Sioux City History
Your link to the past.
Elevated Railway
The Sioux City Elevated Railway was a grand venture, costing over $586,000 to build. It was the third steam-powered elevated in the world.
Cable & Street Cars
The first street railway company to operate in Sioux City was the The Sioux City Street Railway Company. The company was started by a group headed by Fred Evans, but it was bought out by James and Frank Peavey in 1888.
Trains
When Sioux City first began to grow, most people arrived by either steamboat or stagecoach. In the eastern United States, railroads were being built to connect all major cities. The first railroad to develop in Iowa was in 1865, along the Mississippi. However, plans were soon developed to expand the system to all major Iowa cities.