The interior of the Iron Horse steam locomotive is shown at the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association's Milwaukee Shops Railroad Museum. Sioux City Journal photo by Tim Hynds
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
The Iron Horse #1355 Great Northern steam locomotive is shown in 2016 at the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association's Milwaukee Shops Railroad Museum. Sioux City Journal photo by Tim Hynds
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
The remaining portion of the Milwaukee Road roundhouse at the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association's Railroad Museum.
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
The turntable and the remaining portion of the Milwaukee Road's roundhouse is shown in 2016 at the Sioux City Railroad Museum.Â
Tim Hynds, Sioux City Journal
The interior of the Iron Horse steam locomotive is shown in 2016 at the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association's Milwaukee Shops Railroad Museum. Sioux City Journal photo by Tim Hynds
SIOUX CITY | The iron horse that helped construct a modern America has had a home in Sioux City for nearly a century.
The Milwaukee Railroad complex, constructed in 1917 at 3400 Sioux River Road, first served as a repair and maintenance terminal for steam locomotives, passenger cars and cabooses on the Milwaukee Railroad line.
Now, the yard is a museum and testament to an earlier time in American history. The Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District houses the Great Northern steam locomotive No. 1355, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District itself is now vying for a position on the coveted register. The district claims to be one of only seven in the country that are left in such an excellent condition.Â
The district, which attracts around 50,000 visitors, has completed several projects in recent years, including a completed blacksmith and machine shop. This exhibit allows visitors to investigate the inner workings of an operational steam engine and an ammonia compressor that were salvaged from an old Sioux City pork packaging plant.
SIOUX CITY -- The Sioux City Railroad Museum has announced the completion of its Grand Scale Train Route.
The interior of the Iron Horse steam locomotive is shown at the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association's Milwaukee Shops Railroad Museum. Sioux City Journal photo by Tim Hynds
The Iron Horse #1355 Great Northern steam locomotive is shown in 2016 at the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association's Milwaukee Shops Railroad Museum. Sioux City Journal photo by Tim Hynds
The interior of the Iron Horse steam locomotive is shown in 2016 at the Siouxland Historical Railroad Association's Milwaukee Shops Railroad Museum. Sioux City Journal photo by Tim Hynds
