This photo, taken between 1905 and 1910, shows the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (Originally the Keokuk & Western) train depot at Diagonal, Iowa. Between 1887 and 1888, the Chicago, Kansas City, & St. Paul Railroad was extended from Des Moines to St. Joseph, Missouri. The route was built in a diagonal direction, which earned it the nickname "the diagonal." The route crossed the Keokuk & Western Railroad, which the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad purchased in 1895, one mile east of the town of Goshen. In 1889, the town of Goshen decided to take advantage of the railroad intersection and physically moved to the crossing. The new town that was built was named Diagonal. Content can be used with the following standards: 4th grade SS 4.25 Technological Standards in a lesson on railroad expansion in transportation of the early 1900s. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
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