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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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Amboy (Blue Earth Co.) |
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112 Sunset Drive, St. James (GPS: 43.974146, -94.641332) |
C | 1894 | Museum | None | Wood |
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| Granada |
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Voss Park on CR-105 in Butterfield (GPS: 43.963361, -94.805066) |
C | 1896 | Museum | None | Wood |
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| st. james |
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Armstrong Boulevard North (GPS: 43.983135,-94.62849) |
P | 1920 | Railroad | In Use | Brick/ Stucco |
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| St. James |
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34002 730th Avenue (GPS: 43.992758, -94.618071) |
C | 1870 | Garage | None | Wood |
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| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
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| butterfield |
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This station was owned 2/3 by the C&NW and 1/3 by the CSt.PM&O. It was built in 1900. | ||||||
| Butterfield |
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There was a freight station here that was built in 1880. | ||||||
| Butterfield |
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| Darfur |
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Built in 1900. | ||||||
| Echols |
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| Grogan (Lincoln) |
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Built in 1901. | ||||||
| La Salle |
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According to a note in the June 1907 edition of The Improvement Bulletin, "LaSalle. MN - The M&St.L depot was burned." It is not clear if it was burned down or just damaged. | ||||||
| Lewisville |
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Built in 1899. | ||||||
| Madelia |
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| Madelia |
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It appears the station was replaced by a trailer in later years. | ||||||
| Odin |
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Built in 1900. | ||||||
| Ormsby |
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| St. James |
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This station was in the middle of the block bordered by Armstrong Boulevard, Weston Avenue, 5th Avenue and 6th Street at GPS: 43.985539, -94.630511. | ||||||
| St. James |
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The second station here was on the north side of the tracks on 6th Street at GPS: 43.983135,-94.62849 (the same location as the original station and the existing brick station). It was built in 1881 and opened in early 1882. The first station here also still survives as a garage (see listings above of existing stations). | ||||||
| 1898 WATONWAN COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Amboy (CSt.PM&O) - This station was moved here from Blue Earth County. The original location of this station in Amboy was at the SW corner of 1st and Maine Streets. Granada (CM&St.P) - Moved to Butterfield from its original location in Martin County. This station was originally located on South Main Street between Becker and Chipman Streets in Granada. St. James (CSt.PM&O) - This was the original station at St. James. This depot was built in 1870 for the St. Paul & Sioux City Railroad. It was also used by the Sioux City & St. Paul RR, which was a sister company, which built the line from St. James to Sioux City in 1871 & 72, and existed as a separate company until 1879. When the new (second) depot/eating house was built in 1881-82, this original depot was converted into the freight house, and also used as a telegraph office until the 1st superintendent's/dispatcher's/telegraph office was built in 1883. The first depot was moved to the south a few feet (to the NW end of 7th Street at GPS: 43.983149, -94.627497), was shored-up on the west end after surviving a fire in 1891, and had an addition added on the west end in the 1920's. It was subsequently was sold in 1961, cut-in-half and moved to the NE side of town, reassembled, and converted into a garage. --Note by Mike Lenzen. |
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