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Waiting For The Southwest LRT |
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The old M&St.L./C&NW from the Depot coffehouse to Excelsior Blvd. is bare earth again thanks to a trail re-routing. One day in the near future, however, a bridge carrying the Southwest LRT over Excelsior Blvd will be built in this area. |
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9/4/2014 Upload Date: 9/4/2014 8:46:01 PM |
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Hopkins, MN |
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Well They Went And Changed This |
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Three Rivers Parks went and altered the routing of the Minnesota River Bluffs trail down by the Depot coffehouse. It now crosses Excelsior Boulevard at the stoplight by the Depot. This means the old Minneapolis & St. Louis/C&NW right-of-way from here to Excelsior Blvd. is now bare earth once more. It won't be bare forever, however, what with the Southwest LRT coming through here. |
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9/4/2014 Upload Date: 9/4/2014 8:44:05 PM |
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Hopkins, MN |
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The Elevators Remain |
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The elevators you see here were once served by the Chicago Great Western and subsequently the Chicago and North Western. Once the CNW trimmed the line through Stewartville from its system, trucks effortlessly took over for trains (though the latter were much more photogenic, natch). |
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10/25/2014 Upload Date: 10/29/2014 7:22:36 PM |
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Stewartville, MN |
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The CGW's Tracks Were Here |
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We are looking south from the heart of Stewartville at the location of the CGW's trackage in town. A copy of John C. Luecke's "More Chicago Great Western In Minnesota" proved invaluable as to determining the spot. |
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10/25/2014 Upload Date: 10/29/2014 7:21:58 PM |
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Stewartville, MN |
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The Path Of The Osage Line |
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The path of the CGW line from Rochester, MN to Osage, IA can be traced north of Racine via a ragged piece of overgrown right-of-way. |
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10/25/2014 Upload Date: 10/29/2014 7:19:51 PM |
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Racine, MN |
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Ragged Heap Of Right-of-Way |
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A ragged heap of right-of-way remains north of Racine, Minnesota, on the old CGW route from Rochester, MN to Osage, Iowa. |
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10/25/2014 Upload Date: 10/29/2014 7:17:43 PM |
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Racine, MN |
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Accidental Preservation |
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Some former Chicago Great Western routes have been preserved as rail trails. A stretch of the old CGW line north of Racine, MN, got preserved thanks to a prairie restoration project. |
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10/25/2014 Upload Date: 10/29/2014 7:20:38 PM |
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Racine, MN |
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CGW, We Hardly Knew Ye... |
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This forlorn piece of ex-CGW right-of-way north of Racine, MN, preserved as part of a prairie restoration project, eloquently speaks as to how many CGW lines enjoyed too short a season of life. |
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10/25/2014 Upload Date: 10/29/2014 7:21:18 PM |
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Racine, MN |
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Buried Tie |
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The old CGW grade is still intact down by the former Cannon River crossing. Remarkably, the roadbed still retains ties, such as this half-buried specimen. I can't believe the Cheap and Nothing Wasted would leave these behind. Maybe they were too far gone? |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/9/2015 9:17:08 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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From Road To Grade Again |
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I went "guerrilla" and slipped up a private road which occupied the former CGW north of 302nd Street in order to quickly snap this vista of the overgrown grade which stretches north from here to the site of the Cannon River bridge (thank you, Google satellite view, for the latter info). |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/7/2015 9:23:40 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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The Depot Remains |
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Despite time having ravaged the Chicago Great Western right-of-way north and south of Kenyon, a tangible monument to the road remains: the former CGW depot. Located in the aptly named Depot Park, the immaculately restored structure now serves as a park shelter for rent. This is a view from the side of the building that once faced the main line. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/5/2015 3:23:28 PM |
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Kenyon, MN |
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Richard Held |
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All That Is Left Of The Winona & Western (And The Great Western) |
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The Winona and Western Railroad (nee the Winona and Southwestern) created the village of Simpson, Minnesota when it became a junction point from the W&W's main line to Rochester. The line from Rochester to McIntire, Iowa, lasted until the 1970s, being operated in succession by the W&W, Chicago Great Western, and Chicago and North Western. Now only this ragged, overgrown tract of land separating two properties stretching north out of Simpson remains as a monument to Simpson's glory days as a railway junction. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/5/2015 11:33:39 PM |
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Simpson, MN |
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From Railroad To Road |
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We are looking north along the former CGW mainline about a click south of Randolph proper, down at 302nd Street. Here a portion of the line was remodeled into part of a driveway. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/7/2015 9:22:46 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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Ragged Heap Of Former Railway |
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We are looking north from 310th Street, which is a couple clicks south of Randolph proper. Here the right-of-way of the former Chicago Great Western mainline remains reasonably intact due to two farmers using it as a buffer between their properties. Note the remains of the ROW drainage ditch at left. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/7/2015 9:18:08 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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Still Reasonably Intact |
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Now we are looking south from 302nd Street. Here the former CGW grade is remarkably intact, though now looking more like a arboretum than a former railway line. Isn't it amazing how nature always coats abandoned grades with abundant tree life? |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/7/2015 9:21:02 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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Is That A Sawed Off Telegraph Pole? |
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Now we are looking south from 310th Street down a portion of the former Chicago Great Western right-of-way which was kept as a property buffer. Note the former ROW fence in the center background and the possible sawed off telegraph pole in the left center foreground. The latter would place the roadbed approximately along the Evergreen you see in the right center. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/7/2015 9:20:11 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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| Title: |
Ties Lie Beneath |
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Grass has overgrown them by now, but a bunch of railroad ties remain on the former Chicago Great Western main line about a half mile north of the former Cannon River crossing. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/9/2015 9:19:29 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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| Title: |
The Roadbed Remains |
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The former CGW roadbed remains intact just north of the former Cannon River crossing. North of here it is split in a couple places by post-abandonment housing before entering the grounds of the old Randolph yard. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/9/2015 9:22:14 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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From Railroad Line To Overgrown Boundary Marker |
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The old CGW right-of-way north of Simpson more or less remains. The old route is now a boundary between two properties. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/5/2015 11:34:43 PM |
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Simpson, MN |
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Behold, Another Tie! |
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A few of the railroad ties lying atop the former CGW grade north of the former Cannon River crossing can still be glimpsed just beneath the grassy overgrowth which has covered them since about 1984. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/9/2015 9:21:00 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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Station Sign Kenyon |
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I have seen a photo of the depot taken during its days of service. I was delighted to find that the station sign "Kenyon" remained on the north side of the building. Note the "Bicentennial Community" sign. Was Depot Park opened in time for that? |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/5/2015 3:44:03 PM |
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Kenyon, MN |
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They Even Saved The Bricks? |
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I never would have guessed the good people of Kenyon saved the bricks from the old CGW depot platform as well as the depot itself. What a cool find! |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/5/2015 3:48:42 PM |
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Kenyon, MN |
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South Side |
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A view of the south side of the Kenyon CGW depot. Note the old platform bricks. Apparently these were salvaged along with the building. Nice touch! |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/5/2015 3:47:40 PM |
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Kenyon, MN |
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A CGW "Fingerprint" |
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I found a tie fragment a few feet south of the former CGW grade crossing on 302nd Street. This has sat here since the early 1980s! They sure made railroad ties to last, even when fragmented. These bits of railroad tie in turn make a definitive "fingerprint" that this indeed was the old CGW. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/7/2015 9:25:34 PM |
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Randolph, MN |
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| Title: |
Nice Touch |
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They added a vintage railroad sign to the west side of the old CGW depot -- or maybe it was on the former depot grounds by the CGW main? Either way, it is a nice touch. |
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4/3/2015 Upload Date: 4/5/2015 3:45:54 PM |
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Kenyon, MN |
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Richard Held |
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| Title: |
Well Preserved Right-of-Way Turned Rail Trail |
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The old Minneapolis & St. Louis route from Hopkins to Excelsior and points west is well preserved east of 17th Avenue North. Ballast, ties, and track could be rebuilt here no sweat! Alas, the ROW just west of here, in between 17th Avenue and Highway 7, was significantly impacted post-abandonment by an auto dealership that later gave way to an LA Fitness. |
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4/21/2015 Upload Date: 4/22/2015 6:03:35 PM |
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Hopkins, MN |
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| Title: |
How The Milwaukee Road Passed Through |
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The aerial photo on this historical display near the Fountain trail head for the Root River State Trail gives a fine look at how the Milwaukee Road's Southern Minnesota line passed through town. |
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6/16/2015 Upload Date: 6/16/2015 9:16:27 PM |
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Fountain, MN |
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| Title: |
Resume Former CGW |
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The Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail swings back onto the former Chicago Great Western line to Mankato after being routed past local businesses whose construction impacted the former CGW post-abandonment. This spot is located near a Dairy Queen. |
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7/23/2015 Upload Date: 7/26/2015 5:08:05 PM |
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Faribault, MN |
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From Alcos to Bicylists |
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A view down the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail from down by the Dairy Queen trail head. The old CGW Mankato line has gone from Alcos and F-units to bicyclists and rollerbladers. I wonder what could have been made of the line today were it still completely intact? |
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7/23/2015 Upload Date: 7/26/2015 5:11:20 PM |
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Faribault, MN |
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Everything But Rails, Ties, And Ballast |
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A good piece of remaining grade from the Chicago Great Western's main line can be found just north of West Concord at the former 170th Avenue grade crossing. County Road 56 is at left. |
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7/28/2015 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 10:56:22 PM |
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West Concord, MN |
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Where The Main Line Once Was |
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A view of the main line side of the former CGW Dodge Center depot. A depot without rails is like a stranded ship at low tide if you ask me, but at least this sheet metal CGW relic still stands, ableit in modified form. |
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7/28/2015 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 11:14:42 PM |
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Dodge Center, MN |
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Bitten Off CGW R-O-W |
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Here we are looking south from the former Chicago Great Western/Chicago and North Western grade crossing at 170th Street in West Concord. The farmer's field at left provides a dramatic glimpse into the fate that befell much of the former main line right-of-way when the land reverted back to adjacent land owners after abandonment in the early 1980s. |
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7/28/2015 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 10:57:00 PM |
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West Concord, MN |
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From Depot To Railfan Haven |
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The CNW ball-and-bar logo-shaped sign and the switch stand indicate that the former Chicago Great Western Dodge Center depot is now the haven of a railfan. Lucky soul. |
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7/29/2015 Upload Date: 7/29/2015 11:13:34 PM |
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Dodge Center, MN |
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Former Soo Line At Willow Street |
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Looking east. Cattail Trail is unpaved on the east and west sides of downtown Turtle Lake. To think that Soo F units and geeps once roamed here. |
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8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:18:39 PM |
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Turtle Lake, WI |
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Former Soo Line at Elm Street |
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Looking east. We are now at the location of the Soo Line/Chicago and North Western crossing. |
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8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:11:12 PM |
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Turtle Lake, WI |
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Former Soo Line at Maple Street |
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Looking east. Route is now the Cattail Trail, which runs from Dresser to Poskin, in between active portions of this former east-west Soo Line route. |
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8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:10:36 PM |
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Turtle Lake, WI |
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Former Soo Line at Pine Street |
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Looking east on what is now the Cattail Trail. |
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8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:09:29 PM |
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Turtle Lake, WI |
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Fancy Sign |
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Fancy signs like these can now be found along the former Soo Line in between Dresser and Poskin thanks to the Cattail Trail. |
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8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:18:09 PM |
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Turtle Lake, WI |
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Former CNW Right-of-Way |
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We are looking south from the former Soo Line along the well manicured right-of-way of the Chicago and North Western, which once crossed the Soo at this point. |
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8/8/2015 Upload Date: 8/10/2015 10:21:07 PM |
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Turtle Lake, WI |
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Remaining @NW Ballast |
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Tracks used to exist beneath Highway 169 when the Chicago and North Western operated here. After the rails went up in 1992, some track ballast remained behind which remains to this day. |
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8/12/2015 Upload Date: 8/12/2015 10:45:30 AM |
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Hopkins, MN |
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Where The Sunrise Prairie Trail (aka NP Skally Line) Ends |
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From Forest Lake to North Branch, the old Northern Pacific Skally Line is now known as the Sunrise Prairie Trail. The trail ends at Main Street, but it is not on the actual NP right-of-way due to the post-abandonment development at left which took a bite out of the line. Behind me the rails are intact from here to Hinckley thanks to enough business which kept the Burlington Northern happy until shortline railroad St. Croix Valley took this active piece of the Skally Line off of BN's hands. |
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8/16/2015 Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:31:19 PM |
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North Branch, MN |
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Waiting For Its Next Use |
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This is the former Minneapolis & St. Louis trestle over East Chaska Creek in downtown Chaska. This bridge has been used by the M&St.L. and successors Chicago and North Western and Union Pacific. Thanks to Uncle Pete not keeping the faith with traffic to United Sugars after a bridge close to the Minnesota River collapsed in 2007, this bridge now awaits its next use while the right-of-way north and south of it has become so well manicured even the track ballast is gone. |
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8/20/2015 Upload Date: 8/20/2015 11:24:53 PM |
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Chaska, MN |
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CGW Winona Line Remains |
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This ragged heap of earth located on the east side of County Road 18 east of Utica remains as a monument to the Chicago Great Western's line to Winona, Minnesota. |
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10/7/2015 Upload Date: 10/7/2015 9:07:18 PM |
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Utica, MN |
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The Signal Base And Call Box Remain |
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A call box and the base of a signal mast remain intact along the grassy right-of-way of the former Minneapolis & St. Louis route to Excelsior and points west. Here they sit beneath gray skies on Christmas Day 2015. |
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12/25/2015 Upload Date: 12/25/2015 2:52:35 PM |
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Hopkins, MN |
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Tony Held |
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Former CGW: Looking East |
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We are looking east along the former Chicago Great Western Cannon Valley line in Cannon Falls, MN from down by the former CGW depot. The trail is located where the main line was. A siding was located to the right of the main track. Northwest of here, across the Cannon River, the Cannon Valley line is intact and operated by Progressive Rail from Cannon Falls to Northfield. |
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1/15/2016 Upload Date: 1/15/2016 9:07:16 PM |
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Cannon Falls, MN |
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Tony Held |
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Fixer Upper |
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The former Chicago Great Western Cannon Falls depot brings the words "fixer upper" to mind. Anyone know what is being done with it? |
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1/15/2016 Upload Date: 1/15/2016 9:07:40 PM |
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Cannon Falls, MN |
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Tony Held |
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Former CGW Depot: West End |
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The west end of the former CGW Cannon Falls depot. Currently it is still on its original location, but is it about to be moved? The trail at right occupies where the main track of the CGW Cannon Valley line was. A siding was located on the side of the main opposite the depot. |
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1/15/2016 Upload Date: 1/15/2016 9:08:18 PM |
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Cannon Falls, MN |
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Tony Held |
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Former Rock Island Wye, South Leg |
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This is the south leg of the former Rock Island wye at the site of the Inver Grove swing bridge. Since Rock Island passenger trains rarely passed thsough the Inver Grove yard, it was this track on the wye which chiefly saw the passage of the "Rockets" and other Twin City are RI varnish. Note the signal base at far left. |
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6/12/2016 Upload Date: 6/13/2016 9:33:36 PM |
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Inver Grove Heights, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Signal |
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Rail Relics |
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A signal base and telephone box, presumably dating back to Minneapolis & St. Louis days, still remain at the site of the junction of M&St.L.'s Morton Sub with the Louie's main line years after the rails went up. |
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9/28/2016 Upload Date: 10/3/2016 6:42:16 PM |
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Hopkins, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Signal |
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Still Standing |
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This former Chicago Great Western bridge still stands along a stretch of grade preserved as part of a prairie restoration area north of Racine. A sight for sore eyes tired of seeing nothing but overgrown grade and gaps where bridges once were. |
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11/5/2016 Upload Date: 11/5/2016 8:56:17 PM |
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Racine, MN |
| Author: |
Tony Held |
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Bridge |
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