WRIGHT COUNTY

EXISTING STATIONS
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Station Name	Original Railroad	Current Location	Type	Date Built	Current Use	Track Status	Building Material	More Info
Annandale		Pioneer Park on the south side of MN-55 (Elm Street East) between Lundeen Drive and Norway Dive in Annandale. (GPS: 45.255439, -94.110983)	C	1886	Museum	None	Wood
buffalo		612 NE 3rd Avenue (East end of Soo Line Avenue) (GPS: 45.178125, -93.872167)	C	1954	Railroad	In Use	Brick
clearwater		105 Elm Street at Lime Street	C	1905	Residence	None	Wood
Cokato		Old Depot RR Museum at 651 Parker Aveune in Dassel (Meeker County).	C	1913	Museum	None	Wood
montrose		Buffalo Avenue near 2nd Street North (VFW Hall)	C	????	Civic	None	Wood
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station Name	Original Railroad	Notes
Albertville (St. Michaels Sta.) (Hamburg)		The station was south of School Lake. The station sat near where 61st Street NE is today in Albertville. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, the station standing at that time mesured 25'x61'. Originally called "Hamburg," the station name was changed to "St. Michaels Station" and then changed again to "Albertville" in April 1909.
Buffalo		The original station here burned down on May 30, 1891. A new station was built shortly thereafter.
Buffalo		The second station here served from 1891 until 1907 when it burned down.
Buffalo		This station, built in 1907, burned down on November 30, 1953 when a Soo freight train crashed into the station (St. Cloud Times, 12-1-1953). A railroad car was used as a temporary station here until the new brick station (still standing) was built in 1954. Earlier stations here were located approximately where the current station is.
Clearwater		The first station here, according to 1896 maps, was on the corner of Maple and River Streets. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, the new station was built here in 1905 and mesured 30'x48'.
Cokato		An earlier station was located here on 2nd Street NW between Millard and Jenks Streets. It was built in 1875.
Delano		This station was on East Franklin Avenue at South 2nd Street. It was torn down in 1988. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1885 and was remodeled/expanded in 1904.
Dickinson Station		This carbody station was between Rockford and Buffalo on the east side of Section 15 in Rockford Township.
Enfield (Silver Creek Siding)		Called Silver Creek Siding until the name was officially changed by the GN to "Enfield" in December 1906. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new passenger station was built here in 1913 that mesured 8'x34'. Based on those measurements, that station was what appears in the photo as converted railroad carbody. The station was officially abandoned by the GN in July 1960.
Enfield		According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new freight station was built here in 1906 that mesured 8'x12'. It primarily handled dairy products.
Hanover
Hasty		According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1887 that mesured 20'x64'.
Howard Lake		This is likely the earlier station that was located west of 11th Avenue.
Howard lake		The station pictured was just north of US-12 on the lake. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1906 that mesured 30'x68'.
Maple lake		The depot was just west of Maple Avenue on the north side of the tracks.
Monticello		In 1901 the station was just west of Walnut on the north side of the tracks (where a large factory sits today). According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1909 that mesured 31'x97'.
Montrose		According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1887 that mesured 20'x24'. It replaced an earlier station that burned down in May 1887 (New Ulm Review, 5-25-1887).
Rockford Station		The first station here was a 1-story frame building erected in 1886. It was replaced by the second station here in 1909. That station only lasted two years, burning down in 1911.
Rockford Station		This is the third station here. It was built in 1911 to replace the previous station that had burned.
Smith lake		This station was at the south end of Ash Street on the north side of the tracks. This street, and most traces of the village, are now gone. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, the station mesured 20'x50'. The station was abandoned by the GN in January 1934.
South Haven		This station was on the west side of Oak Avenue, on the north side of the tracks. The first M&P station here was built in 1886/7. That station burned down in 1906 and was replaced later that same year. The station closed in 1959 and was torn down in 1968.
Waverly		This station's original location was at the southern end of 5th Street South (and Atlantic). It was moved to Waterfront Legion Park next to the baseball diamond, but was subsequently torn down around 2007 and a new building constructed in its place. According to the 1915 GN Valuation Records, a new station was built here in 1893 and remodeled in 1915. The depot mesured 24'x84'.
1898 WRIGHT COUNTY RAILROAD MAP

Notes About Existing Stations... Annandale (Soo) - This station's original location was on the north side of the tracks near the intersetcion of MN-55 and Harrison Street (GPS: 45.261384, -94.125216). An addition was made to the station in 1908. The depot closed in 1971 and in 1972 the depot was moved down Highway 55 to Pioneer Park. Clearwater (GN) - This is the second station in Clearwater. Not sure of its original location. Cokato (GN) - This station was moved from Cokato to Dassel in 1985. Passenger service ended in 1960 and the station closed in 1974. Montrose (GN) - This station has been moved about one block north its original location (which was on the west side of Buffalo Street).