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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 |
| new prague |
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311 Main Street West (GPS: 44.544242, -93.582683) |
C | ???? | ???? | In Use | Wood | |
| savage |
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4800 West 123rd Street (GPS: 44.778682, -93.340415) |
C | 1880 | Business | None | Wood |
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| shakopee |
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333 2nd Avenue West (GPS: 44.797201, -93.530475) |
P | 1909 | Business | In Use | Brick |
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| Valley Park |
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West side of Stagecoach Road (GPS: 44.787472, -93.410853) |
C | ???? | Railroad | In Use | Wood | |
| STATIONS OF THE PAST | ||||||||
| Station Name |
Original Railroad |
Notes | ||||||
| Barden |
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This station was in the vicinity of
Stagecoach Road at approximately GPS:
44.787474, -93.410392. This location is now known as Valley Park. "BARDEN, a settlement in section 12, Eagle Creek Township, was first named Sibley for Henry H. Sibley and had a Sibley station of the Sioux City and St. Paul Railroad under that name; it was then named Long Lake for a nearby lake; it received its present name in 1885 in honor of J. W. Barden, who was largely interested in grain elevators and other business enterprises here and hereabouts" (Stennett, Place Names of the Chicago and Northwestern Railways, 1908). |
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| belle plaine |
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Built in 1901. | ||||||
| blakeley |
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Built in 1867. | ||||||
| Brentwood |
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| Credit River (Keatings) |
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Also known as Keating's Crossing, this station was on the border of Sections 8 and 17 in Credit River Township. The station was at GPS: 44.688178, -93.369366 along MN-21. MN-21 was built over the grade on this portion of the line. | ||||||
| Elko |
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| Grainwood |
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This station was between Prior and Long Lakes. | ||||||
| Helena Station |
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| Jordan |
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| Keating's Crossing |
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See listing above for Credit River. | ||||||
| Lawrence |
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| Merriam Junction |
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The original 1878 St. Paul & Sioux City station here was destroyed by fire (from a spark from a passing locomotive) in June 1918. | ||||||
| Merriam Junction |
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The M&St.L had its own station prior to 1918. | ||||||
| Merriam Junction |
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This station was built following the fire of 1918 that destroyed the Omaha depot. | ||||||
| Mudbaden |
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| Prior Lake |
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| Prior Lake |
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| shakopee |
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This is the original CM&St.P station and later served as a freight station. The passenger and freight stations were later shared by the two railroads when the new brick joint station was built in 1909. | ||||||
| St. Lawrence |
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This village was in the NW corner of Section 26 in St. Lawrence Township. | ||||||
| 1898 SCOTT COUNTY RAILROAD MAP | ||||||||
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Notes About Existing Stations... Savage (CSt.PM&O) - This station has been moved twice from its original location. In 1973 it was moved to Murphy's Landing in Shakopee and then it was moved back to Savage in 2006. The book "The Chicago And Northwestern In Minnesota" (Luecke, 1990) claims this station was built in 1883. Shakopee (CSt.PM&O/CM&St.P) - The passenger and freight stations were shared by the two railroads. The freight station was the original CM&St.P combination station before being used as a freight station when the new brick joint station was built in 1909. |
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