CARLTON COUNTY

EXISTING STATIONS
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Station Name	Original Railroad	Current Location	Type	Date Built	Current Use	Track Status	Building Material	More Info
Carlton		North Avenue west of Grand Avenue (GPS: 46.663645, -92.431618)	C	????	Railroad	In Use	Metal
Cromwell		Second house on right, south of S.R. 73/S.R. 210 (GPS: 46.676518, -92.885183)	C	1915	Garage	None	Wood
Moose lake		900 Folz Boulevard (south side of SR-71/27 east of Ironwood Avenue). (GPS: 46.453899,-92.768732)	C	1907	Civic	None	Wood
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station Name	Original Railroad	Notes
Alford (Wingate)		The GN changed this station name from "Wingate" to "Alford" in 1951. See listing below for Wingate.
Atkinson (Franconia)		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, this station was built in 1883 and measured 12'x30'. This station was moved to Atkinson from Franconia (in Chisago County) in 1903.
Automba		Station burned in the fire of 1918.
Barker (Tilden)		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, a 16'x30' station was built here in 1894.
Barnum		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, this station was built in 1883 and measured 16'x64'. That means that the station standing in 1917 was built in 1894. However, supposedly this old station burned down in 1902 and was replaced by the station listed below. The valuation records therefore contradict that (they are not always correct). Can someone provide a newspaper article citation about the fire?
Barnum
Blackhoof		The station became a house after service but ultimately burned down.
Brownell (Howell)		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, there was only a station sign at this location that year.
Carlton (NP Junction)		Originally called NP Junction, the NP, GN, and CM&St.P shared a station that was on the west side of 3rd Street between North and South Avenues at GPS: 46.662872, -92.425256. The NP completed its line from NP Junction (Carlton) to Brainerd, with the first train arriving on march 11, 1871.
Carlton (NP Junction)
Carlton (Knife Falls)		The first station here was on the west side of 3rd Street between North and South Streets at GPS: 46.662869, -92.425309. This station is shown on the 1892 Sanborn map.
Carlton		A new station was built sometime between 1892-1901. It was also on on the west side of 3rd Street between North and South Streets, but it was closer to 3rd Street than the previous station. The station was short-lived as the lot is shown as empty on the 1908 Sanborn map.
Carlton		A third generation station was built here in 1904 according to NP Valuation Records of 1917. The station measured 20'x175'. Specific location is not known.
Cloquet		The original St. Paul & Duluth RR (later NP) passenger station was at the north end of Arch Street at approximately GPS: 46.723878, -92.464731. This station appears on the 1885, 1888, and 1892 Sanborn maps.
Cloquet	AND	The first Union Station was built here sometime between 1892-1897. It was on Avenue A on the east side of Arch Street on the south side of the tracks at GPS: 46.723496, -92.464678.
Cloquet		The original St. Paul & Duluth freight house was on the north side of the tracks across from the original Union Station to the NE a bit at GPS: 46.723663, -92.464570.
Cloquet		The original Duluth, Superior & Western RR freight house was at what was formerly the north end of Broadway Street at GPS: 46.723494, -92.462350. This station is shown on the 1897 Sanborn map.
Cloquet	AND	The second Union Station handled both passengers and freight. It was built sometime between 1897 and 1901. It was also on Arch Street north of the previous Union Station on the NP tracks at approximately GPS: 46.723691, -92.464640. After the third Union Station was built in 1909 to service only passengers, this building was then used as the NP freight house until it burned in the fire of 1918. Another freight station was built at this same location to replace it after the fire of 1918.
Cloquet	AND	The third Union Station was built in 1909 and mesured 24'x160' and was between the GN and NP tracks and also on the east side of Arch Street at Avenue A. This station burned in the fire of 1918.
Cloquet	AND	The fourth Union Station, which was likely just a temporary structure given its size, was built at the north end of Vine Street (at GPS: 46.723635, -92.463504) after the fire of 1918. This station is shown on the 1919 Sanborn map.
Cloquet	AND	The fifth and final Union Station was brick with a brick platform and sat along Avenue A betwee Arch and Vine Streets. It is shown on the 1922 and 1928 Sanborn maps.
Corona		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, a 8'x34' converted carbody shelter station was built here in 1912.
Cromwell (Island Lake)		This earlier station burned down in March 1915.
Harney
Harney		This was the original Harney station.
Holyoke		This early two-story station was built in 1888 and measured 24'x32'. A boxcar body was placed here as a freight station in 1895. Although the fate of the old depot is not known, it was likely gone by 1905 when a 12'x35' portable/temporary depot was placed here. That probably served until the new station (listed below) was completed in 1913.
Holyoke		According to the 1915 GN Valuation Reports, a new station was built here in 1913 and measured 30'x48'. This station was abandoned by the GN in April, 1960.
Huson		This station appears to have been between the state line and the Wingate station. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a 24'x24' depot was built here in 1899, but it was then remodeled into a section house in 1908. It was abandoned as a station by the GN in July 1933.
Iverson (Pine Grove)		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, a 16'x18' station was built here in 1907.
Kettle River (Finland)		The original station, which was called "Finland," burned in the fire of 1918.
Mahtowa		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, this station was built in 1907 and measured 20'x22'. There was also a 16'x19' freight house here.
Moose Lake		This station burned in the fire of 1918. It was built in 1897 and measured 18'x63'.
Moose lake		This was a temporary station erected after the fire of 1918.
Moose lake		This was the new station.
Namadji
North End		According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, there was an 11.5'x34.5' station here. It was abandoned by the GN in 1926.
Otter Creek (Ottertail)		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, there was only a stock pen and station sign at this location that year.
Pleasant Valley
Sawyer (Zebulon)		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, a 16'x68' combination station was built at Zebulon in 1899.
Sawyer		This appears to be a later-generation passenger shelter.
Scanlon	AND	According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a 24'x48' depot was built here in 1902. This joint station closed in 1941. It was owned by the GN with the NP only owning the platform along its tracks.
St. Louis River Station		The NP Valuation Records of 1917 list a station platform and sign at "St. Croix River," near Cloquet, but this is likely a misprint as it is the St. Louis River than flows through the city, not the St. Croix.
Thompson		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, there was only a passenger shelter shed measuring 12'x16' here. The shed was built in 1897.
Wingate (Alford)		According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, there was only a cinder platform and station sign here at that time. The GN changed this station name from "Wingate" to "Alford" in 1951.
Wrenshall		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, a 16'x78' combination station was built here in 1902.
Wrenshall		This appears to be a later generation replacement station of some sort made out of an old boxcar.
Wrenshall
Wright		According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, a 16'x60' combination station was built here in 1907.
Wright		This may have been a later-generation station.
Zebulon		See listing for Sawyer above.
1898 CARLTON COUNTY RAILROAD MAP

Notes About Existing Stations... Cromwell (NP) - Station has been moved from its original location. According to the NP Valuation Records of 1917, a 30'x48' station was built here in 1915.