This depot also served the Rock Island and SOO lines. [en-academic]
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| Jim Arvites posted View of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad passenger depot and freight house in Minneapolis circa 1880's. The station, built in 1879, was razed in 1899 when the current station replaced it. |
I like that they preserved the smokestack.
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| Historic Minneapolis posted Milwaukee Road’s Minneapolis Station Stands (1965) Historic Minneapolis posted again with the same comment. Andrew Roth shared Milwaukee Road station in Minneapolis, MN |
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| marriott "The rail line, first built in 1864, was originally known as the Minnesota Central Railroad. In 1867 the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad bought the Minnesota Central Railway, changing the name of the railroad to the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad in 1874 before shortening the name to Milwaukee Road. The old Milwaukee Road Depot was constructed in 1899 and remains one of the last long-span, truss-roofed sheds surviving in the nation." |
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| Delia MacMillan posted Minneapolis sure has transformed completely since is was officially recognized in 1856. These old photos show the city like you've never seen it before! Sue Erickson: Stone Arch Bridge in the distance. [Between the tracks and the river is the old milling district.] Tom Lyman shared |
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| John Harker posted Here is a nice morning view of combined Milw trains #6 the Morning Hiawatha and #16 the Olympian Hiawatha waiting to depart the Minneapolis Milw station at 7:45 am on June 13, 1957. It was standard practice to combine these two trains at Minneapolis for the run to Chicago. When this slide was taken, the three E9s (203 A, 203 B and 203 C), the power for this train, were a little over a year old. After train 6 the Morning Hiawatha passengers boarded, a station switcher coupled the two trains together, then the E9s with an RPO and a baggage-dormitory car were coupled to the train. I scanned and edited this image from an original red bordered gray mount Kodachrome slide. No photographer was listed, but I know Robert Larson took slides of this train in St Paul and I am trying to determine if he took this slide as well. John Harker collection John Harker posted with the same comment John Harker: Scott Rogers The consist of this particular train for #6 the Morning Hiawatha section included six coaches (some out of view to the left), a super dome, a dining car, and a Valley series parlor car and for #16 the Olympian Hiawatha section three coaches, a super dome, a dining car, a Touralux sleeper, a Lake series sleeper, and a Creek series Skytop sleeper lounge observation. The three E9s, 203 A, 203 B and 203 C with an RPO and a baggage-dormitory car (out of view) were on the front end. Ryan Heath: Someone’s private car off to the right. John Harker: Ryan Heath I believe that could be a SOO business car. Dave Mikelson: A little before urban renewal wiped out most of the buildings along Washington Ave. Great shot. We sometimes forget that not everyone at this time could take photos like this. You needed a more expensive camera, color Kodachrome slide film (and correct processing). Maybe a manual setting had to be done. And then compose the shot. Tom Corless: Can someone help me with why Milw Rd had this yellow paint scheme (vs the more recognizable orange) which looks a lot like UP from a distance TJ Gaspers: Tom Corless yes. In 1955 the UP switched from the CNW routing to Omaha to the Milwaukee Road routing. The cars were painted so they could be more easily pooled together. MJ Mark Rodriguez: Bob Larson moved out West to take a job as locomotive engineer for the Feather River Canyon Route, the Western Pacific Railroad! I think he photographed this train, even though it looks more like a UP streamliner, what with the yellow paint! |
Milwaukee's freight house facilities were southeast of the depot.
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| Greg Smith posted This is in 1975 looking north in Minneapolis. The line cutting diagonal is the Milwaukee Road. The Minneapolis station is just off the picture on the left and the line heads east from there to South Minneapolis yard where it continues east over the Mississippi to St. Paul or west through the Lake St "depression" and on to the west coast. Visible in the bottom of the photo is the Rock Island Minneapolis fruit and produce facility. Also visible are the Central Avenue bridge, the GN stone arch bridge, and the Railway Transfer yard. In today's world, I-35W and the stadium now occupy a good chunk of this area. Dennis Eyler: I-35W is on the right edge of this picture. You can see the loop from westbound 3rd Street to southbound I-35W and the ramp from southbound I-35W to westbound 3rd Street. The Viking stadium is where the RI facility was. LRT now uses part of the Milwaukee alignment to 4th Street. |
Concerning Eyler's comment, I don't see how the freight facilities could be Rock Island. I spent some time tracing how the RI enter the area, and it is further east and along the river. This looks like Milwaukee facility to me.
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| 1952 Minneapolis South Quad @ 24,000 |
Today's view of Greg's photo.
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| Mark Ollig commented on Delia's post Ryan Heath: This sketch is post-1909. Clearly done from the City Hall tower. The new Milwaukee Depot is there and open. Looks toward the river. |
An article about the redevelopment project, not just this building, but the whole neighborhood
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| Raymond Storey posted MINNEAPOLIS Ben Hoopman: Is that Washington Avenue? Charles E Davis: Ben Hoopman yes |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Raymond's post So it must have crossed Washington Ave between Chicago and 9th Avenues. 1952 Minneapolis South Quadrangle @ 1:24,000 https://www.google.com/.../@44.9768605,-93.../data=!3m1!1e3 |
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