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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 |
klossner | Moved to ?? | C | ???? | ???? | None | Wood | ||
STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
Courtland | This station was on the west side of 3rd Street. It was built in 1894. This station, along with the Nicollet station were both moved to a farm to the NE of Nicollet and were subsequently torn down. | |||||||
Lafayette | The station was along 9th Street between Esther and Adolph (near where the baseball fields are today). It is hard to tell from old maps as the street names seem to have changed or shifted. | |||||||
Nicollet | This station was on the east side of Pine Street, on the north side of the tracks. This station, along with the Courtland station were both moved to a farm to the NE of Nicollet and were subsequently torn down. The photos show the station being moved, but it's not known if this was the move to the farm or a previous relocation. | |||||||
Oshawa | Built in 1885. | |||||||
St. Peter | This was likely the first Omaha station. The first station here was built in 1867 and later served as the freight station when a new station was built in 1905. | |||||||
St. Peter |
This station was across the river in East St. Peter, Le Sueur County. It was on the south side of East Broadway Avenue (MN-99). The depot site is vacant today, but the tracks are still active. It was built in 1905 and burned down in late 1928/early 1929.This station was across the river in East SLe Sueur County. It was on the south side of East Broadway Avenue (MN-99). It was built in 1905 and burned down in late 1928/early 1929. | |||||||
St. Peter | This station was built in 1929 after the previous station burned (see above) (The Redwood Gazette, 4-10-1929). The depot site is vacant today, but the tracks are still active. | |||||||
St. Peter | In 1899, this station was on Pine Street between Washington and 5th Streets at GPS: 44.318373, -93.968602. | |||||||
Traverse | The passenger station was built in 1895. There was also a freight station here. | |||||||
1898 NICOLLET COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
Notes About Existing Stations... Klossner (M&St.L) - This station's original location was on the west side of MN-15 north of Fort Road. |