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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 |
| clara city |
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Reported moved to a farm somewhere in 1950s. | C | ???? | ???? | None | Wood | Granite Falls |
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1316 US Highway 212 (GPS: 44.806647, -95.557295) |
P | 1888 | Business | None | Wood |
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| maynard |
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NE corner of MN-23 and Vardis Street (GPS: 44.906384, -95.463289) |
C | 1890 | Civic | None | Wood | |
| milan |
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???? | C | ???? | Railroad | In Use | Wood | |
| montevideo |
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South 1st Street at State Road (GPS: 44.941534, -95.722726) |
P | 1901 | Museum | In Use | Wood | |
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Renville (Renville Co.) |
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NE corner of 150th Ave. SE and 40th St. SE, east side of Clara City (GPS: 44.964263, -95.288184) |
C | ???? | Storage | None | Wood | |
| watson (Tunsberg) |
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South side of Main Street (GPS: 45.009379, -95.800524) |
C | ???? | Vacant | In Use | Wood | |
| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Asbury |
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| clara city |
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Built in 1909. | ||||||
| Milan |
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The station was burned for fire department practice around 2000. The station sign is on display at the town museum. | ||||||
| Minnesota Falls |
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| Montevideo |
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The original Hastings & Dakota station here was at the south end of 5th Street at GPS: 44.940572, -95.720979. It was built in 1878 (Mower County Transcript, 1-9-1879). | ||||||
| Watson |
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Perhaps this was an older station? | ||||||
| Wegdahl (Myers) |
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"Myers" was the original name of Wegdahl. The name was changed due to there being another post office in the state called "Myers." | ||||||
| 1898 CHIPPEWA COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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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 at GPS: 44.809637, -95.532544 in Chippewa County. It is now on the other side of town in Yellow Medicine County. Montevideo (CM&St.P) - In 1999 the station was lifted and moved aside so a new foundation could be poured (West Central Tribune, 10-29-1999). |
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