengers with a flag stop connection with the Golden State, Imperial and other California trains. Looks like...
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  2. Rock Island Doodlebug Ottumwa

    Rock Island Doodlebug Ottumwa

    Rare photo of the Rock Island Doodlebug which ran between Des Moines and Eldon,Iowa cooling its heels in Ottumwa, Iowa.
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  3. After the flood

    After the flood

    The first California Zephyr to run from Chicago to Emeryville after June flood damage was repaired
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