Railroad Employees Posed on Train Dock. 4 1/4" x 6 1/2" black and white photograph of a crew of railroad men, standing and sitting on a train dock, the Waseca Roundhouse behind them; circa early 1900s.
Waseca was a C & NW Chicago and North Western division point, or a place where engines were serviced. The roundhouse and car shops were built in 1881 and for many years provided Waseca's largest payroll. Engines were repaired at the roundhouse while cars went on the "riptrack" to the shops for repair. The roundhouse burned in 1953.
