142
years ago a train depot was built of the finest cut limestone
available in frontier Iowa on the new Chicago & North
Western line. To
call it rural would be an understatement. For
transportation,
there
was nothing but a few dirt roads and the rivers. Despite the
Civil War raging in the east, the
railroad reached Quarry in 1863. Back in that day it would
have been like
the space
shuttle landing in your front yard. An 1860's vintage steam
locomotive was
the fastest, most high tech machine on the face of the earth.
The whole
town would come down and marvel when the train came into the
station. Over 100,000 trains have since passed by
and continue to this day.
With one foot in the 19th century and the other in the 21st, we have
quite a
story to tell.
Fires, floods and blood. Death, drama and
derailments, this depot has seen it all. So
pull up a chair by the
potbelly stove and explore America's past on our website.
142
years ago a train depot was built of the finest cut limestone
available in frontier Iowa on the new Chicago & North
Western line. To
call it rural would be an understatement. For
transportation,
there
was nothing but a few dirt roads and the rivers. Despite the
Civil War raging in the east, the
railroad reached Quarry in 1863. Back in that day it would
have been like
the space
shuttle landing in your front yard. An 1860's vintage steam
locomotive was
the fastest, most high tech machine on the face of the earth.
The whole
town would come down and marvel when the train came into the
station. Over 100,000 trains have since passed by
and continue to this day.
With one foot in the 19th century and the other in the 21st, we have
quite a
story to tell.
Fires, floods and blood. Death, drama and
derailments, this depot has seen it all. 
