Editing Corydon, Iowa (section)

==Transportation==
Corydon is served by Iowa Highways 2 and 14 which make up the southern, eastern and northeastern portion of the town square.

Rail service through Corydon is provided by the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].  Since the [[Union Pacific]] merged with the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] (C&NW) in 1995, there has been a considerable increase in rail traffic on the line.  The line was originally the [[Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad|Rock Island]]'s Short line from [[Allerton, Iowa|Allerton]] to Minneapolis.  After the Rock Island ceased operations, its main track between Kansas City and Allerton was combined with the Short Line to form C&NW's "Spine Line" between Kansas City and Minneapolis and that designation has been retained by Union Pacific.  The Rock Island depot was removed in the late 1950s with passenger service provided through Allerton, six miles to the southwest until about 1970.<ref>{{cite web |title=Iowa Railroads |url=https://iowadot.gov/iowarail/railroads/maps/basemap.pdf |website=iowadot.gov |access-date=12 November 2023}}</ref>

Corydon was also served by the CB&Q Railroad. The line originally was the Keokuk & Western line from [[Humeston, Iowa|Humeston]] in the northwest part of Wayne County through Corydon, [[Promise City, Iowa|Promise City]], [[Centerville, Iowa|Centerville]] and into northeastern Missouri.  It then became part of the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]]. The line was abandoned between Corydon and [[Centerville, Iowa|Centerville]] in 1958. The line was completely abandoned from Corydon to [[Humeston, Iowa|Humeston]] in the early 1970s. Depot service was maintained until abandonment, the last few years by a mobile depot that serviced [[Humeston, Iowa|Humeston]], [[Mount Ayr, Iowa|Mt. Ayr]], Corydon, and [[Leon, Iowa|Leon]] on set days of the week. The CB&Q and Rock Island depots in Corydon were just 1/4 mile apart, with the Rock Island depot being on Depot Street at the end of Greeley Street. The Burlington depot still existed as a warehouse into the 2010s but has been razed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rrshs.org/Iowa/iarrstruc.htm|title=Extant Iowa Railroad/Railway Structures|publisher=Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.|date=2008-02-05}}</ref>