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December 9, 1910. The Iowa City Citizen announces “Hurrah! Hurrah!!” – Santa Claus is coming into Iowa City on the Interurban!
In the summer of 1904, Iowa Citians were excited to see the new Interurban electrified train roll in from Cedar Rapids. Over the next fifty years, CRANDIC’s Interurban served as a key player in transportation, but one big headache was the low-overhead CRANDIC Bridge over Iowa Avenue. Today, all these years later, the danger still remains!
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