DeForest, WI: 1871 Museum/Milwaukee Depot

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Street View, Jul 2019

It needed quite a bit of TLC.

Street View, Aug 2007

"The DeForest Depot was built in 1871, at the time of the construction of the railroad line which connected Madison to Portage. In 2025 the waiting room and ticket office area were renovated and now look like it would have looked to traveler arriving by rail in the 1930s." [deforest]

The DeForest Depot was built in 1871, at the time of the construction of the railroad line which connected Madison to Portage. Land for a depot was donated to the railroad by Isaac DeForest. Recognizing the importance of rail service to the growth of the community, area residents provided funds to erect the building. Knute Knudtson, a local tradesman, constructed the depot using a post and beam building technique common to many area barns. The original exterior siding consisted of vertical boards and battens. In the 1920s the depot was remodeled to include wainscoting, horizontal siding, and new windows. The DeForest Depot closed in 1971 and the building was later purchased by the Chase Lumber Company of DeForest to be used for storage. In 2001 the land and the building were deeded by Fred and Helen Chase to the DeForest Area Historical Society. The current exterior restoration reflects the appearance of the building during the 1930s, when The Milwaukee Road train passed through town several times each day.

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Exterior restoration completed in 2008

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Jack Franklin posted three photos with the comment:

The Milwaukee Road station in De Forest has been restored by the local historical society. 

My photos.

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This Milwaukee route is now owned by CPKC.

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Renville, MN: Wood Grain Elevator

Wood: (Satellite)

Concrete: (Satellite)

Feed Mill: (Satellite)

In addition to the wood elevator on the left, the town has concrete silos and metal bins.

Street View, Jun 2026

Wesley Peters posted two photos with the comment:

Grain Elevator Photography Trip 2, North Dakota/South Dakota/Minnesota.

Renville, Renville County, MN.

Renville Farmers Elevator. False-front drive-thru headhouse built in 1978, Hogenson Construction Co. Bushel capacity unknown. Distributor house removed after 2010.

One of six surviving drive-thru headhouses by Hogenson Construction Co. in Minnesota.

Photographed on 7/20/2025.

Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.

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And east of the storage elevators is this elevator. I presume it is a feed mill.

Street View

The railroad was the Milwaukee, and it is now the TC&W.

tcwr via Dennis DeBruler

As expected, the shortline provides rail service to the elevator.

Satellite

St. Louis Park, MN: 1887 Moved/Milwaukee Depot and Pavek & Bakken Museums

Original: (Satellite, according to the topo map and aerial photo below, the Wooddale Ave. Station reuses the depot's land.)

Current: (Satellite)

Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication: (Satellite)

The Bakken Museum: (Satellite)

I guess the station is now a park pavilion.

Street View, Apr 2025

Al Hennen posted four photos with the comment: "found this on my bike ride in St.Louis Park Minn."

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Since the Milwaukee tracks were south of the Minneapolis & St. Louis tracks, the station would be south of the tracks. So it looks like it would be the rectangle just east of Wooddale Avenue.

1952/54 Minneapolis South Quad @ 24,000

I couldn't resist including the grain elevator near the upper-right corner. That was torn down for Cityscape.

May 8, 1947 @ 17,000; AR1DV0000040135

Pavek Museum of Electronic Communication

Photo, May 2024

Andrea, Jul 2026

A vacuum tube tester:

Mike Larson, Dec 2023

The Bakken Museum

"Museum & education center for all ages offering exhibits on electricity, Ben Franklin & magnets." [Google Maps description]

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Hector, MN: Wood Grain Elavator

West: (Satellite)

East: (Satellite)

South side:

Street View, Jun 2026

North side:

Street View, Jun 2026

Wesley Peters posted two photos with the comment:

Grain Elevator Photography Trip 2, North Dakota/South Dakota/Minnesota.

Hector, Renville County, MN.

Farmers Elevator Co. Built in 1938, T. E. Ibberson Co. 40,000-bushel capacity.

Still standing of June 2026.

Photographed on 7/20/2025.

Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.

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The above elevator is west of Main Street. This elevator is on the east side.

Street View, Jun 2026

The elevators get rail service because this Milwaukee route is now owned by the Twin Cities & Western Railroad (TC&W) .

tcwr via Dennis DeBruler

I looked at other views of the north side of the west elevator to see how many of them had tank cars. Every view since 2014 had tank cars. And they are delivering them to Agri Trading Fats and Oils. I also discovered that they recently rebuilt the receiving facility so that they could unload tank cars indoors.

Street View, Apr 2023

Olivia, MN: Wood Grain Elevator

(Satellite)

This ADM facility processes seeds for edible beans. [ADM]

Dennis DeBruler commented on Cliff's comment below
https://maps.app.goo.gl/trfzWKg2utXG6Ywb8

Wesley Peters posted two photos with the comment:

Grain Elevator Photography Trip 2, North Dakota/South Dakota/Minnesota.

Olivia, Renville County, MN.

Lakeland Bean Co. False-front combination headhouse/annex built in 1972. Bushel capacity unknown. False-front annex built in unknown year. Bushel capacity unknown. Both by Hogenson Construction Co.

Features Hogenson's signature mint green office and driveway.

Photographed on 7/20/2025.

Photo courtesy of Wesley Peters.

Cliff Smith: Did you take a photo of the railcar side? Awesome shots

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Street View, Jun 2026

To the west of the ADM plant is a Remington corn seed plant. Note the ADM plant in the right background.

Street View, Jun 2026

At first, I could not find the wood elevator because it is west of town. In the town is a big storage grain elevator.

Street View, Jun 2026

The elevators get rail service because this Milwaukee route is now owned by the Twin Cities & Western Railroad (TC&W) .

tcwr via Dennis DeBruler

Danube, MN: Wood Grain Elevator

East: (Satellite)

West: (Satellite)

East Wood Elevator:

Street View, Aug 2024

West Wood Elevator:

Street View, Jun 2026

Wesley Peters posted three photos with the comment:

Grain Elevator Photography Trip 2, North Dakota/South Dakota/Minnesota.

Danube, Renville County, MN.

East Complex- Pacific Grain Co. Combination headhouse/annex built in 1944, T. E. Ibberson Co. 30,000-bushel capacity.

Last surviving elevator built for the Pacific Grain Co. in Minnesota.

West Complex- Annex. Early history unknown.

Photographed on 7/20/2025.

Photos courtesy of Wesley Peters.

Ben Tepfer: This place just sold last week [Summer 2026] on Hensley auction. Brought 20k

John Harker: Ben Tepfer probably set for demo.

Seeing how there's a new rail load out east of town

Ben Tepfer: Place/Person out of Glencoe bought it. Heard it might be rented out for storage.

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The railroad was the Milwaukee.

1965/66 Danube Quad @ 24,000

This elevator is just east of the elevator in the street view at the top of these notes. It looks like UP got this Milwaukee route.

Street View, Aug 2024

And this elevator is east of town.

Street View, Jun 2026

Another view of the above new grain elevator and fertilizer supply facility.

Street View, Jun 2026

Mayville, WI: Northwestern Iron Works

(Satellite, note Furnace Street and Iron Lane)

Kristin Zyduck Hannula posted
Northwestern Iron Works, Mayville, Wis... circa 1910
James Torgeson shared
Mike Delaney: Mayville iron mines were also located here, known as the Mayville iron district.

David Hoff provided several images in the comments.

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Paul Rusch: David Hoff It was crazy how much concrete was exposed when they were working on that area last year [2022]. It sure was alot easier to bury it back then.

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1955 Waupun and Horicon Quads @ 62,500