Gilbertville Depot

Gilbertville Depot A group of concerned citizens working to preserve the Depot in Gilbertville, Iowa.

Our purpose is to preserve and maintain the Gilbertville Depot structure and history, and promote activities that enhance cultural, recreational, and healthy lifestyle experiences for depot and Cedar Valley Nature Trail users and supporters.

This photo has been posted before but it's a great photo of a WCF & N Baseball Special in 1914. Waterloo & Cedar Rapids ...
05/26/2026

This photo has been posted before but it's a great photo of a WCF & N Baseball Special in 1914. Waterloo & Cedar Rapids both had minor league baseball teams with the Central Association. The Waterloo Jays and the Cedar Rapids Bunnies quite possibly were playing a game in Cedar Rapids. Traveling by train in 1914 to see a baseball game in faraway Cedar Rapids would have been an exciting experience.

WCF&N's motorcar #141 on the Waverly line. 141 looks well used and probably carried mostly freight at this point, consi...
05/18/2026

WCF&N's motorcar #141 on the Waverly line. 141 looks well used and probably carried mostly freight at this point, considering many of the windows have been covered.

When you told your folks you were just going fishing. This is probably the Evansdale bridge over the Cedar River - it w...
05/14/2026

When you told your folks you were just going fishing. This is probably the Evansdale bridge over the Cedar River - it was known as the Elk Run bridge. This area of Evansdale was known as Elk Run before Evansdale incorporated in the 1950s.

Bob & the Cobs and a couple of their friends played at the Depot on Saturday, it was a great mix of music well played. P...
05/10/2026

Bob & the Cobs and a couple of their friends played at the Depot on Saturday, it was a great mix of music well played. Perfect way to kick off the season. The next event is the Bridges Ride on June 6th, details to come.

The weather this coming Saturday sounds like a quintessential Spring day in Iowa. Come on out to the Depot for a couple ...
05/07/2026

The weather this coming Saturday sounds like a quintessential Spring day in Iowa. Come on out to the Depot for a couple of hours of great music!

This is the Illinois Central's Green Diamond train taken in 1936 in Chicago. It was one of the first diesel locomotives ...
05/05/2026

This is the Illinois Central's Green Diamond train taken in 1936 in Chicago. It was one of the first diesel locomotives used in passenger service. Diesel locomotives brought in a new era of speed & reliability that reduced and/or eliminated electric & steam powered trains.

MUSIC AT THE DEPOTSATURDAY MAY 9TH FROM 1:00 TO 3:00FEATURING BOB & THE COBS(MIKE BUTLER, BRIAN HOGAN & TOM KUNZ)THIS EV...
04/28/2026

MUSIC AT THE DEPOT
SATURDAY MAY 9TH FROM 1:00 TO 3:00

FEATURING BOB & THE COBS
(MIKE BUTLER, BRIAN HOGAN & TOM KUNZ)

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE
COME ENJOY THE MUSIC AND COMPLIMENTARY
POP CORN, ICE CREAM AND LEMONADE

Idyllic scene - Waterloo late 1940s or early 1950s
04/21/2026

Idyllic scene - Waterloo late 1940s or early 1950s

04/14/2026

Anyone entering the depot lobby in the last couple of days has noticed the wet floors. As the building warms up, the condensation is coming up from the concrete/tile floors.
The building is unheated and floors and walls are slow to warm up.

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6801 E Washburn Road
Waterloo, IA
50634

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