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03/11/02 15:57 |
Bob Montbriand |
A bit of trivia - When I
worked at Fargo in the late 50's we referred to the Marion branch as the "lady line" North Dakota, Fargo 1950s Compiler
C Frissell |
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03/10/02 19:48 |
Mark Meyer |
This from the North Dakota
Railroad list....information on the Marion
branch from a dispatcher that
works for the Red River Valley and Western Railroad following an inquiry about the line... *** Is the line from Cassleton southwest thru Embden
still in? I can't remember if the
whole line was taken out or if
portions were going to exist at either end and the middle was being removed. Track between Casselton and Lucca (CPRS crossing) has been
removed, including the diamond at
Lucca. Track between Lucca and
Marion has been recently abandoned (end of Feb) and will also be removed.
*** The Marion branch
(Casselton to Marion) was probably best known for its stations which were named for women:
Myra, Alice, Kathryn, and Marion.
Kathyrn and Marion are named for daughters of NP president Charles
S. Mellen. (I always thought Marion was supposed to
be a male name, but in any event
it's better than the town's first name...Elmo!) The RRV&W most recently operated
the line only between Lucca and Marion
(and it was abandoned from
Lucca to Casselton). Trains accessed the branch from the RRV&W's ex-NP Fargo and
Southwestern branch near Sheldon via trackage rights on CP (Soo Line) to Lucca. Lucca, Embden, Marion, Myra, Alice, Kathryn, Fargo and
Southwestern, RRV&W Compiler C Frissell |