The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway

"The Peoria Gateway"

Ackley, Iowa:

01

Albert Lea, Minnesota:

Unfortunately, the top example is missing a year.

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03

Copied at the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR depot, to RI trains operating in the M&St.L yard:

04

Albia, Iowa:

05

Albia CB&Q, Iowa:

A Wabash RR form, copied at the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR depot.
To a CB&Q and an M&St.L train, both operating on Wabash RR tracks.

06

Chaska, Minnesota:

07

Curtis, Minnesota:

Copied at the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RY depot. An Illinois
Central RR, M&St.L & Rock Island train, all interacting on RI trackage.

08

Des Moines, Iowa:

09

Dunnell, Minnesota:

Could these two orders be the work of a student operator?

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11

Estherville, Iowa:

Unfortunately, the slow order is missing.

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13

Fort Dodge, Iowa:

13a

Grand Junction, Iowa:

13b

Grinnell, Iowa:

13c

Hampton, Iowa:

14

Hopkins, Minnesota:

15

16

Jordan, Minnesota:

17

Kilkenny, Minnesota:

18

Linby, Iowa:

19

Manly, Iowa:

20

A M&St.L train entering Rock Island tracks en route to Minnesota.

21

Marshalltown, Iowa:

22

Mason City, Iowa:

23

Merriam, Minnesota:

24

Merriam Junction, Minnesota:

25

Middle Grove, Illinois:

25a

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

26

Monmouth, Illinois:

27

Montgomery, Minnesota:

28

Morton, Minnesota:

29

30

Nemo, Illinois:

31

Newburg, Iowa:

32

New Prague, Minnesota:

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34

Olds, Iowa:

35

Oskaloosa, Iowa:

36

Otisco, Minnesota:

37

Packwood, Iowa:

38

Peoria, Illinois:

This is a deep copy. The operator has not been using a tin, so a lot of ghosting.

39

Perry, Iowa:

40

Plover, Iowa:

41

Spencer, Iowa:

42

Tara, Iowa:

This order was never completed- But the information is still interesting.

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45

Order to an M&St.L train operating on Illinois Central RR tracks:

46

Waseca, Minnesota:

47

Watertown, South Dakota:

47a

Waterville, Minnesota:

48

49

West Des Moines, Iowa:

49a

Winfield, Iowa:

Note the top order was never signed by an operator.


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Winthrop, Minnesota:

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