As I mentioned last week I found flaws in my blog post of the 6-9th divisions. Those were more modern divisions. What follows are the 1950 Divisions of the Great Northern Railway.
* = Does not appear on Route map.
+ = see: http://gnarchive.com/accidents.html for details and reports. 1947 through 1969 not complete.
h ttp://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/cdm/search/searchterm/Great%20Northern%20Railway%20Company%20(U.S.)/mode/exact/page/3 Wahpeton train crash images.
http://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/cdm/search/searchterm/great%20northern%20railway/mode/all/order/nosort/page/3 Search parameter "Great Northern Railway" # of Images 476.
Division Location Sub-Division M-P
Minot Breckenridge, Mn 1st 0
" Wahpeton, North Dakota " 0.99 +
" Milwaukee X'g " 1.19
" Wahpeton Jct. " 1.84
" Milwaukee X'g " 5.4
" Lurgan " 7.25 *
" Brushvale " 9.2 *
" Kent " 14.23
" Wolverton " 23.24
" Comstock " 30.07 *
" Rustad " 35.23 *
" Finkle " 40.75 *
" Moorhead Jct. " 44.79
" NP X'g " 44.92
" Moorhead, Minnesota " 45.61
" Fargo, North Dakota " 46.66
Minot Fargo Jct. " 47.7
Empire Builder Route (Passenger) Surrey Cutoff Built 1911-12 (Freight)
Division Location Sub-Division M-P Division Location Sub M-P
Dakota Fargo Jct. 2nd 0 Minot Fargo Jct. 1st 47.7
" Harwood " 7.44 * " Reed " 52.91 *
" Argusville " 13.03 " Prosper " 59.08
" Gardner " 19.87 * " Newman " 63.32 *
" Grandin " 26.16 " Vance " 69.55
" Kelso " 32.26 * " Mason " 75.57 *
" Alton " 34.59 * " Erie Jct. " 78.6
" Hillsboro " 38 " Nolan " 87.41 *
" Taft " 41.66 * " Walden " 94.1 *
" Cummings " 45.83 * " Pillsbury " 99.46
" Buxton " 51.88 * " Luverne " 106.85
" Reynolds " 56.78 * " Karnak " 113.21
" Thompson " 63.95 * " NP X'g " 119.59
" Merrifield " 68.87 * " Hannaford " 119.6
" Flaat " 71.83 * " Revere " 127.02 *
" Pa Tower " 74.68 * " Sutton " 133
" Grand Forks " 27.13 " Glenfield " 139.97 *
" Juanita " 145.53 Division Location Sub-Division M-P " Grace City " 152.97
" Brantford " 159.36
Dakota Grand Forks 4th 0 " Dundas " 165.11
" University " 1.9 * " NP X'g " 170.94
" Neche Line Jct. " 2.41 * " New Rockford " 170.95
" Pa Tower " 2.59 *
" Grand Forks Jct. " 2.77 * Division Location Sub M-P
" Powell " 6.71 *
" Ojata " 11.06 * Minot New Rockford 2nd 0
" Emerado " 15.7 " Munster " 6.8 *
" Arvilla " 21.73 " Bremen " 12.49 " Larimore " 27.76 " Hamburg " 18.6
" Hannah Jct. " 30.14 " Heimdal " 25.01
" Shawnee " 34.93 * " Wellsburg " 31.11
" Niagara " 41.66 " Selz " 37.43
" Michigan " 53.72 " Clifton " 44.46
" Lakota " 64.12 " Aylmer " 52.74
" Sarles Jct. " 64.45 " Soo Line X'g " 58.61
" Bartlett " 68.19 " Norfolk " 58.62
" Doyon " 73.09 * " Guthrie " 62.49
" Crary " 77.9 " Rangeley " 68.45
" Keith " 83.51 * " Karlsruhe " 75.31
" Devils Lake " 88.72 " Verendrye " 81.17
" Farmer's line Jct. " 88.74 * " Simcoe " 87.59
" Soo line crossing " 92.92 * " Genoa " 94
" Grand Harbor " 95.82 * " "
" Penn " 101.7 " "
" Churchs Ferry " 107.67 " "
" Niles " 114.82 * " "
" Leeds " 119.09 " "
" York " 125.41 " "
" Knox " 131.41 " "
" Pleasant Lake " 136.93 " "
" Fero " 141.31 * + " "
" Rugby " 145.96 " "
" Tunbridge " 151.18 * " "
" Berwick " 157.47 * " "
" Towner " 164.94 " "
" Denbigh " 173.65 " "
" Granville " 185.8 " "
" Norwich " 192.66 * " "
" Surrey " 199.89 " "
" M. D. Jct. (Surrey) " 200 " M.D. Jct. (Surrey) 2nd 101.58
Minot C. K. Switch " 105.97 *
Minot Minot 2nd 108.81
Division Location Sub-Division M-P
Minot Minot 3rd 0
" Soo Line X'g " 0.1
" W. L. switch " 4.31 *
" Gassman Switch " 4.94 *
" Ralston " 9.24 *
" Des Lacs " 13.47
" Lone Tree " 17.59 *
" Berthold " 22.33 +
" Crosby line Jct. " 22.59
" Roach " 27.01 *
" Tagus " 32.05
" Blaisdell " 38.87 *
" Palermo " 45.85
" Grenora line Jct. " 52.29
" Stanley " 53.7 +
" Ross " 61.03
" Manitou " 65.59 *
" White Earth " 73.11
" Tioga " 80.97
" Temple " 86.5 *
" Ray " 92.74
" Wheelock " 98.07
" Epping " 103.34 *
" Spring Brook " 109.06 *
" Avoca " 114.64 *
" Williston 3rd 120.32
Known service facilites: Roundhouse, shops, fuel & sand.
Fargo, Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Rugby, New Rockford, Minot, Berthold, Stanley and Williston.
Photo Stanley Roundhouse & Tender loading facility: http://www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/uw-ndshs/id/1775/rec/21
Until next week, enjoy the read.
Charlie
