CB&Q Abandonments

This list of CB&Q abandonments covers a period from 1889 to 1970. ICC Finance Dockets and CB&Q Annual Reports provided the information.  Unless otherwise stated the decision date means approval. Actual abandonment may have come earlier in the case of washouts, but most likely came later. In cases where actual abandonment was delayed very long (following the decision date) the actual abandonment date is listed as well. Additions and corrections are invited. Last run dates, if available would be a nice addition.
Primary Data from Don Dietrich
Colorado data courtesy of Ken Martin
(from "Colorado RR's Chronological Development" bv Tivis Wilkins)
Additional data from Gerald Edgar

Interstate | Colorado | Illinois | Iowa | Kansas | Missouri | Nebraska | South Dakota | Wyoming

Line Mileage Application
Date
Decision Date Docket Number Notes
Interstate
Rulo, NE to Atchison, KS 44.72 08-25-1932 06-19-1933 9601  
Sedan, IA to Novinger, MO 31.25 09-30-1935 09-23-1936 10969  
Koyle, IA to Cainsville, MO 20.59 11-30-1937 09-02-1938 11876  
Sterling, CO to Cheyenne, WY 105.00 10-23-1942 12-01-1943 13987  
Mount Ayr, IA to Grant City, MO 21.80 12-03-1943 11-01-1944 14426  
Republican City, NE to Long Island,KS 15.11 1948 06-25-1948 16086 Abandoned 8-1-49
Shambaugh, IA to Clearmont, MO 10.42 1947 02-01-1949 16047  
Sedan, IA to Unionville, MO 24.29 02-01-1952     Abandoned 12-52
Westboro, MO to Northboro, IA 5.40   1961    
Colorado          
New Mitchell Mine to Gladstone Mine 0.2       Abandoned 1905
Lynn Branch to Sunnyside Mine #2 0.7       Abandoned 1912
Parkdale Mine Spur 1.3       Abandoned 1917
Tower Junction to Noland 3.7       Abandoned 1918
New Mitchel Mine Spur 0.6       Abandoned 1927
Standard Mine Spur 0.9       Abandoned 1939
Lyons Branch to Columbine Mine 2.1       Abandoned 1948
Loop atLafayette 1.5       Abandoned 1951
Illinois
Mount Morris to Forreston 10.99 06-10-1932 07-21-1932 9468  
Galesburg to Fairview 28.83 08-25-1933 05-22-1934 10118  
Shabbona to Paw Paw 6.79 04-07-1934 05-17-1934 10434  
Lewistown to West Havanna 9.20 09-03-1935 10-23-1935 10941  
Rockport to Pike 5.85 08-26-1937 10-29-1937 11774  
Kasbeer to Walnut 6.22 10-04-1939 12-13-1939 12578  
Fall Creek to Rockport 24.51   09-16-1948 16177 Case reopened - New decision 5-18-51 permitting partial abandonment.
Oquawka to Arpee 17.69   12-07-1951    
New Canton to Rockport 7.98   05-18-1951    
Fall Creek to Hulls 6.57   05-18-1951    
C&NW Interchange to Virdin 0.95   06-01-1956    
Zearing to Kasbeer 8.16   03-25-1954    
Galva to Nekoma 6.86   06-05-1958 20149  
Roseville to Gerlaw 18.45   08-20-1958 20197  
Burgress Junction to Baker 4.80   11-18-1958 20326  
Joy to New Boston 5.91   06-22-1959 20477  
Hulls to New Canton 8.32   10-01-1959 20703  
Fulton to Ebner 5.66   1960    
Alexis to Garlaw 6.14   1960    
Gladstone to Oquawka 4.94   1961    
Galena to Galena Jct. 3.58   1961    
Nekoma to Woodhull 6.46   1961    
Frederick to Astoria 10.72   1961    
Garden Plain to Fulton 5.30   1962    
Iowa
Albia to Moravia 11.00   1889   Abandoned - main line relocation
Fairfield to Batavia 9.00   1900   Abandoned - main line relocation
Murray to Creston 21.00   1901   Abandoned - main line relocation
Decatur City to Leon 6.53 07-10-1933 08-31-1933 10071  
Osceola to Van Wert 11.13 07-10-1933 08-31-1933 10071  
Winfield to Tracy 85.00   1934   Abandoned
Clarinda to Norwich 13.50 03-14-1935 11-26-1935 10792  
Des Moines to Burch 2.48   1937   Abandoned
Norwich to Shenandoah 5.64 10-05-1938 12-14-1938 12186  
Van Wert to Decatur City 9.13 11-17-1938 06-06-1939 12244  
Birmingham to Batavia 14.59 07-13-1939 10-12-1939 12478  
Sedan to Moulton 4.83 05-08-1942 01-13-1943 13737  
Merle Junction to Clarinda 27.00   02-22-1944 14161 Not abandoned until 1945
Humeston to Clearfield 58.00   02-22-1943 14161  
Burch to Osceola 53.15 08-23-1944 01-03-1946 14677 On 9-13-46 the ICC reopened the case and denied approval
Burch to New Virginia 41.86 07-21-1947 10-20-1948 15785 Only Burch to Truro 32.14 miles approved for abandonment
Stockport to Birmingham 6.39 1955 05-14-1956   Abandoned 6-29-56
Osceola to Truro 21.70 1956 06-06-1957   Abandoned 7-20-57
Centerville to Corydon 26.53   02-26-1958 19985  
Villisca to Corning 61.00   06-05-1958 19899  
Clarinda to Northboro 17.50   1958    
Clarinda to Shambaugh 5.40   1961    
Indianola to Indianola Jct. 30.44   1961    
Riverton to Hamburg 8.33   1961    
Swan to Des Moines 17.20   1967   Abandoned
Viele to Bloomfield 59.74   01- -1969 24730  
Houghton to Salem 5.09   1969 25265  
Hamill to Mooar 23.59 10-07-1931 12-03-1931 8989  
Mount Pleasant to Salem 10.35 10-07-1931 12-03-1931 8989  
Kansas
Almena to Oronoque 18.11   09-25-1953   Abandoned 1954
Missouri
South Gifford to Elmer 4.69 09-30-1935 09-23-1936 10969  
Baiotto Mine Spur to South Giffford 7.10 05-05-1941 01-16-1942 13275  
Kirksville to Green City 23.43 03-14-1949 03-22-1950    
Bilbey Switch to Clearmont 12.88   02-23-1955    
Green City to Milan 11.22   12-31-1959 20436 Abandoned 4-1-1955.
Palmyra to Hannibal 14.50 1955 1957   Abandoned
Cameron Jct. to Kearney 26.98   1962    
Savannah to Barnard 16.66   01- -1969 24733  
Nebraska
Chalco Jct. to Yutan(East end of In.) 8.08       Abandoned 1928
Chalco Jct. to Yutan(West end of In.) 3.79 05-14-1926 01-29-1927 5514  
Beatrice to Rockford 8.50 08-19-1931 10-12-1931 8943  
Fairmont to McCool Junction 6.88 10-01-1931 02-27-1932 8983  
Yutan to Allis 4.87 10-05-1933 03-07-1934 10169  
Greeley Center to Ericson 17.38 07-24-1939 04-11-1940 12486  
Ayr Junction to Alma Junction 18.00 10-02-1939 04-20-1940 12574  
Fairfield Junction to Clay Center 7.16 10-02-1939 04-20-1940 12574  
Prague to Schuyler 18.67 09-18-1941 11-13-1941 13453  
Superior to Nelson 12.95   10-08-1942 13895  
Salem to Shubert 10.87   10-08-1942 13896  
Benedict to Stromsburg 7.14   10-09-1942 13897  
Chester to Hebron 11.43   10-26-1942 13898  
Alma to Huntley 9.77   12-05-1942 13899  
Tecumseh Junction to Rockford 24.07   12-14-1943 14146  
Helvey to KC&O Junction 4.27   06-19-1945 14638  
Lushton to McCool Junction 7.20   05-11-1955    
Hildreth to Holdredge 17.60   05-11-1955    
Nemaha to Auburn 9.81   05-11-1955    
Daykin to Helvey 4.61   11-20-1957    
South Dakota
Pluma to Deadwood - narrow gauge only 1.72 05-09-1924 07-22-1924 4020 Abandoned 08-21-1924
Pluma to Lead - entire line 2.25 05-09-1924 07-22-1924 4020 Abandoned 08-21-1924
Galena Junction to Galena 8.21 02-12-1927 03-31-1927 6118 Abandoned in 1928
Englewood to Calcite 41.94 10-25-1929 12-14-1929 7910 Abandoned 01-13-1930
Englewood to Spearfish 31.54 07-10-1933 06-18-1934 10069 only Trojan to Spearfish, 24.85 miles approved
Englewood to Trojan 6.43 09-04-1943 10-13-1943 14332  
Wyoming          
Guernsey to Ironton 0.74 05-14-1926 07-17-1926 5513  
Newcastle to Cambria 6.87 12-03-1928 01-19-1929 7280