Detroit Lakes, MN: Junction Tower: NP vs SOO and NP Depot

Tower: (Satellite)

Depot: (Satellite)

This SOO route was the Minneapolis, St Paul & Sault Ste Marie instead of the Wisconsin Central.

The train order semaphore is down so the fireman has his arm out to snag the train orders. 

Express Horizons posted

Awesome #train content by: Classic Trains

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Soo Baldwin 361 clanks across the NP diamonds at Detroit Lakes. The train order mast with orders hung out, along with the clean Baldwin and the manned tower give a good feel for 1960's era railroading. August, 1962.

Photo Credit to Russ Porter. Chuck Schwesinger Collection.

Tim Shanahan shared

Note that this topo map appears to mark the location of the tower. Marking train stations is common, but marking towers is rare.

1959/60 Detroit Lakes Quad @ 24,000

Indeed, the tower was north of the diamond.

May 5, 1957 @ 17,000; AR1VPY000010101

Northern Pacific Depot

Brian Coblentz posted
My grandfather photographed the former Northern Pacific Railroad station in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on July 14, 1978. Jack Koehler photo

Street Side:

Street View, Feb 2022

Track Side:

Street View, Aug 2024