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Great Northern Railway Historical Society Clearance Diagrams
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Documents and engineering drawings concerned with the design, construction and maintenance of railroad structures and equipment. Written documents and engineering drawings describing railroad equipment and physical plant. Car diagrams, equipment manuals, equipment rosters, locomotive diagrams, locomotive reports, part fabrication drawings, lettering and painting drawings, and physical plant drawings are included.

Great Northern Railway Dakota Division Clearance Diagram, 1957-1969

The Dakota Division file contains clearance diagrams for 12 railway line segments divided at Saint Cloud, Minnesota; Sauk Centre, Minnesota; Alexandria, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota; Grand Forks, North Dakota; Cass Lake, Minnesota; Crookston Junction, Minnesota; Barnesville, Minnesota; Crookston, Minnesota; Noyes, Minnesota; Devils Lake, North Dakota; Tilden Junction, Minnesota; Warroad, Minnesota; Grand Forks, North Dakota; Neche, North Dakota; Grafton, North Dakota; Walhalla, North Dakota; and Winnipeg, Manitoba. Individual segment diagrams appear to have been updated in the period between 1957 and 1969.

Great Northern Railway Historical Society Clearance Diagrams

  • US MnSpGNR E0480
  • Collection
  • 1957-1969

Scans of railroad clearance diagrams for the Great Northern Railway Dakota Division, Mesabi Division, Minot Division and Willmar Division. The diagrams show the space available to run railroad cars and loads along the track between stations on the line. Many dates are illegible, but those that are readable fall between 1957 and 1969.

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Great Northern Railway Mesabi Division Clearance Diagram, 1957-1969

The Mesabi Division file contains clearance diagrams for 10 railway line segments divided at Minneapolis Junction, Minnesota; Coon Creek, Minnesota; Boylston, Minnesota; Duluth, Minnesota; Cass Lake, Minnesota; Brookston, Minnesota; Kelly Lake, Minnesota; Gunn, Minnesota; Virginia, Minnesota; Saint Cloud, Minnesota, Brook Park, Minnesota; Sauk Centre, Minnesota; Cass Lake, Minnesota; Allouez, Wisconsin and Saunders, Wisconsin. Individual segment diagrams appear to have been updated in the period between 1957 and 1969.

Great Northern Railway Minot Division Clearance Diagram, 1957-1969

The Minot Division file conains clearance diagrams for 10 railway line segments divided at Breckenridge, Minnesota; Moorhead, Minnesota; Fargo, North Dakota; New Rockford, North Dakota; Minot, North Dakota; Devils Lake, North Dakota; Surrey, North Dakota; Bainville, Montana; Wahpeton, North Dakota; Nolan, North Dakota; Stanley, North Dakota; Grenora, North Dakota; Snowden, Montana; Richey, Montana; Fairview, Montana; Watford City, North Dakota and Opheim, Montana. Individual segment diagrams appear to have been updated in the period between 1957 and 1969.

Great Northern Railway Willmar Division Clearance Diagram, 1957-1969

The Willmar Division file contains clearance diagrams for 9 locations: Twin City Bridges, Saint Paul, Minnesota; Saint Paul Union Depot, Saint Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis Union Depot, MInneapolis, Minnesota; East Third Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota to University Switch, Minneapolis, Minnesota (for freight trains); East Third Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota to University Switch, Minneapolis, Minnesota (for passenger trains); University Switch, Minneapolis, Minnesota to Union Depot Junction (via Stone Arch Bridge), Minnesota; University Switch, Minneapolis, Minnesota to Union Depot Junction (via Minneapolis Junction), Minnesota; Union Depot Junction to Lyndale Junction, MInnesota (Tracks 1, 2 and 3); Union Depot Junction to Lyndale Junction, Minnesota (Tracks 4 and 5); and 12 railway line segments divided at Lyndale Junction, Minnesota; Breckenridge, Minnesota; Saint Cloud, Minnesota; Minneapolis Junction, Minnesota; Coon Creek, Minnesota; Willmar, Minnesota; Garretson, South Dakota; Sioux City, Iowa; Yankton, South Dakota; Benson, Minnesota; Huron, South Dakota; Watertown, South Dakota; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Hutchinson Junction, Minnesota; Hutchinson, Minnesota; Hopkins Junction, Minnesota and Hopkins, Minnesota. Individual segment diagrams appear to have been updated in the period between 1957 and 1969.