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EXISTING STATIONS | ||||||||
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Station Name |
Original Railroad | Current Location |
Type | Date Built |
Current Use |
Track Status |
Building Material |
More Info |
Canby | St. Olaf Avenue (US-75) (GPS: 44.708538, -96.277332) |
C | 1945 | Museum | In Use | Brick | ||
Granite Falls | 1316 US Highway 212 (GPS: 44.806647, -95.557295) |
P | 1888 | Business | None | Wood | ||
Granite Falls | South of 9th Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets (GPS: 44.809368, -95.557641) |
P | 1940 | Railroad | In Use | Wood | ||
Hanley Falls | SE corner of South 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue West (GPS: 44.690128, -95.620636) |
C | 1895 | Residence | In Use | Wood | ||
Porter (Harsted) |
Chestnut Street between North Brook Avenue and Park Avenue North (GPS: 44.637820, -96.166115) |
C | 1885 | Garage | None | Wood | ||
STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
Burr (Stanley) |
This station was to the east of CR-14. | |||||||
Canby | The station that is still standing is the third at Canby. This one is likely the second station. | |||||||
Clarkfield | ||||||||
Clarkfield | A later-generation station. | |||||||
Echo | This station was on the west side of 4th Street. | |||||||
Echo | This modern station replaced the one listed above. | |||||||
Granite Falls | An earlier GN station here. | |||||||
Hanley Falls | This station was on the NW side of Prairie Avenue. | |||||||
Hazel Run | This station was on the west side of 2nd Street. | |||||||
Lorne (Tweed) |
This was likely only a flag stop. The name of the station was changed in September 1900. It was abandoned by the GN in March 1959. | |||||||
Wood lake | This station was near where Third Street intersected the tracks. | |||||||
1898 YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
Notes About Existing Stations... Granite Falls (CM&St.P) - The original location of this station was on the north side of Baldwin Street, on the west side of the tracks. Hanley Falls (GN) - Station has been modified, but is still recognizeable as a station. Porter (C&NW) - The original location of this station was on the was on the west side of Main Street. |