By Barb Ickes, Quad City Times; April 2, 2019
Stretches of railroad tracks near the Davenport riverfront are being raised so trains are able to clear the rising floodwaters on the Mississippi River.
The new heights are a permanent “upgrade,” a spokesman for Canadian Pacific Railway said Tuesday. The company is not required to obtain permits or city approval for the work because Canadian Pacific has the right-of-way, city officials said.