C&NW Depot: (Satellite?, I don't have time to look for it.)
SOO+NP Roundhouse: (Satellite, the turntable was left of the pin and the roundhouse was to the right. it is now brownland.)
This town had other concrete relics: ore loading docks.
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| Jerry Krug posted Chicago & North Western coaling tower in Ashland, WI. This photo was taken on September 6, 2009. This tower was still standing in October 2015. The track was abandoned in 1981. |
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| Jim Judkins posted ***Since Identified as the C&NW Coaling Tower in Ashland, WI*** I need help identifying this structure and location. While reviewing my slides and scanning them to digital, I came across this shot from the summer of 1980. Unfortunately, I did not write a location description on it. Because there appear to be ore cars near it, I'm speculating that it might be from "da Range" somewhere. Your help would be much appreciated. Thank you in advance! 🙂 Kent Rengo: Locomotive coaling tower in Ashland WI at the C&NW ore yard. It is still standing today. Kent Rengo: Could also be Escanaba MI. Dennis DeBruler: Kent Rengo I found a 1980s photo showing that the metal parts had been stripped. (https://www.facebook.com/groups/280781616123369/permalink/572145946986933/) These photos show that the metal parts made it into the 21st Century. |
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| Tom Zambori commented on Jim's post This is the one in Ashland. About 9 years ago my brother sent me this picture. |
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| Kevin Nelson commented on Jim's post Maybe this will help. Jay Sharpe: Kevin Nelson that there is Ashland Wisconsin, all around it now is the Ashland Public utilities. |
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| David Schauer commented on Jim's post Sure looks like good old Ashland. |
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| Chicago & North Western Historical Society posted Someone wanted to see a photo of the C&NW roundhouse in Ashland, Wisconsin. Here is one from September 1948. Another notation on the reverse of the photo says that the train on the left is led by #2903 and is Train #116. It is a Don Steffen photo. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on the above post Not only is the roundhouse gone, everything else is also gone. 1947 Ashland Quad @ 48,000 |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on the above post Except for the coaling tower. https://www.google.com/maps/@46.59719,-90.8526979,171m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu |
SOO+NP Depot
Only a street view from 2008 is available. Views from that year make one appreciate how much the technology has improved since then.
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| Street View, Sep 2008 |
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| Mike Patrick posted Ashland WI SOO depot during the AAPCO convention 9-14-91. Looks like there could be enough business for regular passenger service. Dave Martens shared Jim Kelling shared with the comment: "Ashland Wisconsin (Soo Line depot)." |
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| Scott Wright commented on Dave's share The station was severely damaged in a fire in 2000 and was eventually rebuilt to nearly original condition. |
They have preserved a steam locomotive across the street from the depot.
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| Street View, Sep 2008 |
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| Robert Haugland posted Old Soo Line Depot in Ashland, Wisconsin |
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| Alexander Golman commented on Robert's post Right across the street too. |
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| Raymond Storey posted ASHLAND WIS |
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| Rob Kitchen posted Ashland, Wisconsin, 1981 Jordan Grunow: I brewed the last batch of beer in that building the night before it burned in 1999. I felt horrible. What if it was me? Deep frier failed Old school rot protection? Coat roof rafters in creosote… Not possible to put out Sandra Lowndes: It burned April 1 2000 Craig A Tator: It was rebuilt, probably better and safer than when new. Dave Martens shared Jim Kelling shared Ashland Wisconsin |
Mike Patrick posted three photos with the comment: "Ashland Soo/NP depot 4-64, think the NP sign was taken down soon after this, I never saw it again, sorry for the quality on the shot of the south side of the depot, my scanner seems to pick and choose how it copies negs."
Allan Erickson: Had a real bad fire in the restaurant there about 15? yrs ago and I figured the place was toast but they fixed it up. This was a 3 way depot for NP, Soo and CNW. Remember riding the CNW train there from IWD with my grandma and little brother once just for yucks.
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C&NW Depot
It appears that C&NW had their own depot because this does not look the same.
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| Ashland Historical Society Museum posted Chicago & Northwestern Railroad depot, Ashland, Wisconsin. You can see Garnich's Hardware behind the depot. The old rink would have been next to Garnich's. Does this bring back any memories for anyone? Enjoy. Jim. Andrew Roth shared |
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| D Scott Peterson commented on the above post The depot in 2017. |
So whose depot was this?
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| Raymond Storey posted ASHLAND WIS 1880 Raymond Storey posted ASHLAND WIS 1890 [It is real shame that Raymond never sites his sources so we can't figure out which date is correct.] |
SOO+NP Roundhouse
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| Mike Patrick posted Ashland WI 7-1-80. Michael Mornard mentioned he was modeling Ashland, thought this might be of interest SOO/NP/BN roundhouse. |
I started with a 1951 aerial because I thought the roundhouse would be still standing then. I presume that all of the industry activity near downtown were iron ore mines. I could not find the roundhouse, so...
...I got a 1939 aerial.
The turntable, and roundhouse, is obvious in this photo. Knowing where the roundhouse was, I looked again in the 1951 photo. The roundhouse appears to be extant, but the turntable is gone. I included the 1951 photo because there seems to be more iron ore mining facilities in that year.
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| 14G-87, 08/04/1951 |
...I got a 1939 aerial.
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| 3-59, 6/20/1939 |
The turntable, and roundhouse, is obvious in this photo. Knowing where the roundhouse was, I looked again in the 1951 photo. The roundhouse appears to be extant, but the turntable is gone. I included the 1951 photo because there seems to be more iron ore mining facilities in that year.
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