Elevator: (Satellite)
The elevator is on the left, and the depot is on the right in this view.
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| Street View, Oct 2022 |
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| Chris Hennebry posted Looks like the Watson MN depot is finally getting restored. |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Chris' post And the town still has its old wood grain elevator, https://maps.app.goo.gl/HFFpgTq7G4SckqEMA. |
A topo map shows why this town is on a spur off the mainline. The spur climbs from the river valley to the top of the river bluff.
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| 1958 Watson Quad @ 24,000 |
A USGS map shows this route is owned by the Twin Cities & Western Railroad. Even though it is a shortline, I was surprised to see a bunch of hoppers spotted at the elevator because this elevator is way too small for rail service. It looks like it had seven small bins and one larger one.
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| Satellite |
Then when I saw that the entire spur was crammed with hoppers, I realized that the hoppers are just being stored here.
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| Satellite |
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