A Spirited Bed & Breakfast!
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702 Railroad Ave.
Alberton Mt, 59820-9482
406-722-4990
Innkeepers — Thom & Grace Garrett
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History of Ghost Rails Inn
Ghost Rails Inn B & B
Alberton, Montana
Formerly "The Montana Hotel" |
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In 1909 the old Milwaukee Railroad built this place to house its crew. The trains rumbled through here for most of that century, pausing in Alberton to take on water and change crews. This was an important stop because this was where locomotives were switched from electric-powered, adequate for relatively flat terrain to the east, to steam-powered, necessary to haul heavy loads over the steep mountain passes to the west.
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The Milwaukee electric-powered locomotives known as the "Little Joes" were originally built for Joseph Stalin in
Russia, but post-World War II politics prevented the sale from going through. The Milwaukee Road purchased 12 of
the Little Joes in 1947, and they remained in service until June 15, 1974.
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When the Milwaukee Road abandoned services and pulled up the tracks in the mid-1970's, the town of Alberton nearly disappeared. The railroad is many years gone now, but not forgotten here in Alberton.
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Today, small-town Alberton is coming back to life. With three churches, three restaurants, two taverns, an espresso stand,
bakery, book store, knitting shop, adn qulting shop, not to mention an award winning B&B, there is always something to do
in Alberton. It's a growing little town that still has the friendly spirit of the old west.
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The Railroad's gone
but the spirit lives on!
It's
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Copyright ©2001-
Ghost Rails Inn, All rights reserved.
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