Other Railroads in The Area
There are other railroads that the APNC passes over or travels by. The Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad (IC&E) passes through and crosses over the APNC just a little ways south of Moravia. The IC&E travels between Kansas City and Chicago. It is the former I&M Rail Link, and even earlier than that it was the Milwaukee Road.
BNSF Railway's mainline between Chicago and Omaha, Nebraska, splits in Albia, Iowa. The southern mainline track goes through a cutting and under Albia. The APNC railroad track crosses over this mainline track. This BNSF mainline was once the Burlington Northern Railroad, and even earlier than that it was the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, better known as the "Burlington Route".
The APNC Railroad ends in Albia. However, the tracks continue on. BNSF owns these tracks and it is their only route to Des Moines. It is single track the entire way.
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