Western Railroad Discussion > Need Help Please

A friend of mine is looking for some obscure train data from 1903. Specifically any information about time of departures and arrivals of the “Fast Mail” train that ran near “Van Meter Iowa” in 1903 or close to it as possible. Even more specifically the schedule for the time frame of 9-20-1903 through 10-8-1903. I believe it normally ran through the town of Van Meter around 1am and I don’t believe it stopped there, at least not all the time.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Jack

Van Meter is on the old Rock Island, now Iowa Interstate just west of Des Monies.

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track4/index.html

This site may divulge some help. It appears to only go back to the '30's though.

RailNet802, out

Have you tried posting your question here?
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/RITSlist/?yguid=93368776
Dan

Train 1 westbound Chicago - Omaha
Lv Chicago 12:45 noon daily
Lv Van Meter 3:05am
Ar Omaha 8:00am


Train 2 eastbound


Lv Van Meter 11:57 pm

Official Guide June 1893

tom

Thank you. Just what I'm looking for.

Jack