YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY

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EXISTING STATIONS
Station
Name
Original
Railroad
Current
Location
Type Date
Built
Current
Use
Track
Status
Building
Material
More
Info
Canby St. Olaf Avenue (US-75)
(GPS: 44.708538, -96.277332)
C 1945 Museum In Use Brick  
Granite Falls 1316 US Highway 212
(GPS: 44.806647, -95.557295)
P 1888 Business None Wood
Granite Falls South of 9th Avenue between
13th and 14th Streets
(GPS: 44.809368, -95.557641)
P 1940 Railroad In Use Wood  
Hanley Falls SE corner of South 3rd Street
and 2nd Avenue West
(GPS: 44.690128, -95.620636)
C 1895 Residence In Use Wood
Porter
(Harsted)
Chestnut Street between North Brook
Avenue and Park Avenue North
(GPS: 44.637820, -96.166115)
C 1885 Garage None Wood
STATIONS OF THE PAST
Station
Name
Original
Railroad
Notes
Burr
(Stanley)
This station was to the east of CR-14.
Canby The station that is still standing is the third at Canby. This one is likely the second station.
Clarkfield  
Clarkfield This concrete block station was built in 1949 to replace the station listed above.
Echo This station was on the west side of 4th Street.
Echo This modern station replaced the one listed above.
Granite Falls An earlier GN station here.
Hanley Falls This station was on the NW side of Prairie Avenue.
Hazel Run This station was on the west side of 2nd Street.
Lorne
(Tweed)
This was likely only a flag stop. The name of the station was changed in September 1900. It was abandoned by the GN in March 1959.
Wood lake This station was near where Third Street intersected the tracks.
1898 YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY RAILROAD MAP
Notes About Existing Stations...

Granite Falls (CM&St.P) - The original location of this station was on the north side of Baldwin Street, on the west side of the tracks.

Hanley Falls (GN) - Station has been modified, but is still recognizeable as a station.

Porter (C&NW) - The original location of this station was on the was on the west side of Main Street.