Collection: Midland Continental Railroad Company Collection

Scope and Contents

Newspaper clippings and a photocopy of an article entitled "Death of a railroad" (5 leaves) by Stewart Mitchell; one clipping is from January 2, 1913 Courtenay gazette (Courtenay, N.D.) and one is from Jan. 26, 1969 Fargo forum.

Dates

1913, 1969-1970.

Creator

Mitchell, Stewart. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the NDSU Archives.

History

Railroad line running from Edgeley, N.D. to Wimbledon, N.D., headquartered in Jamestown, N.D. Organized in 1909, discontinued operations in 1970 after extensive damage to track bed and bridges occurred. Originally planned to run from Winnipeg, Manitoba to Galveston, Texas, actually covered eighty-six miles of track at peak of operations. In 1934, the first diesel locomotive used in the Midwest was owned by Midland Continental. Frank A. Seiberling owned the railroad until 1966; sold it to Northern Pacific Railroad and Soo Line Railroad.