The railroad is now used by NS and Amtrak.
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| Street View, Jun 2026 |
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| Lehigh Valley Railroad & Railroad Photography posted Former Pennsylvania Railroad station in Duncannon, PA on July 8, 2026 |
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Duncannon, PA: ISP/Pennsy Depot
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Campbell, MN: Wood Grain Elevator is Rail Served by BNSF
(Satellite)
The elevator has a fall protector. Although I think this is the first time that I haven't seen one painted yellow. Also, there is a lot of siding capacity in this town, so I think BNSF is providing rail service.
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| Street View, Aug 2024 |
Wesley Peter posted five photos with the comment:
Grain Elevator Photography Trip 2, North Dakota/South Dakota/Minnesota.Campbell, Wilkin County, MN.Kent-Doran Elevator. False-front combination headhouse/annex built in 1964-1965. Bushel capacity unknown. Annex built in unknown year. 45,000-bushel capacity.Photographed on 7/20/2025.Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.
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The railroad was Great Northern, and BNSF still owns it.
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| 1951/53 Campbell Quad @ 62,500 |
The elevator has a fall protector. Although I think this is the first time that I haven't seen one painted yellow. Also, there is a lot of siding capacity in this town, so I think BNSF is providing rail service.
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| Street View, Aug 2024 |
In fact, I caught a unit train at the elevator.
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
While checking out the train, I discovered that this elevator has been torn down.
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| Street View, Sep 2013 |
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| Street View, Sep 2013 |
This is the same view about a decade later. Not only are the foundations gone, they dug out a drainage ditch?
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
Saturday, August 15, 2026
Bush, IL: 1912 Tornado Destroyed MoPac/SIMS Roundhouse
(Satellite)
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| Morris Library posted Jolly Roger: I believe the spot were the round house was located at is now Big Muddy Hogs. [I could not find Big Muddy Hogs.] David Cantrell shared Missouri Pacific roundhouse at Bush, IL hit by 1912 tornado. - Morris Library |
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| 1910/10 Herrin Quad @ 62,500 |
I presume it was rebuilt in the same location.
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| 1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
Barry, MN: Wood Grain Elevator
(Satellite)
BNSF supposedly still owns this Browns Valley Line to Beardsley, but...
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
Wesley Peters posted two photos with the comment:
Grain Elevator Photography Trip 2, North Dakota/South Dakota/Minnesota.Barry, Big Stone County, MN.Barry Farmers Co-op Elevator. False-front combination headhouse/annex built after 1972 (exact year unknown). Bushel capacity unknown.Photographed on 7/20/2025.Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.
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The railroad was built by the Great Northern.
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| 1918/18 Beardsley Quad @ 62,500 |
BNSF supposedly still owns this Browns Valley Line to Beardsley, but...
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| National Rail Network Map |
...BNSF has obviously abandoned this route.
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| Street View, Jul 2024 |
Friday, August 14, 2026
Fairdale, IL: Lost/Milwaukee Depot
(Satellite, based on the aerial photo below.)
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| Andy Zukowski posted Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway Depot in Fairdale, Illinois. 1909 Pete Zimmermann: If that's the one I'm thinking about that entire town doesn't even exist anymore basically with wiped out by a tornadoes some years back. Fred Hilgenberg: Pete Zimmermann April 9, 2015 the tornado went from Rochelle to Fairdale. For a while you could see the marks of the storm path in the fields between the towns on Google Maps satellite views. Way back in the early 90's I was interested in buying up the old church there and making it into a home. It was still standing, but so damaged I here they tore it down. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Pete's comment There is a lot of grass in that town. This is on Main Street, https://maps.app.goo.gl/SbHaMq26ynuuS6V18. |
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| 1939 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
Buffalo Lake, MN: Wood Grain Elevator is Rail Served by TCWR
(Satellite)
The railroad used to be the Milwaukee.
Note the fall protector.
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| Street View, Apr 2023 |
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| Street View, Apr 2023 |
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| Michael Krejci posted In Minnesota. Tom Dueringer: There use to be an ethanol plant near this elevator |
I wonder if the remnants on the lower-left side of this excerpt was the ethanol plant. I also wonder why the plant did not survive.
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The railroad used to be the Milwaukee.
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| 1964/65 Buffalo Lake Quad @ 24,000 |
Georgetown, CO: 1884 Georgetown Loop/Colorado & Southern
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| Richard Crabtree posted High Atop the Georgetown Loop William Henry Jackson - Photographing the Loop He was using Colorado Central No. 4 2-6-0 Mogul Porter Bell and D.S.P & P. Business Car No. 50 as his darkroom. It just so happen the Local Photographer Alexander Martin caught a similar image on the same day in 1884. Denver Public Library Digital Collection Alexander Martin was born in Scotland and was active in Colorado as a photographer from approximately 1874-1901. He operated photography galleries in various Colorado towns, including Boulder, Central City, Georgetown, and Denver. |
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| Dana T. Parker commented on Richard's post Once clear cut, the trees have grown back. |
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| Georgetown Loop Railroad posted Memorial Day Weekend kicks off the Summer Season! 🚂 If you’re still searching for a quick weekend getaway, we are conveniently located only 45 miles West of Denver! |
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| 1905 Georgetown Quad @ 62,500 |
It kept on chugging along after this flare up.
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| YouTubeShort, cropped |
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