Back in the Milwaukee Road days, Montevideo was a crew change point between the Twin Cities and Aberdeen. The section was purchased by a new railroad in the early 90's, the Twin Cities & Wester... (more)
When Milwaukee road was in its heyday, their double track main though the western Minnesota prairies did encounter several river valleys on its way west. One such spot, known as Watson Sag still e... (more)
In the 30 minutes that the West End job went to Appleton light power, picked up 25 loads of grain, and left town, the county plow made several passes at the crossing and built up a nice plow ridge... (more)
The West End job breezes through the "town" of Wegdahl, MN. Nestled in the trees between Montevideo and Granite Falls, Wegdahl is all but abandoned. All that remains are a couple dilapi... (more)
After spending the night in the siding west of here, the West End Job brings some rock and grain through Montevideo on a beautiful fall morning. The West End job does not really have a set time, s... (more)