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Soo Line Maintainers Shanty - 1986
Soo Line Maintainers Shanty - 1986

What was once so common but seemed to disappear almost overnight were the various vintage railroad sheds and shanties that one could easily find trackside in towns and cities everywhere.

I didn’t take the time to photograph them nearly as much as I should have, but I did on this particular occasion back in late September of the year 1986 along the Soo Line in Marshfield, Wisconsin. – What I did neglect to do that day however was to look more closely for markings or a car number that may have still showed on the worn paint to be able to attempt a bit of history tracing, I bet this retired box car hauled a lot of freight back in the day.

For the purpose of creating a maintainers shack, this old outside-braced wooden car had windows and a doorway cut in, a stove added for heat, and you can see that at one time it even had an electric power hook-up for interior lights.

Of course this shanty disappeared decades ago, and this area along the now Canadian National mainline in Marshfield has changed so much that its difficult for me to place the exact location this relic was even located, my best guess is near N. Vine Avenue or Ash Avenue there in town. – September 27th, 1986 ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©

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Taken on: September 27, 1986
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Soo Line Maintainers Shanty - 1986

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