NORMAN COUNTY

Untitled 1

     

EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name
Original
Railroad
Current
Location
Type Date
Built
Current
Use
Track
Status
Building
Material
More
Info
Ada West Main Street at 3rd Avenue West
(GPS: 47.298662, -96.515933)
C 1917 Civic In Use Brick  
Borup 1289 310th Street (about 4 miles NE of Borup). C ???? Storage In Use Wood
Syre Norman County Historical Society Museum (Prairie Village) south side of MN-200 in Ada just west of the fairgrounds.
(GPS: 47.295362,-96.527519)
C 1905 Museum None Wood
twin valley State Highway 32 (104 First Street NE) C ???? Museum None Wood  
Ullman 1351 County Highway 36, three miles NW of Syre
(GPS: 47.200829, -96.179812)
C ???? Residence None Wood
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name
Original
Railroad
Notes
Ada The first station here, built in 1878, was on the south side of the tracks on the northeast corner of Pacific (now Main) and Downs (now 4th) Avenues at GPS: 47.299987, -96.516360. It measured 20'x98'. A new station may have been built in 1902 (according to GN valuation records, but unlikely according to Sanborn maps) before the existing station was built in 1917 (The Sauk Centre Herald, 12-13-1917).
Flaming
(Juelson)
According to the 1917 NP Vaulation Records, this station was a 9'x36' converted boxcar body that was installed in 1915.
Gary This station was on Main Street at 1st Avenue East. It was on the east side of the tracks. According to the 1917 NP Vaulation Records, this station was built in 1905 and measured 16'x78'.
Hadler Siding
(Wicklow)
According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Record, the station here was an old carbody that was installed in 1913 and measured 8'x34'. The name of this station was changed in July 1903.
HalstAd There were reports that this station still existed, but a few locals have reported that it was torn down. According to 1910 maps, this station was located on 1st Aveue West at 4th Street West. According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Records, it was built in 1885 and measured 24'x60'.
Heiberg
(Goshen)
 
Hendrum This station was on Great Northern Drive between Main and Gordon Streets. It was on the west side of the tracks. According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Records, the station was built in 1885 and remodeled in 1909. It measured 24'x60'.
Lockhart This station was on 3rd Street, on the west side of the tracks (not sure what this street is called today). After it was taken out of service it was moved to Beltrami where it served as a house for an elevator worker there. It was eventually torn down. According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Record, a new station was built here in 1902 and measured 24'x40'.
PerLey This station was on 3rd Street (now Main Street) at appromiately GPS: 47.177560, -96.801992. According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Records, the station was built in 1888 and later elongated to a size of 18'x48'.
Rolette This station was halfway between 310th and 320th Avenues at approximately GPS: 47.463185, -96.544795. It is shown on the 1896 map of Norman County. On that map it is also marked as Lockhart P.O. which was about three miles north of Lockhart Station (see lsiting above).
Shelly This station was on East McKinley Avenue. According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Records, it was built in 1899 and measured 24'x60'.
Twin Valley This station was on the south side of Main Avenue at First Street. According to the 1917 NP Vaulation Records, this station was built in 1914 and measured 24'x76'.
Wheatville       According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Record, there was only a station sign and a cinder platform here as of that year. This station was abandoned by the GN in September 1959.
1898 NORMAN COUNTY RAILROAD MAP
Notes About Existing Stations...

Borup (GN) - The original location of this depot was on Main Avenue near 4th. According to the 1915 GN Vaulation Record, the station measured 24'x48'. The vaulation for the building did not include the build date.

Syre (NP) - In 1910 this town boasted a town hall, restaurant, and post office along with the depot. The station was off MN-32, south of MN-113. The town hall was on the north side of MN-113. According to the 1917 NP Vaulation Records, this station was built in 1905 and measured 12'x57'.