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Coal tower located at the former Soo Line Irvine Yard in Chippewa Falls. Picture from the Paul Almquist Collection.

Old Altoona depot

Fairbanks Scale building at the former Soo Line yard in Chippewa Falls. Photo from the 1970's. Photo from the Paul Almquist Collection.

This restored depot is in Whitehall, Wi on the old Green Bay and Western line. It now serves as a community meeting facility and a mini-railroad museum. It was built in 1914, restoration was completed in 2011. Photo from the Paul Almquist Collection.

This picture was taken 2011 in Whitehall. It's a track structure commonly used on model railroads and usually for power isolation. It is an insulated rail joint used to isolate track circuits for occupancy detection to control track side signals. Photo from the Paul Almquist Collection.

The Soo Line Depot on Canal Street in Chippewa Falls, WI. This picture was taken some time between 1935 and 1958. From the style of the truck maybe the 1930's or 40's. Photo from the Paul Almquist Collection.

The "Omaha Depot" in Chippewa Falls, WI. This structure was torn down several years ago. Anyone know what year it was?

Milwaukee Road Bridge, Eau Claire, WI. Now a foot bridge at Phoenix Park. Photo from the Paul Almquist Collection.

This depot is located on the south side of Menomonie, WI, just north of the Red Cedar River. It was owned by the "Omaha" Railroad, not by the Milwaukee Railroad as previously stated. "The Milwaukee Road depot is located across the river and is used as the trail head for the bike path." --Thanks to Jim Bernier for the correction. Photo from the Paul Almquist Collection.