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Peregrine Took

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10. I went to jr. college in Clinton, Iowa. We always took the train back and forth from

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Tue Dec 20, 2011, 02:05 PM

Dec 2011

Chicago. Those were fun times.

They lost the train there many years ago.

Also most of the Catholic Churches closed up. Big, beautiful buildings - now sitting vacant. Five of them closed within a few years of each other. Where did the people go who used to fill them up?

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Blackhawk train to Dubuque? Is it on or off? [View all] Peregrine Took Dec 2011 OP

tell us more ChairmanAgnostic Dec 2011 #1

I intend to return to Iowa when I retire. nt Critters2 Dec 2011 #3

We were going to retire to Davenport until we found out Iowa taxes out of state Peregrine Took Dec 2011 #4

I'm likely to continue working part-time for a while after retirement. Critters2 Dec 2011 #7

Well, Galena, Illinois is one of the stops and I've always wanted to move there. Peregrine Took Dec 2011 #5

Not sure about Dubuque. They are saying the one to the Quad Cities is on. Critters2 Dec 2011 #2

The Quad Cities train is definitely going through - high speed,too. Peregrine Took Dec 2011 #6

Do you know what towns will be on the route? nt Critters2 Dec 2011 #8

Just saw the list of towns on the route. Critters2 Dec 2011 #9

I went to jr. college in Clinton, Iowa. We always took the train back and forth from Peregrine Took Dec 2011 #10