Great Falls, MT: GN Roundhouse, GN & Milwaukee Depots and Grain Elevators

GN Depot: (Satellite)

Milw Depot: (Satellite)

Satellite

Great Northern used to have two branches going to this town. It looks like the one to the northeast still runs to Fort Benton. The fork to the southwest still goes to Helena. The fork to the northwest still goes all the way to the mainline in Shelby. The fork to the southeast connects to the former Northern Pacific mainline just east of Laurel. BNSF evidently still owns the GN route here.

The Milwaukee went across today's River's Edge Trail Bridge and then north of the depot along the river.

Great Northern Depot:

Street View, Jul 2008

Milwaukee Depot:

Street View, Oct 2021

Harvey LaRocque posted
This picture was captioned : Construction of the Milwaukee Depot in Great Falls, MT. 1915. A real ghost in the making. It was shared on a group called remember Great Falls When……

Ira Silverman commented on Harvey's post

Dennis DeBruler commented on Ira's comment
Thanks. The contemporary photo motivated me to find it.
https://www.google.com/.../@47.5063143.../data=!3m1!1e3...

 

Drew Carr posted
Great Falls, Montana train station

 

Ron Reiring posted
Former Milwaukee Road station in Great Falls, MT. Built in 1915 along the banks of the Missouri River. Tracks are gone and the station is now used by private businesses.
Jim Kelling shared
Great Falls, Montana (Milwaukee Road)

1955 Gore Hill and 1951 Great Falls Quads @ 62,500

While following the Milwaukee route through town, I noticed this Grain Craft flour mill. Is the facility on the left part of Grain Craft or is it another company? Both are obviously rail served.

3D Satellite

This elevator is along the original route of the Milwaukee. BNSF now owns this remnant as an industrial spur. I think this is the smallest elevator that I have seen that is rail served by a Class I railroad.

3D Satellite

I'm so used to seeing General Mill plants being closed that it is nice to see one that is still operating. I included the pasta plant because it makes sense to locate a consumer of flour next to a flour mill.

3D Satellite

These hoppers are for shipping flour because they have the pipes on the bottom that are used for pneumatic unloading.

Street View, Oct 2021