Morton, Minnesota

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Photo from Tom Hughes loon@bigfoot.com
Tom's Grandfather was the telegrapher in Morton in the 1920's and 30's.

The Morton, MN depot and hotel were torn down in 1969.

Sam Sherman photo
Old engine house in June or July 1976
It was built with 6 stalls and a turntable in 1884 and buldozed in 1982.
The turntable was removed in 1948 and was rebuild to 3 stalls at that time.

Feb 21,1899 -
M&StL buys the Wisconsin Minnesota and Pacific. The line running from Morton,MN to Watertown,SD 122.53 miles. The CRIP engines used on the line were retired from service the same day. MStL becomes absoute owner. This note from Sam Sherman

Feb 16,1946 Worst wreck in years blocks M&StL.; A faulty wheel is blamed for causing the worst wreck in 28 years. The train was eastbound when one truck of a car derailed and traveled for a mile before pileing up and tearig out 200' of the trestle. The wreck happened on the Sulfer Lake trestle one mile west of Morton. Nine cars were involed with three wood boxcars of corn breaking open when they fell from the trestle 20' to the frozen lake below. The line was opened to trafic again on the 22nd. Train were run out as far as Morton from Minnepolis while the line was blocked so mail, freight and express was uninteruped. Don't know what they did for the line west. They used farm trucks that drove out onto the ice to load the corn and haul it town. This note from Sam Sherman

This is a link to the Minnesota Historical society
http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/VRDBImages/pf006/pf006856.jpg
Minneapolis and St. Louis depot, Morton. Photograph Collection ca. 1960
Location no. MR6.9 MR p2 Negative no. 52883

This is a link to the Minnesota Historical society
http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/VRDBImages/pf087/pf087168.jpg
Aerial view, Elevator, Morton Photographer: Vincent H. Mart Photograph Collection 1983
Location no. Collection I.303.3527 Negative no. MIBC127-11

This is a link to the Minnesota Historical society
http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/VRDBImages/pf087/pf087167.jpg
Aerial view, Morton Photographer: Vincent H. Mart Photograph Collection 1983
Location no. Collection I.303.3526 Negative no. MIBC127-10

This is a link to the Minnesota Historical society
http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/VRDBImages/pf082/pf082523.jpg
Aerial view, Rock quarry, Morton Photographer: Vincent H. Mart Photograph Collection 1969
Location no. Collection I.303.767 Negative no. MIBC29-9

This is a link to the Minnesota Historical society
http://collections.mnhs.org/VisualResources/VRDBImages/pf006/pf006789.jpg
Bridge over the Minnesota River at Morton. Photograph Collection ca. 1900
Location no. MR6.1 p1 Negative no. 48791

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