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The Midwest Central Railroad brings the excitement of rail travel 100 years ago to life behind authentic steam powered trains. Join us in our enjoyable and educationally-rich endeavors for a future full of steam in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

Our mission is to preserve and commemorate railway heritage for the educational benefit and enjoyment for current and future generations. We aim to accomplish this through live action of our engines and rolling stock as well as educational displays and tours of our operation. You can become a volunteer and share our enjoyment of history.



**Recent News**

Labor Day Weekend, 2008: The annual Old Threshers' reunion is happening as this page is being updated. Pictures are available at the following links.

12 Aug 2008: The MCRR is the recipient of a Case Construction 590 Super M Series 2 Backhoe. Case Construction has made this generous donation to the Midwest Central Railroad for the purpose of track maintenance and operations support on all parts of the railroad.
MCRR gets CNH backhoe
Additional information is at our shop blog and the Case Construction website.

29 Jul 2008: It's Back! (Well, not really; we never had it in the first place!) Our Shay's original number plate has found its way to the Midwest Central Railroad.
Shay Number Plate
See a few more pictures of the number plate on the 9's information page.


Midwest Central Railroad  Mount Pleasant, Iowa 52641 319−385−2912 (updated 30Aug08)