[Magdalen] Railroads

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/30/2016 3:02:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
romanos at mindspring.com writes:

My  grandfather Leon moved in with us in the late 40's. He was buried in  
Stillwater, and was entitled to free passage for the final  trip.>>>>>>>>
 
 
Some additional railroad trivia:
 
Besides the 17 mile spur of the NP from Rush City, MN to my home town
(Grantsburg, WI) there were two others off the same mainline from  the
Twin Cities to Duluth/Superior.  They were Wyoming, MN to Taylors  Falls,
MN and White Bear Lake to Stillwater.  All three are gone, the latter  two
about 1948.  Soo Line served Saint Croix Falls across the state line,  but
that was abandoned in 1961 so the twin villages, Taylors Falls and Saint  
Croix
Falls are without rail service.
 
It turns out that there is valuable fracking sand in that area, so Soo Line 
 has
begun to restore some of its old lines, much to the displeasure of the  
residents
near the tracks.
 
 
 
David Strang.