Talk:Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway

Heraldry
As of May, 1887, the Central Iowa Railway, predecessor of the Iowa Central, began using a new herald: "An excutcheon, inverted, or per paly bendy, azure, Nebuly on an annulet sable, between four hands gules, One hand rampant gardant, three hands grabant, and all hands around. Our motto will be, ‘The Handy Line' — (Battle cry Hi! Hi! Hi!, the last syllable prolonged.)" -- Source [The Iowa Central], in the Palimpest, 7-1-1951. This is such an absurd sounding bit of heraldry that I really want to see what it means. I tried to decode it using a web site on heraldry, but I gave up. Can anyone find documents printed by the line that had their herald? The Hook and Eye logo of the line is also interesting. Douglas W. Jones (talk) 20:52, 16 June 2020 (UTC)

Iowa Central Railway
The section of the 19th century that talks about the Iowa Central Railway appears to have many mistakes. The Iowa Central Railway Company appears to have existed from 1888 - 1912, but this section cites much different dates. The source cited in the Heraldry section (of this Talk page, above) seems to indicate that this company had several name changes leading up to 1888, but that being said, this article is inaccurate on this point. Can someone confirm?

Otrex (talk) 08:46, 18 November 2020 (UTC)