Section Foreman's House, 22x24 - HO books laser cut underframe

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Great Northern Iron is a 302-page hard cover book that presents a comprehensive history of the Great Northern Iron Ore Properties

were initially (1899) placed in a subsidiary entity

were built between 1907 and 1930

Section Foreman's House, 22x24 - HO books laser cut underframeSection Foreman's House, 22x24 From the earliest days of the Great Northern through about 1950, most track maintenance was performed by a crew that worked an assigned section of the railroad. As of circa 1900 single track sections were typically about 10 miles long. The work was performed by section men under the direction of the section foreman. Even if the section headquarters was located in a town, the railroad typically supplied housing for both