Friday, January 2, 2026

Rollag, MN: Milwaukee Depot, Water Tower & Roundhouse and Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion

Depot: (Satellite)
Water Tower: (Satellite)  
Roundhouse: (Satellite)

james burt, Feb 2022

The water tower is on the left. The lever to turn the turntable is in the foreground.
Heather Lawrence, Sep 2023

The steam locomotive pulls a shuttle train between stations on the east and west sides of the grounds.
Richard Rauch, Sep 2022

They have several buildings with permanent displays.

Note the brand name "Snow" on this steam engine. I recognize those engines as big steam engines.
Michelle Johnson, Sep 2019

This is more of the Snow engine.
Michelle Johnson, Sep 2019

The flywheel is at the other end of this view.
Brad Hamilton, Aug 2024

10 second video of the Snow steam engine

And they have at least one more big gizmo.
Jennifer Krutsch, Sep 2024

They have small steam engines in addition to the big ones.
Jacob Landreville, Sep 2025

I saw photos of several different steam shovels. These two are just a sampling.

Jennifer Krutsch, Sep 2024

I think this is older than the above Marion Model 21.
Terry Robinson, Aug 2024

The sawmill has some line-shaft equipment.

Kayla Lumaye, Sep 2024

Michelle Johnson, Sep 2019

And they have some equipment that is even older than steam powered.

A horse-powered threshing machine.
cannon 0357, Sep 2019

A water-powered mill.
Jennifer Short, Sep 2019

You can see that it is operational because you can see the water.
Digitally Zoomed

And they showcase some equipment that is more modern such as gasolene-powered engines.

I think these are gasolene and/or kerosene hit-miss engines.
Aaron Waite, Sep 2018

And of course, gasolene engines need fuel. I've never heard of these brands before.
bardford fish, Mar 20219

They also have equipment for electric power.
Gary Skarpness, Sep 2023

And they have some miscellaneous equipment.

At least three linotype machines.
Max Luck, Sep 2021

A carousel with possibly hand-carved and hand-painted horses.
TM Dewitz, Feb 2020

A J. I. Case flatcar to deliver their equipment to farm towns.
Jennifer Krutsch, Sep 2024

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