Comments for Railroad Crossing (RR XING) http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net History, trainspotting, and model railroading by Chad Kluck Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:11:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Naming of the Skally Line by Karl A. http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/2009/10/naming-of-the-skally-line/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Karl A. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 20:11:56 +0000 http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/?p=126#comment-28 I'll help you out here, the Skally Line comes from the local geography. It is short for St.Croix Valley "Skally". The St. Croix River is a large portion of the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota. I’ll help you out here, the Skally Line comes from the local geography. It is short for St.Croix Valley “Skally”. The St. Croix River is a large portion of the border between Wisconsin and Minnesota.

]]> Comment on Friendly Message from the North by Chad Kluck http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/2010/03/friendly-message-from-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Chad Kluck Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:05:18 +0000 http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/?p=286#comment-27 Thanks for the info. I think I saw a covered truck when I was there snapping the shot. I just assumed it was idling. About a year ago I did see MNNR pull a string of hoppers from Buerkle Road and I have noticed the gondolas. I also know that there are a lot of plastics industries in Roseville and Little Canada along the line. I didn't realize they performed unloading there. Thanks for the info. I think I saw a covered truck when I was there snapping the shot. I just assumed it was idling. About a year ago I did see MNNR pull a string of hoppers from Buerkle Road and I have noticed the gondolas. I also know that there are a lot of plastics industries in Roseville and Little Canada along the line. I didn’t realize they performed unloading there.

]]> Comment on Friendly Message from the North by pogopod http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/2010/03/friendly-message-from-the-north/comment-page-1/#comment-26 pogopod Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:17:48 +0000 http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/?p=286#comment-26 the MNNR generally switches this line on Tuesday and Thursday. A typical day will find one or two of the cars removed and one of two added to the line. this track is being used as a team track for the unloading of plastic pellets(I think) into trucks. this activity used to occur at Buerkly Road but since the BN is storing a string of gondolas on that track they moved the operation to the track near Hwy 61. the MNNR generally switches this line on Tuesday and Thursday. A typical day will find one or two of the cars removed and one of two added to the line. this track is being used as a team track for the unloading of plastic pellets(I think) into trucks. this activity used to occur at Buerkly Road but since the BN is storing a string of gondolas on that track they moved the operation to the track near Hwy 61.

]]> Comment on Naming of the Skally Line by skallyguy http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/2009/10/naming-of-the-skally-line/comment-page-1/#comment-25 skallyguy Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:44:13 +0000 http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/?p=126#comment-25 What would you like to learn about the "Skally Line" I'm slowly (due to disability) researching for a historical book on the line. Marty What would you like to learn about the “Skally Line” I’m slowly (due to disability) researching for a historical book on the line.

Marty

]]> Comment on Naming of the Skally Line by chad http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/2009/10/naming-of-the-skally-line/comment-page-1/#comment-15 chad Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:41 +0000 http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/?p=126#comment-15 skallyguy, thanks for the clarification and the additional reference! I will continue to focus on the Skally as it seems to generate a lot of E-mail and blog comments. Let me know if you have anything else to share, I'd be happy to hear it. skallyguy, thanks for the clarification and the additional reference! I will continue to focus on the Skally as it seems to generate a lot of E-mail and blog comments. Let me know if you have anything else to share, I’d be happy to hear it.

]]> Comment on Naming of the Skally Line by skallyguy http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/2009/10/naming-of-the-skally-line/comment-page-1/#comment-14 skallyguy Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:01:33 +0000 http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/?p=126#comment-14 pretty close. As A swede, and family of Rails on the Skally since before it was NP in 1900, thru current operators. "Ja skall go till Duluth" = 'I shall go to Duluth' is the english translation of the Swedish quote. Substitute town for destination. Reference "Looking Back over 100 years in Northern Chisago County", By Carl Sommer, Rush City 1958. pretty close. As A swede, and family of Rails on the Skally since before it was NP in 1900, thru current operators.

“Ja skall go till Duluth” = ‘I shall go to Duluth’ is the english translation of the Swedish quote. Substitute town for destination.

Reference “Looking Back over 100 years in Northern Chisago County”, By Carl Sommer, Rush City 1958.

]]> Comment on Picking Locations and an Era by chad http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/2009/05/picking-locations-and-an-era/comment-page-1/#comment-13 chad Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:17:00 +0000 http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/?p=61#comment-13 I didn't realize it was that active at that time, or that the branch from White Bear to Stillwater was still in use. The year you describe is exactly what I am going for. This is the only photo I have found online for that era: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23711298@N07/2882260039/ I'd be interested in seeing your pictures of the line. Do you you remember where the semaphores were located? I didn’t realize it was that active at that time, or that the branch from White Bear to Stillwater was still in use. The year you describe is exactly what I am going for. This is the only photo I have found online for that era: http://www.flickr.com/photos/23711298@N07/2882260039/

I’d be interested in seeing your pictures of the line. Do you you remember where the semaphores were located?

]]> Comment on Picking Locations and an Era by pogopod http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/2009/05/picking-locations-and-an-era/comment-page-1/#comment-12 pogopod Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:02:03 +0000 http://rrxing.chadleighkluck.net/?p=61#comment-12 My vote is the Skally. When I moved to my home in 1979 I listened to the trains everyday and night. I was within seeing distance of the line. It had semaphores and lots of different road names using the line. I saw and photographed C&NW, Milw, BN, DW&P, CN, to name a few. the Soo crossed in White Bear and there was a BN branch at White Bear, lots of neat bridges and industries all the way up to Hinckley. My vote is the Skally. When I moved to my home in 1979 I listened to the trains everyday and night. I was within seeing distance of the line. It had semaphores and lots of different road names using the line. I saw and photographed C&NW, Milw, BN, DW&P, CN, to name a few. the Soo crossed in White Bear and there was a BN branch at White Bear, lots of neat bridges and industries all the way up to Hinckley.

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