A rough timeline of this abandoned route, first built by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in 1870:
Hamburg Riverton Farragut Shenandoah
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1870 |------- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad ---------|
1961 |--- abandoned ----|
1970 |--- Burlington Northern Railroad ---|
1972 |-- abandoned ---|
1996 |-- BNSF Railway ---|
2012 |---- abandoned ----|
The right-of-way continues beyond Shenandoah to Red Oak, Iowa, to the northeast. As a result of BNSF's most recent abandonment filing for the section between Farragut and Shenandoah on June 8, 2012, the remainder of the line between Shenandoah and Red Oak will be sold to the lone customer on the line, located in Shenandoah, who will continue operating it as an "indsturial railroad".
