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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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Claremont (DOdge Co.) |
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5841 Lonsdale Boulevard East (MN-19), Northfield (just west of St. Olaf College). (GPS: 44.455779, -93.191654) |
C | 1880 | Display | In Use | Wood |
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| faribault |
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2nd Street NW and 9th Avenue NW (GPS: 44.292094,-93.282391) |
C | 1887 | Business | In Use | Brick | |
| faribault |
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3rd Street NE, just west of the river and to the east of MN-60. (GPS: 44.294236,-93.265429) |
C | 1902 | Business | In Use | Brick | |
| northfield |
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Between 2nd Street West and 3rd Street West (GPS: 44.457709, -93.163487) |
C | 1889 | Railroad | In Use | Brick |
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| webster |
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Little Log House
Pioneer Village 220th Street, Hastings (Dakota Co.) (GPS: 44.630704, -92.837383) |
C | 1903 | Museum | None | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
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| Bridgewater |
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This station was between Dundas and Faribault. There may or may not have been a depot building here. It may have just been a flag stop with a station sign. | ||||||
| Cannon Lake |
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Clarks Crossing was in the NW corner of Section 27 of Bridgewater Township. It was around GPS: 44.399172, -93.220940 where Faribault Boulevard crosses 130th Street. There was only a passenger waiting platform here. | ||||||
| Clarks Crossing |
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There was only a passenger waiting platform here. | ||||||
| Dennsion |
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| dundas |
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This station was on the NE corner of Railway and Hester Streets. It was built in 1882 and closed in 1954. | ||||||
| Dundas |
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This depot was on the south side of West Street | ||||||
| Dundas |
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| Epsom |
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Built in 1903. | ||||||
| faribault |
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The first station was on 12th Street NW between 3rd and 4th Avenues NW. | ||||||
| Faribault |
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This was the second generation station. It north of 1st Street NE and east of First Avenue NE. It was on the west side of the tracks. | ||||||
| Hildebrand |
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| Kasper Siding |
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This station was southeast of Faribault on the east side of Section 16 in Walcott Township. | ||||||
| Lake City |
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There is no station shown here on the 1902 map, however there may have been one previously. | ||||||
| Lonsdale |
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According to the book "Then & Now: A History of Rice County, Faribault, and Communities" (1976), this station was moved to the "Prior Lake Mall." Does anyone have more information on that? | ||||||
| Morristown |
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This station was on the west side of 4th Street, on the south side of the tracks. The first station here was built in 1882 with a subsequent station built sometime after. That second-generation station was closed in 1964 and sold to an R.R. Kirchner for $25. | ||||||
| Nerstrand |
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This station was on the south side of Main Street. The first station here was built in 1885 (not sure if that is the one pictured). | ||||||
| Northfield |
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This brick station was on the north side of 3rd Street NW at GPS: 44.457501, -93.163728. The CGW freight station was just to the north and can be seen in the photo. | ||||||
| Northfield |
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Built in 1910. | ||||||
| Northfield |
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The first station here was built in 1865. It was little more than a 16x16 shack. It was moved in 1870. | ||||||
| Northfield |
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Built in 1868 by the Minnesota Central RR, this station was just south of 3rd Street West. It either was destroyed by fire in 1888 or became part of the existing freight depot. | ||||||
| Northfield |
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This freight station was on the north side of 3rd Street West, just west of MN-19/MN-3 at GPS: 44.457709, -93.163487. This building is shown as the freight station on 1902 maps. It also served the CRI&P and there is an outline of a CRI&P sign that can be seen in the photos. | ||||||
| Ruskin |
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Built in 1903. | ||||||
| Walcott |
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This station was south of Faribault in the SW corner of Section 18 in Walcott Township. | ||||||
| Warsaw |
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The station was east of Main Street down in the area near Falcon Way. In the old days this was the extremem SE corner of town. | ||||||
| 1898 RICE COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Claremont (C&NW) - This station was moved to its current location from Claremont in Dodge County. It is part of an impressive private display that features a 2' gauge railroad called the Northfield & Cannon Valley. There is also a small replica station on the site along with several other railroad-related items. Northfield (CM&St.P - Passenger) - The station's original location was on the south side of 3rd Street West, just west of MN-19/MN-3 at GPS: 44.456858, -93.164245. The station was moved north to its current location in January 2016. It now sites approximately where the CGW passenger station was. Webster (CMStP&P) - This station was moved from its original location to Little Oscar's Cafe on US 52 in Hampton where it was for a number of years. The former owner of the cafe, Oscar Palrud, was well-known railroad buff from Faribault who traveled all over the world via rail. Around 2008-09 it was moved to Little Log House Pioneer Village in Dakota County. |
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