Sleepy Eye, MN: C&NW Depot, Freight House, Roundhouse and Grain Elevators

Museum/Depot: (Satellite)

Freight House: (Satellite)

Old Elevator: (Satellite)

New Elevator: (Satellite)

Old Mill: (Satellite, it still has its smokestack.)

Roundhouse: (Satellite, the slant on the north end of the concrete pad is at the wall of the roundhouse.)

The old elevators on the right and the museum/depot is on the left.

Street View,  Jun 2023

Probably the former freighthouse on the right and a grain elevator on the left.

Street View

I got this view after I learned that the museum is about Chief Sleepy Eye and I noticed that I had cropped his grave marker out of my original view.

Street View

 

I noticed the Rice Street sign. Did the old mill process rice instead of wheat?

Street View

I don't see a fall protector and the loading siding is severed. So I doubt if it is rail served. So why is a trackmobile and some hoppers in this town.

Street View

I noticed in a satellite image that there are two spouts to a building on the south side. Taking a closer look, there are also small silos so that they can quickly load an 18-wheeler.

Street View

 

IRM Strahorn Library posted
Chicago and North Western Railway Snowplow Operation - Sleepy Eye, Minn. January 31, 1909, F Scobie, photographer.
Engine #782 4-6-0 Class S-3 and engine #317 4-6-0 Class R pushing a Roger Ballast Plow.
The photograph is labeled "The Snow Plow Getting up Steam."
Larson Collection C&NW Volume 7A, Illinois Railway Museum Strahorn Library.
Dennis DeBruler shared

John Hersil posted four photos with the comment:

The Sleep Eye Minnesota former CNW / DM&E , currently CPKC Yard, frieght house, depot, and Land O' Lakes elevator.
Yup that's a Pillsbury hopper with Soo markings.
No runaway caboose ( little house reference )

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1964 Sleepy Eye Quad @ 24,000

2 of 5 photos that Marty Bernard posted with the comment: "Depot at Sleepy Eye, MN. Slides say Aug. 1982. Arlan L. Tietel photo, Iowa Chapter NRHS collection."

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Greg Smith posted
I'm always amazed at how much the photo editing programs can do. This photo by Ross had a terrible red tint to it. I got it cleaned up quite a bit from what it was. What a neat shot in Sleepy Eye MN. This was in his 1965 folder.
Patrick Hansen shared

Terry Davis: Both the depot and the original depot (later a freight house) in the background, are still there. The depot is an excellent local museum and the wooden freight house is an antique store. We visit both during the May 2022 Chicago & North Western Historical Society convention in Manakato. We also saw C&NW depot/museums at Westbrook, Currie and Tracy (actually Volga, S.D.’s depot). We also took pictures of the C&NW/DM&E/CP Rail depot still used by MOW at New Ulm.

Douglas Hildebrandt commented on Greg's post
June of 2019, my picture.