Austin was a major railroad junction in Southern Minnesota. The Milwaukee Road has two mainlines cross in Austin, and the Chicago Great Western had a line through the town.
The north/south Milwaukee Road line, and the Milwaukee Road line heading west are still active and used by the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern, while everything else is abandoned.
Bridges
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Dobbins Creek
DM&E I-90 Bridge
Steel Stringer Bridge over Interstate Highway 90
DM&E Oakland Place Bridge
Steel Stringer Bridge over Oakland Place (Formerly US Highway 16)
DM&E Wolf Creek Bridge
Deck Plate Girder Bridge over Wolf Creek
Ramsey Mill Pond Rail Bridge
Abandoned Pratt Through Truss Bridge over Cedar River
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