As someone who grew up on another portion of the M&StL (Estherville, IA), I really enjoyed this tour. Your history of the area and the use of maps make this an exceptionally entertaining and educational video. I look forward to checking out your other works.
Really nice work. Thanks! from an old fan of the NP. As you probably know, the Mpls & St Louis had trackage rights over the Northern Pacific, between Mpls and St. Paul to White Bear Jct, maybe over branch lines to Stillwater, Taylors Falls too. Also, the MN History Ctr has a donated photo album from the 20s, 30s, showing M&SL engines at NP's Mississippi Street roundhouse in St. Paul.
I know it was a piece of railroad history, but that bridge over the Minnesota River had to go. It was a frequent cause if log and ice jams. Perhaps one day a pedestrian bridge will be built at that same spot and not cause log and or ice jams.
Thanks for the terrific content. Your selection of material is so eclectic - where do you get the ideas and maps? Interested because your graphics are well done - I do a lot of work with civil war maps and GIS, so new resources for historical maps is intriguing.
It didn’t click to me where the junction was until the first satellite view. I’ve followed this section on Google Earth many times always curious about the history of the line and what it was like
Hi I have a pic of the train wreck that destroyed the trestle just north of Louisville swamp. I happened to stumble upon it hiking almost 20 years ago. Boxcars and timbers in the river. You could incorporate it into this video. I just don't know how to email it to you
It took a while, but eventually everyone learned not to build anything right adjacent to the Minnesota River. Bad history of flooding on the Minnesota.
As someone who grew up on another portion of the M&StL (Estherville, IA), I really enjoyed this tour. Your history of the area and the use of maps make this an exceptionally entertaining and educational video. I look forward to checking out your other works.
Much respect for your attributions. I thought I was the only one who did that.
Me and my buddies used to trespass there with our off road rigs back in the day.had no idea just thaught it was just some random trials and railroad
Minnesota River is the name of a Milwaukee Road sleeping car. I slept in it too!
Thank you for sharing this. I truly enjoy your work. So neat to see some rail still left behind.
Excellent. My brother lives in Carver and enjoys your videos too
I enjoy your videos, I have watched quite a few and have never been disappointed. Keep up the great work you do, and yes, I am a subscriber. Thanks.
Nicely done, as always.
Interesting that a wooden boxcar had been incorporated into one of the buildings at the abandoned gravel pit.
Really nice work. Thanks! from an old fan of the NP. As you probably know, the Mpls & St Louis had trackage rights over the Northern Pacific, between Mpls and St. Paul to White Bear Jct, maybe over branch lines to Stillwater, Taylors Falls too. Also, the MN History Ctr has a donated photo album from the 20s, 30s, showing M&SL engines at NP's Mississippi Street roundhouse in St. Paul.
I know it was a piece of railroad history, but that bridge over the Minnesota River had to go. It was a frequent cause if log and ice jams. Perhaps one day a pedestrian bridge will be built at that same spot and not cause log and or ice jams.
Thanks for the terrific content. Your selection of material is so eclectic - where do you get the ideas and maps? Interested because your graphics are well done - I do a lot of work with civil war maps and GIS, so new resources for historical maps is intriguing.
It’s getting a several new bike path bridges and a trail paid by Scott, Carver and USFW
It didn’t click to me where the junction was until the first satellite view. I’ve followed this section on Google Earth many times always curious about the history of the line and what it was like
Hi I have a pic of the train wreck that destroyed the trestle just north of Louisville swamp. I happened to stumble upon it hiking almost 20 years ago. Boxcars and timbers in the river. You could incorporate it into this video. I just don't know how to email it to you
mnbricks@gmail.com
It took a while, but eventually everyone learned not to build anything right adjacent to the Minnesota River. Bad history of flooding on the Minnesota.