Great Northern Railway Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) 11288, 1919. Relay 17.02 Miles with New 90# Rail Between Deer River and La Prairie. Replace #7 Turnouts with#9 and Replace All Rail Lighter Than 75# withS H 77 1/2# Rail in Passing Tracks. Interstate Commerce Commission Account Number 9 Rails Cost: $174990. Series II. Lines East. Mesabi Division. Other Subject Categories: ,

AFE 11287, Minnesota, 1919. Relaying 144,315 Track Feet of 75# /96 Rail (New When Laid) withBew 90# Rail, Near Deer River, to The End of 85# Rail, at Schley, A Distance of 27.32 Miles. Replacing Malleable and Flat Top Steel Joint Plates. Placing 4 Rail Aanchors Per Panel of Track Throughout and 16 Per Panel Across Swamps; Placing Curve Number Boards and Center Line Pins on All Curves; Relaying All #9 Frogs and Turnouts with#11 Frogs and Turnoutsk Using 90# Material. Relaying All Rail Lighter Than 75# (Secondhand When Laid) with Secondhand 75#/96 Rail, and Replacing All #7 Frogs and Turnouts with#9 Frogs and Turnouts in Passing Tracks, Also Tie-Plating All Curves in Passing Tracks with Secondhand Tie Plates,. Interstate Commerce Commission Account Number 9 Rails Cost: $267777. Series II. Lines East. Mesabi Division. Other Subject Categories: Track, Track Laying and Removal

AFE 11089, Deer River, Minnesota, 1905. Relocate Privy. Interstate Commerce Commission Account Number 16, Station and Office Buildings. Cost: $4. Series I. Lines East. Other Subject Categories: Station Facilities

Great Northern Railway Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) 10977, Deer River, Minnesota, 1919. Place Eight 33' Rails withStep Joints and Place 90# Crossing Frog at Crossing withMinneapolis and Rainy River Railway. Interstate Commerce Commission Account Number 9 Rails Cost: $118. Series II. Lines East. Mesabi Division. Other Subject Categories: Track, Track Laying and Removal

AFE 10715, Deer River, Minnesota, 1904. Replace Two Stub Switches with Split Switches. Interstate Commerce Commission Account Number 12, Track Laying and Surfacing. Cost: $76. Series I. Lines East. Other Subject Categories: Track, Industry

AFE 1007, Deer River, Minnesota, 1905. Place Marker Pipe at Gasoline Plant. Interstate Commerce Commission Account Number 19, Fueling Stations. Cost: $22. Series GM. Lines East. Other Subject Categories: Servicing Facilities, Other

Great Northern depot at Deer River, Minnesota, undated. Photograph by Robert Johnston, from the Norm Keyes Collection.