Fairmount and Veblen Railway
| Fairmount and Veblen Railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Short-line railroad |
| Status | Some in use, some abandoned |
| Termini |
Fairmount, North Dakota, North Dakota Grenville, South Dakota |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 12 November 1913 |
| Closed | 1971 |
| Owner | Fairmount and Veblen Railway (1913-1915) Soo Line (1915-2000) Sunflour Railroad (2000-current, north of Rosholt) Canadian Pacific Railway (2000-current, south of Rosholt) |
The Fairmount and Veblen Railway (F&V) was a short line railroad that operated in Richland County, North Dakota; and in Roberts and Marshall counties, South Dakota.
The railroad was incorporated in December 1912 by Clarance Paulson of Minneapolis MN, Julius Roshall, L.R. Roshall, George Anderson, and P.S. Hanson. Was put into operation December 1, 1914. Clarence Paulson, also known as C.A. Paulson, was one of the 24 businesses located in Minneapolis Railroad district in the early 1900s. He owned a building on the north edge called the Twin City Separator Company.
C.A. Paulson's involvement in building Fairmount and Veblen Railway, ensured greater distribution of products by Minneapolis manufacturer's, when the short lines linked up to larger lines. This purpose is clearly demonstrated, the partners sold the rail line shortly after it was built. At the time Fairmount and Veblen was built, C.A. Paulson was producing butter tubs and other items, that could be distributed quickly through railway channels quickly. During the industrial revolution, production changed and evolved quickly. Once refrigerators were born, butter tubs were out. Some of C.A. Paulson's firms: Twin City Separator Company, Emerson Manufacturing, Colfax Manufacturing & Marshall Motor Company (later Jari Products).
The photo of this building shows a large, deep trench that was created in 1912–1916 as a grade separation for the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad. Twin City Separator Company Building Early Minneapolis Business Firms_Twin City Separator. Only the wall of the Twin City Separator building remains, and listed on the historical society to identify how rail/transportation was used in the early 1900s. The photos demonstrate the importance of manufactures position alongside railroad lines.
In 1913, the constructed trackage from Fairmount, North Dakota southward into South Dakota to Rosholt, then westward to Claire City and Veblen. The line was extended southward the following year, from Veblen to Roslyn, and then eastward to Grenville. A steam locomotive acquired from the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (“Soo Line”) was used on the railroad.
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