Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable

The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable in Currie, Minnesota was built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It has also been known as the Currie Railroad Turntable or the Currie Manually Operated Railroad Turntable. [1][2]

Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable
LocationCounty Highway 38, Currie, Minnesota
Coordinates44°04′31″N 95°39′56″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Built byAmerican Bridge Co.
NRHP reference No.77000758[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1977

Built in 1901, it is a manually operated railway turntable built by the American Bridge Company for the end of a Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway branch line.[3]

There is mention of a railway roundhouse having existed,[2] but no specific evidence this was in fact a roundhouse as opposed to a single engine workshop/shed.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Darryl Siegel; Mrs. High Gervais; Mrs. Ray Ruppert (October 13, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Turntable / Currie Railroad Turntable; Currie Manually Operated Railroad Turntable". National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2018. With accompanying four photos from 1976
  3. Nord, Mary Ann (2003). The National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 0-87351-448-3.
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