Re: MINNESOTA & WESTERN RAILROAD 8619 State Hwy 55, Annandale, MN
Author: SP5103
Date: 12-11-2013 - 22:30
Went by the place many times when I worked for Soo Line. Unfortunately, I would consider the owner a hoarder rather than a preservationist. One of the Soo guys said the owner hated visitors aka trespassers, and caught a couple guys trying to photo and measure one of the small depots on the property. It is claimed he lit it on fire and burned it to the ground in front of them. Who knows if the story was true.
Pull up some kind of satellite map. Follow the Soo Line and Hwy 55 east out of Annandale. The property is between Co Rd 6 NW and Illsley Ave NW just south of the tracks. Doesn't look like he's done anything with the stuff on the property since I saw it in 1996.