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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 |
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Bayport (Afton) |
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Almelund Threshing Show Grounds on S.R. 95 (GPS: 45.464845, -92.742955) |
C | ???? | Museum | None | Wood |
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| center city |
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Moody, Burns & Folsom Avenues (GPS: 45.390773, -92.816214) |
C | 1880/ 1914 |
Restaurant | Gone | Wood |
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Groningen (Miller Sta.) |
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Ironhorse
Central RR Museum at 24880 Morgan Avenue, Chisago City (GPS: 45.308815, -92.846433) |
C | 1895 | Museum | Tourist RR | Wood |
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| North Branch |
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38548 County 9 (Sunrise Road) about .4 miles south of MN 95 on the west side. (GPS: 45.5063,-92.8440) |
F | 1891 | Storage | None | Wood | |
| Rush City |
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North side of 4th Street east of South Dana Avenue (GPS: 45.685413, -92.963797) |
C | ???? | Railroad | In Use | Wood/ Steel |
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| Taylors Falls |
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312 West Government Street (GPS: 45.401145, -92.653376) |
C | 1902 | Museum | Gone | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Chisago City |
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According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, new passenger and freight stations were built here in 1897. The passenger station measured 20'x40' and the freight station measured 16'x16'. There were also two 16'x16' covered platforms. The station was torn down in 1948. | ||||||
| Franconia |
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This station was located almost a mile north of the business district at the intersection of US-8 and Lawrence Creek Road. It was relocated to Aktinson (Carlton County) in 1903. | ||||||
| Franconia |
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According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, there was only a 10'x10' passenger shelter (built in 1916) and a station sign here as of that date. | ||||||
| Harris |
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In 1888, the station was at the corner of Railroad and Division Streets. This was likely the first station here. The photo shows a building next to the tracks here which may or may not be the original station. | ||||||
| harris |
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According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, a new station was built here in 1891 and measured 24'x60'. | ||||||
| Lindstrom |
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According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, a new station was built here in 1897 and measured 16'x107'. | ||||||
| North Branch |
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The station was on the east side of the tracks on the north side of Main Street (formerly 3rd Street). According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, a new passenger and freight stations were built here in 1891. The measurements for the stations are given as 24'x37' and 32'x48' (not sure which was which or if either matches the station that still exists). | ||||||
| Rush City |
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This station was on the north side of 4th Street where the current depot structre stands at GPS: 45.685413, -92.963797. According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, a new station was built here in 1894 and measured 24'x100'. | ||||||
| Rush City |
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This appears to be a more modern structure from the 1950s or 60s. | ||||||
| Russell Beach |
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According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, there was only a 16'x16' covered platfrom here. | ||||||
| Shafers |
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According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, a new station was built here in 1897 and measured 16'x54'. When the railroad was removed in 1947 the building was modified to store the town's fire truck. It was then moved to the Iron Horse Central RR museum. An attempt to restore it was started, but never completed and it was dismantled. | ||||||
| St. Croix Station |
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This station was on the eastern edge of Rusheba Township on the line from Rush City to Grantsburgh. | ||||||
| Taylors Falls |
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An previous station was built here in 1880 (The Minneapolis Journal, 12-18-1880). | ||||||
| Stacy |
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According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, a new station was built here in 1891 and measured 18'x48'. | ||||||
| Wyoming |
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In 1888, the station was on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue. | ||||||
| wyoming |
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According to NP Valuation Reports from 1917, a new station was built here in 1891. The 1.5 story section measured 24'x36' while the one-story section measured 21'x40'. It was on north side of Viking Boulevard (formerly Pennsylvania Avenue) at approximately GPS: 45.336843, -92.998840. The station was remodeled in 1956 with the top section removed and it lost most of its distinctive architectural features. | ||||||
| 1898 CHISAGO COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Bayport (CM&St.P) - The depot on the Amelund Threshing Show Grounds is advertised as being from Bayport, however, before it was in Bayport it was originally in Afton. The depot has been moved twice. It was most likely moved from Afton to Bayport around 1914 also after the demise of the old Bayport union station (for reasons unknown). In Bayport it was located on Maine Street South between Central Avenue and 2nd Avenue South at GPS: 45.019903, -92.777283. Center City (NP) - The current station in Center City is actually the original station with a significant addition. It was constructed in 1880 and was originally 20’x40’. In 1914 they doubled the depot’s size to 20’x80’ by extending it to the west. They also added a 14’x20’ umbrella shed at each end and the original gable roof was replaced with a hipped roof. Here are photos of the station prior to the 1914 remodel. Groningen (St. Paul & Duluth) - Originally from Groningen (formerly called Miller Station), this station was moved to Chisago City in 1981 from Sandstone in Pine County (where it was from 1966-1981). Taylors Falls (NP) - This was the last of four buildings in town used for railroad passenger station purposes. The railroad was discontinued in 1948, and since 1950 this building has served as a meeting hall known as the Taylors Falls Memorial Community Center. It was formally dedicated under that name in 1953 as a memorial to five local servicemen who died in World War II. |
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