Secrets of the Waite Park Car Shops Revealed
From 9:00 am to 11:00 amWednesday, December 13th, at 9 a.m. Visit the Stearns History Museum to learn more about the car shops of Waite Park, where 100,000 boxcars and hundreds of cabooses were built for the Great Northern Railway between 1901 and 1986. Expert Ray Schouviller will share historic photos of the car shops, the story of how Waite Park was chosen for this important job, who worked there, and why it was shut down in 1986. The event cost for nonmembers is $7, and members may attend for free.
Wednesday, December 13th, at 9 a.m.
Visit the Stearns History Museum to learn more about the car shops of Waite Park, where 100,000 boxcars and hundreds of cabooses were built for the Great Northern Railway between 1901 and 1986. Expert Ray Schouviller will share historic photos of the car shops, the story of how Waite Park was chosen for this important job, who worked there, and why it was shut down in 1986.
The event cost for nonmembers is $7, and members may attend for free.
