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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 |
| New Ulm |
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SW side of South Valley Street at 2nd Street South (GPS: 44.312977, -94.453487) |
P | 1895 | Railroad | In Use | Stone | |
| Sleepy Eye |
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100 Oak Street NW (GPS: 44.298351, -94.723563) |
P | 1902 | Museum | In Use | Brick |
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| Sleepy Eye |
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200 Oak Street NE (GPS: 44.298635, -94.721513) |
C | 1872 | Business | In Use | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Cobden (North Branch) |
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Built in 1889, the depot was on the east side of Center Street on the south side of the tracks (near the bend in Center Street today). | ||||||
| Comfrey |
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This station was on Railroad Street just NW of Brown Street. It was built in 1905. | ||||||
| Dotson (Bedford) |
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This station was between Comfrey and Sanborn. It was off 140th Street in the vicinity of GPS: 44.172222, -94.994737. | ||||||
| Essig (Siding No. 1) |
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This station, built in 1896, was located just west of Main street on a siding to the north of the main track. There was an earlier station here that was transported from another location in 1887 (New Ulm Review, 1-5-1887). | ||||||
| Evan |
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The depot was on Hanson Street near Park Avenue. It was built in 1891. The station was formerly known as "Harmon," "Hanson," and "Evans." | ||||||
| Hanska |
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This station was on the east side of Railroad Avenue between Main (now gone) and 1st Streets. Today this location is south of 1st Street. It was between the main line and a siding. | ||||||
| New Ulm |
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This station was on the NE side of North German Street at 2nd Street North at GPS: 44.316587, -94.457924. This area was part of North German Park. | ||||||
| New Ulm |
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The first station here was built around 1873 for the Winona, St. Peter & New Ulm Railroad and sat at the essentially the same location as the existing C&NW depot. On early Sanborn maps it is shown as a freight station and later as a combination station. | ||||||
| New Ulm |
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The CNW freight station was on the SW side of South Valley Street between 3rd and 4th Streets South at GPS: 44.311182, -94.451837. This area was part of South German Park. | ||||||
| Searles |
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| Sleepy Eye |
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This station was built in 1887 (New Ulm Review 6-22-1887) across the tracks from the original station and served until the newer 1902 station was built. It was at the corner of Pine Street and 1st Avenue North (formerly 5th Street) at GPS: 44.298762, -94.722468. | ||||||
| Springfield (Burns) |
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The original Winona & St. Peter RR station was on the east side of Cass Street, just south of Central Street. It was on the north side of the tracks. The original name of the station was Burns. It was changed to Springfield in 1880. | ||||||
| Springfield |
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This brick station was erected here by the C&NW in 1916. | ||||||
| Springfield |
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A later metal shed depot. | ||||||
| 1898 BROWN COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Sleepy Eye (C&NW, 1902) - This was the third station built in Sleepy Eye. It was designed by architechts Charles Sumner Frost and his partner (and brother-in-law) Alfred Hoyt Granger. Sleepy Eye (W&St.P, 1872) - This was the first station built in Sleepy Eye around 1872 when the RR first reached town. When a new CNW passenger station was built in 1887 across the tracks, this station was relegated to freight-only service. Sometime around 1900 the station moved slightly to the NE. |
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