Fairfax semaphore
A westbound train on the Minnesota Prairie Line passes the semaphore on display by the depot in Fairfax. This is the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway line to Watertown, South Dakota. It crossed the Great Northern at Hanley Falls, Minnesota, and my understanding is that this semaphore once protected that crossing, but was actually one of the GN signals, not on the M&StL. In any case, it's nice to have a piece of signaling history preserved along this line.
Fairfax semaphore
A westbound train on the Minnesota Prairie Line passes the semaphore on display by the depot in Fairfax. This is the former Minneapolis & St Louis Railway line to Watertown, South Dakota. It crossed the Great Northern at Hanley Falls, Minnesota, and my understanding is that this semaphore once protected that crossing, but was actually one of the GN signals, not on the M&StL. In any case, it's nice to have a piece of signaling history preserved along this line.